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Tech Review: Virtual business cards fall flat
New services like rmbrME offer an electronic remedy to the problem of paper-based business cards. Only for many business people, business cards aren’t a problem that needs solving. Through text messages and web applications,
Read More »Recess is back
From afar, it looks like gym class. Only the guy rolling the rubber ball toward home plate has a 5 o’clock shadow and a beer gut. And the girl playing first base, wearing makeup
Read More »Richmonders driving less
Richmond motorists are spending less time on the roads – or at least avoiding the tolls on the Southside. According to the Richmond Metropolitan Authority, traffic at the Powhite Parkway mainline toll plaza has
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
Read More »Scooter fever spreads to Whitten Motor Sports
Moped fever is spreading. And more dealers in Richmond are trying to get in on the action. Whitten Motor Sports in Ashland now sells Vespas, the high end Italian scooter. The dealership began carrying
Read More »Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Roundup for 10.17.08
CB Richard Ellis announces the following transactions: Logistics Systems Incorporated leased 42,000 sf at 1821 Battery Dantzler Rd. in Chesterfield. The company started as a logistics management consulting business and has since expanded to
Read More »Zoom can help find new locations
In the past, businesses looking to relocate relied mostly on connections, market trends and popular opinions. A new service is looking to change that with cold, hard facts. Zoom Prospector lets businesses search the
Read More »Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Roundup for 10.10.08
Thalhimer reports the following transactions: Owens & Minor Medical, Inc. has purchased 50 acres of land within Atlee Station in Hanover. The land was purchased from Media General, Inc. for $5,398,650. Owens & Minor
Read More »The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Roundup for 10.03.08
Jack P. Fine & Associates has purchased 7,000 sf at 2405 Chamberlayne Ave. in Richmond. The property is home to an Advance Auto Parts store. It was sold by Chamberlayne Developers for $1.56 million,
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