Former Henrico construction firm employee pleads guilty to embezzlement (Times-Dispatch) But a simple request from a supervisor over a missing file turned up a long-running embezzlement scheme that saw Denis ring up at least $200,000 in purchases that she simply approved for payment. Norfolk comes to aid of downtown (Inside Business) Construction in downtown Norfolk… Read more »
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New networking organization connects Short Pump businesses
When Stan Bohanon moved to Richmond from Williamsburg, there were plenty of networking groups to choose from all over town. But Bohanon had the vision of building a different kind of networking organization. He’s now the Founder and President of the recently-organized Glen Allen Business & Professional Association.
Carytown after hours
Carytown merchants have organized their version of the First Fridays Art Walk, which brings an after-work crowd to downtown Broad Street.
MeadWestvaco cutbacks have global impact
MeadWestvaco, the Richmond-based packaging company, announced Monday that it is cutting 80 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Hemer, Germany. The layoffs are part of a restructuring plan, which the company announced in January. The company plans to lay off 2,000 employees worldwide, or 10 percent of its workforce. The cost-cutting plan is expected to… Read more »
NewsFeeds 6.22.09
Local developer Anthony Smith takes the plunge at old downtown YMCA (Roanoke Times) Extensive feature on a new developer in Roanoke who says his mentor was Louis Salomonsky, a Richmond developer who served jail time for bribing an official. The Roanoke native wants to invest at least $3.5 million to renovate the property into a… Read more »
Hello, will you be my friend?
Welcome to the second installment of Richmond 2.0, an RBS series that explores how Richmond businesses use social networking. Today, it’s the websites LinkedIn and Facebook, where businesses are increasingly friending one another and trying to find new contacts, customers and employees online.
New life at John Marshall Hotel?
The two firms leading the development effort, Commonwealth Commercial Partners and Dominion Realty Partners, have been mostly quiet on the project since first announcing their intent at the end of last summer. But engineers filed permits last week to start around $18 million in renovations.
Vacancy signs stay on this year
Even with Memorial Day around the corner, it doesn’t feel like a time to celebrate for Virginia’s hotel operators.
Hurry up and wait: How much will LandAmerica’s 1031 customers recover?
The saga keeps getting worse for 450 former LandAmerica customers who last fall tried to complete a simple real estate deal and now can’t get funds they thought would be safely held for a few months by the formerly Richmond-based Fortune 1,000 company.
NewsFeeds 5.13.09
Bankruptcy judge approves S&K sale (Times-Dispatch) S&K Famous Brands Inc. is close to ending its storied run after a bankruptcy judge approved its sale yesterday after testimony from a company executive that the retailer could be out of money by the middle of June. Massey’s Dark Side (Style Weekly) Another phenomenal article by Peter Galuszka:… Read more »