Chesterfield looks to avoid more sprawl (Times-Dispatch) Chesterfield officials are promoting development of housing and retail within the already-developed state Route 288 corridor to revitalize tired shopping centers and build homes in established communities. UVa endowment bounces back from steep losses (Daily Progress) The University of Virginia’s endowment and other associated money has regained the… Read more »
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Degrees and debt combine for tough lesson
In Virginia, for-profit schools have the highest rate of student loan defaults.
Investing on the verge
Tim Keating pitches his private equity fund to a crowd of Richmonders.
Not sure this is a good idea
The Living Social deal today may be a clever marketing pitch, but sounds rather dangerous, no?
Richmond courts the capital
A tourism ad blitz aimed at Washington takes a high-tech turn.
Shark Tank: College Edition
Student entrepreneurs gave their best pitches Friday during the final round of the annual Business Pitch Competition at the University of Richmond.
From trash to treasure
What started as a desperate attempt to make some extra cash by cleaning houses has turned into a major enterprise for Richmond business owner Matt Paxton. And now it has become a book.
March Madness for man parts
Here’s a marketing challenge: Get men to let a surgeon approach their privates with the forceps and scalpel.
NewsFeeds 3.7.11
The bank wants its money–now (Free-Lance Star) Many Fredericksburg-area developers and real estate investors are upset about the way banks are handling their commercial loans. Developers who are current on their payments have had their loans called or not renewed by banks, and that they haven’t been able to find financing anywhere else. Bankers say… Read more »
Monday Q&A: From minor-league ball to major-league deals
Bean Stringfellow and his agency, Proformance, recently secured a five-year, $65 million contract for a Blue Jays player.