Tory Wiles left corporate finance for a life at sea. The Richmond native founded The Mariner’s Club in October and plans to officially shove off the organization’s six-vessel fleet in early May, giving members access to boats without having to actually own one.
Drew Jackson
Green for going green
The state government has committed $10 million in rebates for green energy upgrades.
Local M&A shop sells Winchester manufacturer
O’Sullivan’s Films, a film coating manufacturer in Winchester, was bought by a German company for an undisclosed sum.
A new route for old buses
To the Bottom and Back, an organization that shuttles late-night partygoers, has asked area school districts to donate old school buses to their service.
Tax Day meets Groundhog Day
For a dozen VCU accounting majors, it’s the season to fill out tax forms. Over and over and over.
Can local biz cash in on food stamp surge?
Younger food stamp recipients don’t just buy Wonder bread, rice and beans. Instead, they use the vouchers to eat well, sometimes buying organic food and artisan cheeses. But even as the number of Richmonders using food stamps explodes, local grocers and specialty food retailers are not all lining up to join the program.
Foreclosures 3.23.09
Four properties had an original loan value of more than $400,000: two in Henrico County, and two in Chesterfield County.
Craigslist’s sex-housing market takes a hit
Craigslist is an online marketplace built around alternative exchange. It is a modern day bazaar, where seemingly anything can be had for the right price or the most creative barter. For a Richmond-area housing rights group, however, some craigslist ads take too liberal of a stance on the free market. Housing Opportunities Made Equal has… Read more »
Monday Q&A: Who leaves Disneyland?
Ed Grier was the president of Disneyland resort in California. Now he’s settling in as the new dean of Virginia Commonwealth University’s business school.
Capital One banks on March Madness
Thursday and Friday will be two of the least productive workdays of the year, as the NCAA tournament kicks off today, but one company is banking on that distraction. Capital One, the McLean-based banking corporation originally from Richmond, just signed a multi-year deal with the NCAA making them an “NCAA Official Corporate Champion.” The company… Read more »