Monthly Archives: August 2008 »
Searches for Hybrids increase at Carmax.com
Carmax is reporting that from March to July, searches for hybrids on carmax.com have risen 43 percent. You can read the company’s press release here
Read More »Rough patch for malls
Out of five Richmond malls, only one has a vacant storefront rate below 7 percent – Short Pump Town Center, at 3.8 percent. The highest empty-store rate belongs to the Shops at Willow Lawn,
Read More »Even drug dealers see costs rising
Drug dealing may be illegal, but it still follows the laws of supply and demand. Because drugs are harder to sell in Richmond, prices have gone up. Or, more specifically, the prices have remained
Read More »Segways for college students?
College essentials: Laptop. Mini fridge. Segway? Buck Ward is hoping that last one is the new big vehicle on campus. Ward, who owns Segway of Richmond in Shockoe Bottom, just started an advertising campaign
Read More »Co-founder and CEO at InterActive Financial Splits
Travis Weisleder, the founder and CEO of InterActive Financial, left the company around three weeks ago. A company spokeswoman confirmed his departure but would not elaborate as to why, or what he might have
Read More »A flood of bankruptcies could sink more boats
Spurred by housing sector woes and the ensuing credit crunch, bankruptcies around Richmond are spiking to the highest levels in a decade. Most filers in the area are individuals who can no longer tap
Read More »Selling Recess
From afar, it looks like gym class. Only the guy rolling the rubber ball towards home plate has a 5 o’clock shadow and beer gut. And the girl playing first base, wearing makeup and
Read More »A model for surviving a slowdown
Despite a local dip in advertising spending, a Richmond model agency says business is steady. Modelogic Inc., a Church Hill model and talent agency that provides faces, bodies and voices for advertisements, represents about
Read More »New restaurants closing
At least two new restaurants have closed. Infuzion, a dance club/lounge in Scott’s Addition and Cirrus, an upscale restaurant/bar in the Fan have both closed. At least two new restaurants have closed
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