Monthly Archives: June 2009 »
RoomStore may go public
Richmond-based furniture company The RoomStore took steps recently that could lead to public trading of the retailer’s stock. Furniture Today magazine reported that the company filed a Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange
Read More »Hello, will you be my friend?
Welcome to the second installment of Richmond 2.0, an RBS series that explores how Richmond businesses use social networking. Today, it’s the websites LinkedIn and Facebook, where businesses are increasingly friending one another and
Read More »Tougher runoff standards would slow growth
The state is seeking to reduce the amount of phosphorous runoff allowed by new developments, a measure that could limit the scope of new construction projects if it becomes law.
Read More »NewsFeeds 6.18.09
Ukrop’s loses No. 1 spot to Food Lion in sales survey (Times-Dispatch) A great report from Louis Llovio: he hometown grocer lost its No. 1 spot to North Carolina-based Food Lion LLC, according to
Read More »Business Licenses 6.18.09
The weekly haul of new business licenses. Best new company name this week: "Beautiful U"
Read More »Venture capital firm looks to raise, invest $7.5M
A venture capital firm with an office on Cary Street is looking to put more money into start-ups. According to Tech Journal South, Harbert Venture Partners is raising $7.5 million to invest in the
Read More »Web 2.0 has some Richmond businesses in a Twitter
For all the talk about Web 2.0 “revolutionizing” business, professionals say the rules of blogging and Twitter are almost identical to those that apply to old-fashioned, face-to-face networking. In the first of a three-part
Read More »Speakers:Commercial real estate far from recovering
“Commercial real estate has not begun to feel the pain,” said Panelist Bob O’Rourke, managing director of real estate for the Guardian Life Insurance Company
Read More »NewsFeeds 6.17.09
Report: Hampton Roads weathered economic storm well (Virginian-Pilot) Brookings Institution of Washington also reported that the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News region was one of 10 metro areas in its study that showed signs of an
Read More »Insmed CEO exits
Geoffrey Allan, the CEO at Insmed, has stepped down for health reasons, according to a company press release.
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