http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:58:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/09/tell-them-you-mean-business/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/09/tell-them-you-mean-business/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:43:49 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3073 You’ve seen the commercial. Robert Vaughn comes on the screen, urging consumers to tell those insurance adjusters that “You mean business,” and to call the law offices of Marks & Harrison…“Right now.” The commercial is for Richmond-based law firm Marks & Harrison. Well, sort of. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/09/tell-them-you-mean-business/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/22/tech-review-virtual-business-cards-fall-flat-2/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/22/tech-review-virtual-business-cards-fall-flat-2/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:54:48 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=14266 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, rmbrME creates an electronic business card called a bzCard. Instead of carrying around a paper card, you email it to a contact]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/22/tech-review-virtual-business-cards-fall-flat-2/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/14/recess-is-back/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/14/recess-is-back/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:54:51 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10540 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 and tight tube socks, just told her friend she’s f*$#ing awesome. Blame Sean Smalls. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/14/recess-is-back/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/01/19/richmonders-driving-less/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/01/19/richmonders-driving-less/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:56:16 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3665 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 been falling since February compared to the previous year. Around 543,000 fewer drivers have passed through the tolls so far this ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/01/19/richmonders-driving-less/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/27/tech-review-glassdoor-sheds-light-on-employees-and-salaries/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/27/tech-review-glassdoor-sheds-light-on-employees-and-salaries/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:49:03 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3313 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 comfortable being completely honest about their jobs. (It might also turn into a whining session) The site also provides room for ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/27/tech-review-glassdoor-sheds-light-on-employees-and-salaries/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/25/scooter-fever-spreads-to-whitten-motor-sports/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/25/scooter-fever-spreads-to-whitten-motor-sports/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:53:53 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3638 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 the fashionable two-wheelrs about a month ago, according to sales manager Jeremy Larsen. Whitten struck a franchise deal with Piaggio, the ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/25/scooter-fever-spreads-to-whitten-motor-sports/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/17/pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-81708/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/17/pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-81708/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:21:24 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3725 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 provide IT services and staffing consulting. It is headquartered in Washington, DC. Contact: Lawrence Wilkerson, President and CEO 202-347-0821 Better Business ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/17/pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-81708/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/13/zoom-can-help-find-new-locations/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/13/zoom-can-help-find-new-locations/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:21:17 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3362 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 nation for the perfect place to set up shop. The website, which was recently made available to the public by developer ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/13/zoom-can-help-find-new-locations/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/10/pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-101008/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/10/pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-101008/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:24:01 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3729 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 has purchased the land as an investment for future use. The Richmond-based company distributes medical and surgical supplies to hospitals and ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/10/pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-101008/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/03/the-pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-100308/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/03/the-pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-100308/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:27:26 +0000 Alec http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3731 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, or $223 per sf. The freestanding retail building is located in the Laburnum/Rt. 360 retail submarket. Advance Auto Parts fully leases ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/10/03/the-pipeline-commercial-real-estate-roundup-for-100308/feed/ 0