A Richmond councilman wants to dedicate a portion of proceeds from the sale of city-owned property to economic development.
Al Harris
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 3.12.10
Smith and Associates, LLC has leased 1,200 square feet in Windsor Building at 1506 Staples Mill Rd. in Henrico.Spartan Metalwerks has leased 3,600 square feet at 1702 Belleville Street in Richmond.
Altria donates $1 million to VCU School of Education
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education has received a $1 million gift from Altria, the Richmond-based parent company of Philip Morris.
Chesterfield approves Dominion landfill
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors gave Dominion approval late last month to create a landfill for coal waste.
Two new shops in Richmond coming soon
A couple of new shops are opening up soon in Richmond. Balance Bicycle at 312 Brook Road will be opening in April according to its website. The store is located near the intersection of Broad and Adams streets and will sell new bikes as well as build and repair bikes. Also cropping up is Sprout… Read more »
Va. settles suit with id theft company
Virginia, along with 34 other states, has settled a lawsuit with Phoenix, Ariz.-based Lifelock. The states and the Federal Trade Commission charged the identity protection company with false advertising. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli told the Associated Press that Lifelock agreed to stop saying it protects against all types of identity theft and pay $11… Read more »
And the beat goes on
This club on West Grace Street was the Hyperlink Cafe, but has been rebranded by owner Charles Lambert as Xscape Ultra Premium Lounge. “We were Hyperlink for three or four years, so it was just time for change,” Lambert said. A few weeks ago the club was facing foreclosure but Lambert said that problem has… Read more »
Hundreds rally to protest phone tax hike
Several hundred protestors gathered Monday around the Bell Tower in Capitol Square to criticize a 24 percent hike on the monthly fee charged to Virginia phone bills.
Afton Chemical aquires new additive division
Richmond-based Afton Chemical has acquired Polartech, a company which specializes in metalworking additives.
Ukrop’s buyer keeps coffee roaster counting beans
Girl Scout cookies won’t be for sale outside the store, and Supervalu recently announced it was cutting 80 jobs because the new owner is using different suppliers. But for at least one local business, it’s pretty much business as usual when it comes to its relationship with the grocery chain.