Spring has arrived, and along with it a growing hunger for locally produced food. New businesses and programs have sprouted recently to meet the demand, and amateur gardeners are turning to their back yards to shave their grocery bills.
Al Harris
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 3.20.09
Evergreen Enterprise Inc., a distributor of home and garden products, leased 44,000 square feet at 4551-4593 Carolina Ave in Henrico. CB Richard Ellis reports Cigna Companies, a provider of employee benefits, leased 16,000 square feet at 901 E Cary St. in Richmond. Thalhimer reports Red, Hot and Blue, a barbeque restaurant chain, leased 5,000 square… Read more »
Is Black and Gold the new green?
When VCU plays UCLA tonight in Philadelphia, fans, the announcers will gush about scholar athletes, pure heart and the integrity of the sport. But the Big Dance is big business. And for a school such as VCU, which has no football team, it can be a way to market to a national audience and increase… Read more »
Medical supplier increases its footprint
It’s gotta be the shoes. As a podiatrist in Bethesda, Md., Dodd Levy found that many of his diabetic patients had problems finding the proper shoe. Diabetics suffer from poor circulation, which can lead to a loss of sensation. In the wrong shoe, feet deteriorate with sores that sometimes lead to amputation.
TV crew coming to Richmond to film pilot
Richmond just got cast as a stand-in for Washington, D.C. A pilot for the CW network will start filming in Richmond next week with camera crews shooting around Capitol Square and the Fan. The pilot, which is being produced by CBS Paramount, started prepping a few weeks ago and plans to finish filming by the… Read more »
Gubernatorial candidates need jobs too
Campaigning to be the next governor of Virginia is a full-time job, but that isn’t stopping two of the four candidates from earning a salary. Republican candidate Bob McDonnell and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds are both earning paychecks from separate Virginia law firms, according to a story in today’s Washington Post. “I’m doing what I… Read more »
So long, inRich.com
Media General’s fling with the inRich.com domain name is coming to an end. The company plans to phase out inRich.com and re-brand Richmond.com with a similar format, according to information Media General provides to potential advertisers. Media General owns the Times-Dispatch.
Q & A: Que Pasa Hispanic Biz?
Michel Zajur started the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2000 to serve the business needs of the growing immigrant population. It is still growing, but just like everyone else, the Hispanic-community is dealing with mounting job losses and a slow business environment. BizSense has heard from construction companies that some laborers are leaving the… Read more »
VCU residences sell for $19.3 million
Two large residential buildings on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus have sold for $19.3 million. RAMZ Hall and Capital Garage were acquired by Kayne Anderson Real Estate Partners, a private equity investment group based in New York, from ING Real Estate.
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 3.13.09
CB Richard Ellis reports Transtar Industries, a Cleveland-based auto parts distributor, leased 12,800 square feet at 2044 Westmoreland Street in Henrico.