The newly opened Hilton Garden Inn has been getting the headlines as the latest jewel along Broad Street but its downtown neighbor, the Richmond Marriott, is quietly making its own contributions. It is in the midst of a $14 million renovation that will give it a new look from top to bottom and inside and… Read more »
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Newsfeed 5.4.09
Top 50 employers list will undergo changes (Times-Dispatch) Given the upheaval in the local economy, including the bankruptcies and closings of three of the area’s largest employers, one might expect this year’s list of the Top 50 employers in the Richmond area to be markedly different. The latest list still ranks Qimonda and Circuit City,… Read more »
Chesterfield continues nightclub crackdown
County Rib & Ale in Chesterfield, the restaurant cited for dancing violations in March, has closed the Midlothian Exchange reports. From the article: As for the business, the doors permanently closed Sunday, April 26. “I have $400,000 invested,” said Donald Quicke. “The county has just bankrupted it. There is a possibility I might lose my… Read more »
Eco-friendly distributor wins biz plan award
Jocelyn Tice, owner of Green Duck Biodegradables, won a $1,500 award yesterday in an annual business plan contest held by New Visions, New Ventures. Green Duck sells compostable and biodegradable packaging to restaurants and other businesses. BizSense profiled the start-up last October. New Visions, New Ventures is a non-profit economic development group based downtown that… Read more »
Newsfeeds 5.1.09
Now what? As the Landmark lies dormant, what’s next? (The Hook) Just like an abandoned building, workers began boarding up the side of the hotel with plywood in late March. The Landmark’s owner, Halsey Minor, and its developer, Lee Danielson, are locked in a legal battle over who is at fault in running up the… Read more »
Swine Flu Flashback
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling it the swine flu, and the nomenclature is a thorn in the side of the global pork industry. In Virginia, Smithfield Foods could take a major hit from pandemic fears over the deadly strain of the influenza virus because of the misconception that the sickness could… Read more »
Mixed-use development planned for Cary and Meadow
A mid-rise building for residential and retail use has been proposed for the northeast corner of Cary and Meadow streets in the Fan. A BP service station and coin laundry currently operate at the site, but West Cary Street Planning Committee chairman Ed Eck has produced a plan to build a three- to five-story residential… Read more »
Small biz owners seek SBA loan help
Bernie Katz, Robert White and Michael Bucci have something in common. They all own small businesses and have had difficult experiences with bank financing. That prompted them to show up for a Wednesday morning meeting to help small businesses survive the economic downturn. They were among about 60 small-business owners at the meeting at the… Read more »
Newsfeeds 4.30.09
Malled In (Style Weekly) Chesterfield Mall morphed into Chesterfield Towne Center in 1987 during the first phase of a massive expansion. It more than tripled in size to its current 1.03 million square feet — and has seen a carousel of department-store anchors and dozens of smaller shops come and go through the years. There’s… Read more »
Richmond Fed on southeast stadium growth
The Richmond Federal Reserve’s quarterly magazine about the Fifth District economy, Region Focus, came out this week with an article about the surge of baseball stadiums being built or proposed in the region. The article, “Ballpark Boom,” mentions the Highwoods Properties proposal to build a stadium in Shockoe Bottom. It also brings up points on both… Read more »