http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/baseball-debate-turning-into-a-full-season-of-speculation/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/baseball-debate-turning-into-a-full-season-of-speculation/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:13:15 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9021 As soon as it seems dead in the water, the baseball debate in Richmond keeps coming back. Charlie Diradour extended his hand in peace today to those in the opposite dugout at a news conference he called. Connecticut, the giant Indian sculpture, looked down over the scene, a thick layer of pollen dusted over its ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/baseball-debate-turning-into-a-full-season-of-speculation/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/02/movieland-one-hit-wonder-or-solid-long-term-business/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/02/movieland-one-hit-wonder-or-solid-long-term-business/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:07:22 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5205 The developers of Movieland may be on to something. The theater opened on Friday to what looked like a huge crowd. When I drove by Friday at 6:45 p.m., the parking lot was packed.  (To see a video tour of the inside, click here ) That’s encouraging, but not surprising. Movieland spent heavily on advertising, ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/02/movieland-one-hit-wonder-or-solid-long-term-business/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/13/sneak-preview-movieland/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/13/sneak-preview-movieland/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:08:47 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=4492 Movieland by Bow-Tie Cinemas, Richmond City’s first movie theater in 35 years, opened its doors to the press to showcase the 17-screen multiplex in advance of its opening Feb. 27. Built inside a 19th-century locomotive assembly plant, the gray-and-red lobby has a gritty, industrial feel. There is plenty of exposed brick and steel beams, most ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/02/13/sneak-preview-movieland/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/01/20/limo-company-moves-to-the-boulevard/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/01/20/limo-company-moves-to-the-boulevard/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:35:26 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3819 Consumers and businesses might be cutting expenses, but that doesn’t seem to stop them from riding in style. James Limousine increased sales 40 percent over the previous year. Now the company rings in the New Year by moving into a 27,000-square-foot facility at 1207 North Boulevard. Randy Allen, co-owner and vice president of sales and ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/01/20/limo-company-moves-to-the-boulevard/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/07/15/coming-spring-09-boulevard-movie-theater/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/07/15/coming-spring-09-boulevard-movie-theater/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:17:25 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=3086 A new movie theater on North Boulevard in Richmond will be showing flicks in early 2009, according to a mondo banner that went up this week. Bow Tie Partners, the NY-based developer, is calling the project Boulevard Square. The theater is slated to be called Movieland. It will be the only theater in the City ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/07/15/coming-spring-09-boulevard-movie-theater/feed/ 0