Public relations and media relations professionals are finding that like the mainstream media, they too must adapt and move resources to better tap into online outlets. But they say print has maintained its value and cachet. It used to be that if you wanted to promote your company or were in the business of public… Read more »
Aaron Kremer
Aaron Kremer is the founder of Richmond BizSense. Email him at [email protected].
Possible new owner for Richmond baseball team?
A savvy entrepreneur might make a bundle by bringing another minor league team to Richmond and running the entertainment business. Profit margins can approach 20%. And according to a great profile in the latest Portfolio Magazine, owning a minor league team is the hot thing for celebs. Might that apply locally??
$10 gas card for playing golf
Gas-related promotions are spreading like errant balls on a driving range. On August 4, golf course owner Tradition Golf Prosperities started running a promotion at Stonehouse in New Kent. Play golf, get a $10 gas card to Wawa. So far about 250 golfers have used the coupons, which expire today. The promotion might be extended,… Read more »
Is the Chamber worth joining
John Scott used to be a tireless networker. A vice president at Closed End Fund Advisors , Scott was at one time a member of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, an assistant director of his Business Networking International (BNI) group, the director of his university’s alumni group and a member of the Rotary Club…. Read more »
BlackFinn in Norfolk closes, one in Richmond doing fine
Blackfinn Restaurant and Saloon in Norfolk, which opened in October 2006, has abruptly closed. Merchants say it closed early Monday, a week after trucks rolled up and its furnishings were moved out. The one in Richmond will stay open, a general manager there said today. He said the local one is doing great business and… Read more »
Pumping up the growth
New health clubs continue opening in Richmond, catering to an increasingly fragmented health/sports market. In June, American Family Fitness opened a 90,000-sf club at Short Pump. The local company has seven locations which cater – as the name suggests – to the suburban family crowd. Volume at American Family Fitness clubs (not including the one… Read more »
Ode to a Mutual Fund Mentor
A veteran Richmond financial advisor writes a touching account of a mentor in his latest industry newsletter. George Scott III, with Closed-End Fund Advisors, writes that the investing guru John Marks Templeton was a wonderful mentor who both inspired and illuminated his career.
$2,000 for hit man too low
According to documents in Williamsburg-James City County General District Court, Richmonder Caren Brown was arrested Friday by Virginia State Police, who said she paid $2,000 to an undercover policeman to kill a couple in Warrenton. You can read he entire story here. Three questions: A) Why are bumbling criminals always paying undercover cops to carry… Read more »
A sign of the tee times
Without sponsors, the show cannot go on. Organizers of the Henrico Open, a professional golf tournament for players one cut below the PGA Tour, spent a year of looking for sponsors and turned up zilch. ”We called on every public and private organization we could think of, and brought the opportunity to their attention,” said… Read more »
Trying to track down a user…please help
This is a long shot, but a while ago a user registered for our daily email. I Googled his name, and now can’t remember it. I want to track him down. He was a longtime business editor and had worked at the Baltimore Sun. He lives in Richmond and either owns or works for a… Read more »