Doubling the size of Fort Lee by 2013 (Times-Dispatch) Total BRAC construction investment is expected to be $1.2 billion. The post’s daily population is expected to reach more than 35,500 by 2011, when most of the growth will occur. In 2005, the daily base population was 18,800. CVS plans large push into Hampton Roads (Virginian-Pilot)… Read more »
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NewsFeeds 4.17.09
Virginia Tech amps up alternative energy research (Roanoke Times) Heat a hospital with grass? Erect a wind turbine near downtown Blacksburg? Experts at Virginia Tech are working on these and other projects in an amped-up bid to advance energy technology, a college official said Thursday. After the Bank Failure Comes the Debt Collector (NY Times)… Read more »
Ah, perfect weather for a Tea Party…
Like their tax-despising brethren around the nation, thousands of protesters showed up yesterday at Kanawha Plaza in Downtown Richmond for the Richmond Tea Party.
“B-Dubs” Short Pump Location Opens
Buffalo Wild Wings, more affectionately known by its fans as “B-Dubs,” has finally opened their Short Pump location. After much anticipation from the community, as apparent from a Twitter page, the doors opened Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. for lunchtime. The popular wing joint’s next closest location is at Broad & Hungary Springs Road, about five miles east of Short Pump.
Comic book dealer’s secret hideout
Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of comic books, Brett Carreras shows the crown jewel of his inventory. The restored copy of Batman No. 1, the first appearance of the Joker, is protected by a hard plastic case (Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27).
Q&A: GRTC chief on a mission
When John M. Lewis Jr. took over as chief executive of the Greater Richmond Transit Company in 2005, he met with the board of directors to develop a strategic plan for the bus system.
Pub owners hesitant to build segregated smoking areas
When the state ban on smoking goes into effect Dec. 1, don’t expect to find too many restaurants where smoking is still allowed.
NewsFeeds 4.10.09
S&K names new leader; Chairman Siegel takes expanded role (Times-Dispatch) Joseph A. Oliver III was let go yesterday. The Henrico County-based chain replaced him with Jonathan M. Tibus, an executive with Alvarez & Marsal North America LLC, a global restructuring firm hired by the chain to help manage the chain’s turnaround. Stuart C. Siegel, S&K’s… Read more »
An outsider’s view of Richmond
Last month Richmond received 140 visitors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city was selected for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s annual canvassing trip. Julio Melara, president of BusinessReport.com, was on the trip and shared some of his observations on his website. The site is to Baton Rouge as BizSense is to Richmond. Below are a… Read more »
Auto shop & storage biz planned for Short Pump
The Downtown Short Pump shopping and entertainment complex is about to get a few new additions. Merchant’s Tire & Auto announced plans to build an auto repair facility on Pouncey Tract Road near Interstate 64, between the SkateNation and Bowl America buildings, near the well-known monumental oak tree (The County of Henrico has required the… Read more »