Al Harris

The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 3.26.10

Rappahannock Mattress Company leased 3,600 square feet in Chesterfield, SMASHdirect leased 14,085 square feet in Hanover. And Chris Bossola leased 4,500 square feet at 3018 W. Cary St. in Richmond.

Martin’s announces conversion schedule

Martin’s has announced the conversion schedule for the 25 Ukrop’s stores it purchased in February for $140 million. The company will conduct the store rennovations in six phases, below is a complete schedule: MARTIN’S FOOD MARKETS CONVERSION SCHEDULE Phase 1 stores close April 3 at 6 p.m. and re-open April 12 at 8 a.m. Virginia… Read more »

T-D’s new brand of Gotcha! journalism

Each issue of a new weekly newspaper published by a division of the Richmond Times-Dispatch is filled with arrest photos of the week collected from the metro area.

More than one way to build a house

Two longtime business partners started a firm to create a more dynamic marketplace by connecting homebuyers with custom-home builders. And they think it might just get residents looking at new homes again by eliminating some of complexity and mistrust from the process.

Goodbye Connecticut

The Indian has left the Diamond. Almost. The 2,400-pound sculpture that has peered over the Boulevard for more than two decades will be disassembled Saturday morning by Chesterfield-based Holiday Signs. Kyle Dillaman, an account executive with the company, said the statue breaks down into about five pieces that will be carried down individually by a… Read more »