Real estate professionals gather to dish on the state of their industry and hear a rare positive take on a controversial financing mechanism.
Al Harris
Virginia lags region in energy, group says
The day before Gov. Bob McDonnell’s three-day conference on energy, an environmental group issues a report blasting the governor’s agenda and making several recommendations of its own.
Monday Q&A: ‘We’re working twice as hard for none of the pay’
As developer Hank Wilton prepares for his first bankruptcy hearing, he opens up about the foreclosures of several of his projects, the development frenzy before the bust and the clarity that comes with hindsight.
Richmond game company hits bull’s-eye
Richmonder Clay Hilbert’s tabletop parlor game Hookum has taken off since hitting store shelves this year.
Pipeline: The Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 10.8.10
Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, LLC leased 23,224 SF at the Boulders Center while Redemtech, Inc. leased 115,000 square feet at 500 HP Way in Chesterfield County.
Monkey business in Byrd Park
Add swinging through the treetops to the list of activities Richmonders can enjoy at Byrd Park.
Henrico hotel headed for foreclosure auction
A seedy hotel just outside the city on Chamberlayne Avenue will be auctioned on the courthouse steps.
Markel Corp. breaks silence on French
The Markel Corporation said in its first public statements about its involvement with Justin French that it made a mistake in doing business with him. “We didn’t do a very good job of vetting him,” company chairman and chief executive Alan Kirshner said in an article published in this month’s Virginia Business magazine. “We made… Read more »
$1 million for Southside Va. companies
One millions dollars in grant funding has been made available to manufacturing companies in Virginia’s tobacco growing regions.
Building new careers from the ground up
Two U-Va. alums have gotten together to build a development company and a $6.5 million Shockoe Bottom apartment project.