Sometimes work is like a middle school playground. A city employee is suing Richmond’s director of community development for calling him an “idiot” on numerous occasions.
Al Harris
From the NFL to a collegiate theme
A hotel restaurant in Henrico County is no longer branded under the Shula’s name.
Protesters march on Massey
Despite hundreds of protesters chanting outside, shareholders of Massey Energy voted to reelect three directors who served on the mining company’s safety committee. A group of shareholders opposed the reelections of Baxter Phillips, Richard Gabrys and Dan Moore on grounds that they failed in their duties to uphold the company’s safety record, which has resulted… Read more »
Coal-testers
Hundreds rallied across from the Jefferson Hotel today, where Massey Energy shareholders met for their annual meeting. The protest could be heard from a few blocks away.
Real estate brokers find bargains for themselves
Two of Richmond’s biggest commercial real estate firms will soon be packing up and moving to new headquarters.
A darker shade of green
The Sustainability Park in Chester plans to go even greener. Brenda Robinson, owner of the eco-conscious industrial park, has joined with Algal Farms owner Jes Sprouse to bring an unused water treatment plant on the site back into operation.
Does a burrito = a hamburger = a sandwich?
A cold cut war between a local sandwich shop and its non-responsive landlord has been settled after more than two years of battle. During the height of the conflict, the landlord would not call back or respond to more than 10 letters. So the tenant stopped paying rent for about a year.
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 5.14.10
Thalhimer reports the following deals: Planned Furniture Promotions leased 25,000 square feet at 3035 Transport Street in Richmond. County of Henrico leased 10,000 square feet in Gaskins Centre Building III at 9878-9898 Mayland Drive in Henrico. Sleepys, LLC leased 8,300 square feet at Westchester Commons, Rt. 288 at Midlothian Tnpk., in Chesterfield. CB Richard Ellis… Read more »
If you build it they will skate
Members of the Richmond skateboarding community have produced an interesting video on the need for the city to have a public skate park.
Rocketts Landing building fills up
With two new tenants signing leases for first-floor space, one of the mixed-use buildings at Rocketts Landing is, commercially speaking, fully leased.