The current deal for the Richmond Baseball Club to buy the Connecticut Defenders is going to expire, the investor’s spokesman told the Norwich newspaper The Day: Peter Boisseau, spokesman for Richmond Baseball Club LC, which had a deal to purchase the Defenders for $15.4 million and move the team to Richmond, said this morning there… Read more »
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Two seniors win $2,000 in UR biz plan contest
UR seniors Daniel Brunt and apartment-mate Christopher Genualdi pitched their business plan to a panel of judges about their concept Sniff-Stick LLC and won $2,000 to get rolling. The three other finalists had some promising ideas, too.
Developers throw Richmond a meatball. Or is it a knuckle ball?
On Monday the City of Richmond finally announced its plans for Shockoe Bottom and North Boulevard: Tear down the Diamond, and build a new stadium downtown. Throw in an ample mix of retail, office and residential development at both sites. Just $765 million later, fans will have a new baseball team, the city will once… Read more »
Startup Journal: maker of trucking software trying to raise capital
Editor’s Note: This is the first of what we hope are monthly features about local startups looking for funding. We are still searching for a catchy name. Company: Masslogics, Mechanicsville Product: Web-based workflow software which helps trucking companies manage fleets and expenses The Pitch: There are more than 150,000 trucking operations in the U.S. “Conservatively,… Read more »
$25 gas card for out-of-town visitors
Drive to Richmond. Stay in a hotel for two nights. Get a $25 gas card. That’s the pitch of an ad currently running in Roanoke, Washington D.C. and Hampton Roads. The Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, which promotes the Richmond region as a tourist destination, is paying for the spots. The ads link to… Read more »
‘I feel at peace with the work that we’ve done’ – Mayor Levar Stoney bids farewell
Ahead of his farewell address today, BizSense sat down with the outgoing mayor to discuss his administration’s accomplishments over the past eight years, and what he would do differently.
Brave Captain, the new restaurant in part of old Mojo’s building, sets sail on Cary
Behind the nautical-themed restaurant are Herbie Abernethy and Josh Novicki, owners of Cobra Cabana and Hot For Pizza in Carver.
Tobacco Row apartments sell for more than $100M in city’s biggest CRE deal of the year
The 742-unit River Lofts at Tobacco Row sold earlier this month to Boston-based West Shore. The seller was Brookfield Properties, which had purchased them from their original developer, Cleveland-based Forest City.
‘I feel at peace with the work that we’ve done’ – Mayor Levar Stoney bids farewell
Ahead of his farewell address today, BizSense sat down with the outgoing mayor to discuss his administration’s accomplishments over the past eight years, and what he would do differently.
City Center negotiations down to one development team, sources say
Just one of the four project finalists is said to remain in active negotiations with the city, which has not officially selected or announced a developer and isn’t expected to by the end of this year.