The mainstream media is increasingly turning to us as a local news source. We were cited repeatedly in recent story about the Port of Richmond that appeared in Inside Business, the weekly in Hampton Roads. That’s a printed pub, for those of you keeping track. You can read that story here. We have also appeared… Read more »
Aaron Kremer
Aaron Kremer is the founder of Richmond BizSense. Email him at [email protected].
NewsFeeds 2.16.09
Potential for progress in Henrico’s Regency Square area (Times-Dispatch) BJ’s is the latest retailer to bet the future on the business corridor around the mall, which is making a comeback as an attractive alternative for shoppers who don’t want the hassle of driving on West Broad Street to the high-profile stores in the Short Pump… Read more »
NewsFeed 2.13.09
AA team may be coming (Times-Dispatch) A Richmond group hopes to buy a franchise that belongs to the Class AA Eastern League, the Connecticut Defenders, and move it to Richmond, according to sources familiar with the situation. Shenandoah Life Insurance is now under state control (Roanoke Times) Virginia regulators took control Thursday of Shenandoah Life… Read more »
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 2.13.09
Grubb & Ellis Harrison & Bates report Magan & Sons, LLC purchased a 1.48-acre parcel at Short Pump Town Center in Henrico for $1.2 million. The buyer plans to develop a hotel on the site. Porter Realty reports SunTrust bank leased 100,000 square feet of warehouse space at 4201-4221 Carolina Avenue in Henrico County. CB… Read more »
Sneek peek inside Movieland, Richmond’s new movie theatre
A sneak peak inside the first movie theater to open in Richmond in 35 years.
NewsFeeds 2.12.09
LandAmerica unit wants funds access (Times-Dispatch) A LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. subsidiary wants access to customer funds to pay vendors and expenses while going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services Inc. filed the request in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond and said if it is not granted, the company may be forced… Read more »
Richmond PR professional on BusinessWeek.com
Casey Quinlan, a PR profession and ubiquitous member of the business networking circuit in Richmond, has a guest column on BusinessWeek.com arguing that health care costs should be driven down by a push for healthier living. Writes Quinlan, “I firmly believe that the rising tide of medical costs, in the U.S. and other developed nations,… Read more »
NewsFeeds 2.11.09
Identity Crisis (Style Weekly) Not too much news, but a nice analysis of the region’s changing economic development strategy. As the recession rages, how can Richmond’s economic recruiters attract more winners such as a DuPont and avoid losers such as Qimonda or Wachovia Securities? That’s the point of the rethinking at the Greater Richmond Partnership,… Read more »
S&K tries to find savings with Chapter 11 filing, hopes to be out in 60 days
Richmond-based men’s clothier S&K Famous Brands Inc. is hoping a quick detour into bankruptcy court can help the company fit into a new business model with fewer stores and lower overhead.
NewsFeeds 2.10.09
Group seeks baseball team, backer says (Times-Dispatch) The leader of the ownership group that wants to return professional baseball to Richmond said yesterday that the group has applied to Minor League Baseball to buy a specific team by early April. Genworth Financial continues to lose money (Times-Dispatch) Reporting its third consecutive quarterly loss, Genworth Financial… Read more »