Come and learn more about how you can earn an MBA from the Darden School of Business without interrupting your career. The University of Virginia’s MBA for Executives program will host a “Networking and Information Session” on Thursday, March 19th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Richmond Omni Hotel (downtown).
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NewsFeeds 3.13.09
Toad’s Place owner discusses closing (Times-Dispatch) Charles Joyner said yesterday that his investment group, Turning Point Development, has no intention of being involved with the venue any longer. So the business will remain closed. Local man charged in Ponzi scheme (Daily Progress) Editor’s Pick: An Albemarle County man is facing civil and criminal charges in… Read more »
The lonesome Toad’s Place blues
Like the main character in a country music song, Toad’s Place just got the boot from its landlord. It’s not clear exactly how much back rent the Shockoe Slip venue owes, but it typically takes at least three or four months of missed rent before a commercial property owner evicts a tenant. Sources familiar with… Read more »
NewsFeeds 3.9.09
Father-son partners are the force behind Movieland cinema (Times-Dispatch) Some nice background about the developers: About five years ago, Charley and Ben Moss traveled from Atlanta to New York and stopped for an overnight rest at The Jefferson Hotel. “We were wowed by the history of this place,” said Ben Moss, who, like his father,… Read more »
Does Richmond’s last professional sports team have a chance?
If the Richmond Renegades can’t make a comeback, Richmond will be without professional sports. According to the hockey team’s owner and general manager Allan Harvie, it’s the third period and time to pull the goalie. In the interview below, Harvie explains the trouble with running a business downtown, the challenge of selling sponsorships and why… Read more »
NewsFeeds 3.2.09
Westchester Commons’ opening marks transition from rural to urban (Times-Dispatch) Westchester Commons is the retail component of the Watkins Centre development at state Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County. In the next year, construction is expected to begin on the Village of Westchester, a 1,500-residential-unit development on an adjacent 280 acres. The first… Read more »
NewsFeeds 2.27.09
Budget cuts to include layoffs (Chesterfield Observer) About 25 full-time and an unknown number of part-time county employees may lose their jobs because Chesterfield will spend almost $45 million less in FY10 (starting July1) than is budgeted this year. The county’s general fund – how Chesterfield pays for most county services like police, fire, libraries… Read more »
Polluted Henrico parcel gets makeover
A site in Henrico County is slated for commercial development almost 30 years after being identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to public health. Virginia Beach-based Empire Development purchased 3.85 acres of the Rentokil Superfund site near the intersection of Parham Road and Ackley Avenue for about $400,000 last year from Virginia… Read more »
Q&A: Who would start a bank in this economy?
There’s a new kid on the banking block. Xenith Bank, currently in organization, recently moved into their new office headquarters downtown. The bank will focus on small- and medium-size business. BizSense sat down with Chief Executive and President T. Gaylon Layfield to talk about the plans for the bank and the issues facing the banking… Read more »
Free beer and other stimulus spending ideas
The Commonwealth of Virginia has launched a new website to solicit proposals from the public as to how the state should spend federal stimulus dollars. Virginia is expected to receive close to $3 billion of the estimated $800 billion stimulus package going through Congress. Anyone can go to the site and submit their email address… Read more »