Monthly Archives: October 2008 »
Pipeline: commercial real estate roundup for 10.31.08
Morgata LLC purchased the medical office building at 8201 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville, VA, from Meadowbridge LLC for $1.6 million, or approximately $133 per square foot. Innovision Investment Group acquired the industrial property at
Read More »Knowledge is Good
Ten days after the University of Richmond set the date for the first information session about next fall’s MBA program, the 40 available seats were already reserved
Read More »Highwood’s starting lineup
If Highwood Properties’ proposal to redevelop the Boulevard and Shockoe goes forward, a handful of local firms stand to get their slice of the $785 million construction and hourly billing / fee-for-service pie
Read More »Entrepreneurs coming out of woodwork
More people might be starting businesses now that major employers are laying off workers or curtailing raises and career advancement. The Virginia Department of Business Assistance reported that activity for the Business One-Stop website
Read More »Sarah Palin for Halloween — Join the crowd
So you want to be Sarah Palin for Halloween — Join the crowd. I predict that at least 50% of women in Richmond ages 18 to 30 will be Sarah Palin for Halloween. It’s
Read More »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
Read More »No natural gas stations in RIC — but Boone Pickens has a plan
If you haven’t heard of the Pickens Plan by now, you must be living off the grid. The radio and television spots have been running since summer urging you to join billionaire T. Boone
Read More »Office space getting cheaper
Richmond office vacancies continue to rise, which means prices are likely to fall. The vacancy rate in the central business district rose about 3.5% from the last quarter for a total rate of 13.5%,
Read More »Tech Review: GlassDoor sheds light on employees and salaries
With GlassDoor.com, you can find out what your employees are saying about your company — at least at the big ones like Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL and Google. And because entries are anonymous, employees feel
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