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Monday Q&A: Open season for shucking

Ryan and Travis Croxton, owners of Rappahannock River Oysters, are opening Rappahannock at Third and Grace streets.
The 10-year-old oyster business has opened two other operations this year: An oyster bar in Washington’s Union Market and a tasting room at one of their three oyster farms in Topping, Va.

Zero to startup in 54 hours

An event that gives budding entrepreneurs one weekend to develop a business plan is making its way to Richmond.

NewsFeeds 3.16.11

Covenant Woods plans major expansion (Times-Dispatch) A retirement community in Mechanicsville that started in 1883 as the Richmond Home for Ladies is planning a multimillion-dollar expansion that will increase its size by nearly a third. Budget delay sinks 4 Hampton Roads shipyard projects (Virginian-Pilot) The Navy has canceled four ship-repair jobs at Hampton Roads shipyards… Read more »

Guest Opinion: Money in a bottle

The problem with ABC privatization is not the concept, writes Mike Thompson. The challenge is coming up with the revenue to replace the current system, which places an average effective tax rate on distilled spirits of 94 percent.

BizSense Pro: Be in the know

BizSense Pro puts the information you need to stay competitive at your fingertips. In addition to our entire news archive covering the Richmond business scene, you’ll have access to a cache of exclusive data, including: Development Tracker – A neighborhood-by-neighborhood collection of interactive maps showing you all the new real estate projects that are in… Read more »

NewsFeeds 5.10.10

How a Utah cowboy made it big (Times-Dispatch) A great profile of hotelier Glade Knight: . “I started with $100,“ said Knight, chairman and CEO of the four Apple REIT companies based in Richmond. “Anything over that is a profit.“ Bank sees key capital ratio drop below threshold (Virginian-Pilot) Bank of Hampton Roads, whose financial… Read more »