Here it is, the RBS Weekly Podcast for 4.2.2010 where we talk about the most interesting stories of the week. This is a work in progress and this podcast may change as we work out the kinks. Please send any suggestions to podcast@richmondbizsense.com. [audio:/wp-content/uploads/images/bizsense_podcast_4-2-10.mp3|titles=RBS Weekly Podcast for 4.2.2010]
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Blue Shoe steps into iPhone app biz
A local iPhone app company launched this week, and the it is looking to hire. Eddie Peloke created Blue Shoe, which provides the tools for restaurants to create their own iPhone applications. Their first app, for Vesuvio Bay Ridge, a restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., is now available to download in the iTunes store. Blue Shoe… Read more »
Student entrepreneur has perfect pitch
A Kindle-style tablet that its inventor hopes will display sheet music and also transcribe songs into musical notation is music to the judges’ ears at UR’s annual business pitch contest, plus four other promising startups.
Guest Opinion: What Richmond has that Google wants
By now everyone knows that Google plans to build an experimental gigabit network for some lucky community and that Richmond has thrown its hat in the ring. But before we stoop to silly stunts like renaming the city (e.g. Google, Kansas, the city formally known as Topeka), let’s think about the deeper benefits.
Flying Squirrels get local investor
After six months and $2 million, the Diamond is finally ready for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. And the team has a local investor.
NewsFeeds 4.2.10
Recycling company to build South Richmond plant (Times-Dispatch) Cephas Industries is building the $6 million plant, which will be financed by $3.5 million in facility bonds obtained through the federal government’s economic stimulus package. Regulators deemed Bank of the Commonwealth ‘troubled’ (Virginian-Pilot) Commonwealth Bankshares Inc., based in Norfolk, suffered heavy losses last year from a… Read more »
Good day for a nap
BizSense spied this guy playing hooky to take a nap on the Canal Walk. He couldn’t have picked a better day.
NewsFeeds 4.1.10
Martin’s to run new gasoline program (Times-Dispatch) Martin’s Food Markets will introduce a new gasoline program, longer store hours and a Bonuscards loyalty-card program in the next several weeks as the chain transform the Ukrop’s stores to its own nameplate. ITT cuts workers in Roanoke County (Roanoke Times) On Wednesday, ITT Corp. terminated “less than… Read more »
Is the key to Richmond’s future green?
Eco-savvy efforts are poised to turn Richmond’s button-down image on its head, according to a recent story in Virginia Business Magazine.
Marketing gone wrong
This photo was sent in by a BizSense reader who was on an airplane and saw a ridiculous ad in SkyMall. A company has designed a new hearing aid to look like a Bluetooth earpiece. So now you can hear better and lose your dignity.
