Al Harris

Mayor plans bid for major cycling race

Mayor Dwight Jones is putting Richmond in the running to host a major bicycle race in 2015. Jones is expected to make the announcement Tuesday at a news conference at the Greater Richmond Convention Center at 10:30 a.m., and he will be joined by Steve Johnson, the chief executive of USA Cycling. According to cyclingnews.com,… Read more »

Spending money to make money

With his latest round of funding, Gov. Bob McDonnell is hoping to keep the economic development announcements coming.??

BizSense’s last-minute gift guide for men

If you want to keep it local this holiday shopping season, look no further. BizSense has compiled a list of items made by Richmond companies suited for the (business)man in your life. And if you happen to be a man, consider this a guide of awesome stuff for you to splurge on for yourself. Or you could subtly email it to a family member.

Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up 12.17.10

Sweet Frog leased 1,480 square feet on Ironbridge Road in Chesterfield. Karen McCarthy bought the 3,024 square-foot office/retail store at 3101 West Cary Street in the City of Richmond for $480,000. Plus the Salvation Army leased 111,259 square feet at 8080 AMF Drive in Hanover County.

Heading in the right direction

A New York firm hired by the the City of Richmond will overhaul the mishmash of signage that direct tourists to attractions downtown and along the Boulevard.

A renter’s market in Chesterfield

A glut of rental homes in Chesterfield County is good news for tenants, but not so much for property owners. An article in the latest Chesterfield Observer sheds some light on the rental market south of the river, and it isn’t pretty. Unable to sell their houses, more and more property owners have turned to… Read more »

Banks go after one another in French fiasco

Two more Virginia banks are trying to recover millions squandered on incomplete historic renovations by Justin French. Only this time the banks didn’t lend directly to French.

Boom boom cow

A former white-collar worker from Dominion left the cubicle and is opening a new burger joint in Shockoe Bottom. But fast food this is not.