Monthly Archives: September 2009 »
BlackRock director headlines VCU Real Estate Conference
Sally Gordon, managing director of BlackRock, will be the opening speaker at the 19th annual Virginia Commonwealth University Real Estate Trends Conference on Oct. 13. The event sells out, so make sure to get
Read More »SBA lending rebounds
Lending is starting to flow again to small businesses. Two quarters ago, the number of SBA loans was down more than 50 percent from the previous year. But as the fiscal year comes to
Read More »Country crooner launches ad startup
You might soon be bombarded with ads at the gas pump. A 26-year-old former Air Force musician has launched a Richmond-based advertising startup called Valupump
Read More »NewsFeeds 9.30.09
Virginia must borrow to make jobless payments (Times-Dispatch) Virginia will need to borrow as much as $1.27 billion from the federal government over the next three years to keep making unemployment compensation payments.The state
Read More »Richmond’s king of coal
Among the most ardent opponents of federal cap-and-trade legislation is Massey CEO Don Blankenship. Blankenship recently took some time out from running the Richmond-based coal company and posting on his Twitter page to answer
Read More »Mondial Assistance Joins Global Partnership for Humanitarian Aid
Henrico-based Mondial Assistance today announced its participation in a new global fundraising initiative, aptly named: MASSIVEGOOD. The aim of MASSIVEGOOD is to encourage consumers to make small, voluntary financial contributions (around $2, for
Read More »If you listen to one podcast this year …
If you want to understand how loose lending standards on mortgages came about, and how it led to the current economic fiasco, you must listen to this podcast
Read More »End of the road for car dealership
The Lawrence family got the rug pulled from under them in June when Chrysler demanded they close their Airport dealership. They tried running the business selling used cars, but that experiment ended a couple
Read More »Tech Review: The go-to place for trademark info
This week, BizSense reviews Trademarkia.com, an online database of every trademark filed in the U.S. since 1870. Sure, it has a funny name, but it’s interactive and highly searchable by company or city. It
Read More »NewsFeeds 9.29.09
‘Is’ joins ever-growing list of local venue closures (Daily Progress) Another smaller music venue in Charlottesville has bitten the dust. Is Venue, the music spot on West Main Street, will close its doors this
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