One of our biggest Herds yet, with a departure in commercial real estate and new hires in banking, real estate and IT.
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A shot of marketing creativity
BookHolders, a Maryland-based textbook broker with a store on Grace Street in the heart of VCU, has a new marketing campaign that is guaranteed to generate a buzz. Literally.
Real-life classroom
The old Westhampton School at Patterson and Libbie will likely be sold by the city, and students at VCU are researching the best use for the property.
The Herd: New hires and departures for 3.31.10
There is a new boss at an insurance company based in Richmond, and an investment banker joins a Richmond firm. Plus one departure this week.
With a little Luck, sturgeon might return
An endangered – and delicious – fish might slowly replenish its ranks with help from a local stone company.
Tax Day meets Groundhog Day
For a dozen VCU accounting majors, it’s the season to fill out tax forms. Over and over and over.
The Herd for 3.24.10
Two doctors take new roles at a local nursing home while a local Fortune 500 hires a vice president from New York and one lawyer returns to the family practice after a stint in the alternative energy industry.
Can local biz cash in on food stamp surge?
Younger food stamp recipients don’t just buy Wonder bread, rice and beans. Instead, they use the vouchers to eat well, sometimes buying organic food and artisan cheeses. But even as the number of Richmonders using food stamps explodes, local grocers and specialty food retailers are not all lining up to join the program.
Monday Q&A: Who leaves Disneyland?
Ed Grier was the president of Disneyland resort in California. Now he’s settling in as the new dean of Virginia Commonwealth University’s business school.
March Madness for stock analysis
The University of Richmond has a bad outbreak of March Madness. But a team of crack finance students are trying to go to the Big Dance for another tournament.