Al Harris

Green shoots in Hanover

A new incubator in Hanover County is helping to grow businesses in the clean energy sector and already has its first crop of startups moving in.

Where is the other shoe?

Ever since the residential real estate bubble popped, investors, owners and lenders have been waiting for commercial real estate loans to cause chaos to the financial markets. Real estate investors and firms that service bad loans are still licking their chops, according to two industry insiders at an Urban Land Institute luncheon Tuesday. The duo offered their insights on what they see happening over the next year and a half.

Company gets lift from high-flying kayak event

As far as extreme sports go, kayakers usually leave the big air tricks to their snow boarding and mountain biking brethren. But a Hanover-based event company wants to change that and help invent a new kind of spectator sport for an upcoming extreme sports festival in downtown Richmond.

The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 5.7.10

SNL Financial leased 6,235 square feet in East Shore III at 140 East Shore Drive in Henrico.Franklin Goose, LLC leased 2,500 square feet at 3401-3403 W. Cary Street in Richmond. Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford Grana, and Buckner leased 7,319 square feet at 7130 Glen Forest Dr. in Henrico.

Do some leases come with a curse clause?

You know where they are. You’ve probably even predicted that the next tenant will not last more than eight months. A year, max. Because despite the entrepreneur’s bravery, he has leased a Cursed Location. Check out 13 cursed locations we’ve identified in the slideshow.

Richmond get some hot exposure

The signature dish from Caliente in the Museum District just got exposed to the country last night on a segment on ABC Nightline and it’s entertaining. Caliente’s wings are so hot, you have got to be stupid to eat them — that is why they’re called “Stupid Wings.” The restaurant even makes you sign a waiver to eat them.

Movie Gallery’s closing act

Movie Gallery, the country’s second largest video rental chain, is shutting down all of its stores, including those under the Hollywood Video brand.