Monthly Archives: November 2008 »
Another book out by a Richmond business woman
Find your reading glasses. At the beginning of the month RBS ran a story about local business men and women who write books. Since we ran that story, a few more authors came out
Read More »Dipping into their options: How officials lured hummus maker to Va.
Last week, local and state economic developers announced that Sabra Dipping Co. would open a $59 million hummus plant in Chesterfield in 2010. The deal required six months of work by state and local
Read More »LandAmerica files for bankruptcy & sells underwriting units
Title insurer LandAmerica has filed for bankruptcy. Three of its underwriting units will be sold, the company said. The stock is trading at $.20 a share, down 80% from the close yesterday. Fidelity National
Read More »RBS on CBS
RBS went on CBS news last night. Katie Couric is great. Just kidding, it was the local CBS 6 station. We were last on the station over the summer when we talked about a
Read More »Bank branches out to Georgia
The Bank of Essex has assumed $600 million in deposits previously held by The Community Bank in Loganville, Ga. A Richmond-based bank has gobbled up deposits of a failed Georgia bank. Tappahannock-based Bank of
Read More »Highwoods pitches plan to Shockoe Bottom
Planners of a proposed downtown ballpark development made a pitch to and fielded questions from residents and business owners Monday night at the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting. “The area you are looking
Read More »The $135 stimulus check you already got
Richmond commuters got an unexpected holiday bonus: $135 in average fuel savings since July. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, vehicles in the Richmond metro area are driven an average of 29 miles
Read More »Innsbrook Empties Out: Vacancy Rate Poised to Double
Nearly 1 million square feet of class A office space in the Innsbrook area could be vacated as locally-based corporations downsize, driving down rental rates in the area but potentially making the Richmond area
Read More »Award show season; for Richmond businesses
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is accepting nominations for the Muse Award, which goes out annually to a creative business in Richmond. The deadline is March 12. According to the VMFA, the award
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