http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/26/restoring-faith-after-french/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/26/restoring-faith-after-french/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:27:49 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=25427 We'll know soon enough how long Justin French will spend in prison -- what's less clear is how long it will take Richmond to clean up his mess. For now, the state Department of Historic Resources is taking steps to prevent future abuse of its tax credit program. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/26/restoring-faith-after-french/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/18/the-herd-new-hires-and-promotions-for-11-18-09/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/18/the-herd-new-hires-and-promotions-for-11-18-09/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:32:21 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13405 New hires include lawyers and department heads at the City of Richmond. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/18/the-herd-new-hires-and-promotions-for-11-18-09/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/area-apartment-vacancy-rising/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/area-apartment-vacancy-rising/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:47:01 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9604 Real estate researcher Reis Inc. reported last week that the national apartment vacancy rate reached 7.5 percent in the second quarter; the rate for Richmond was higher at 8.1 percent. But Patrick McCloud, president of the Central Virginia Apartment Association, said despite the record high vacancy levels Richmond is holding up well and that the rental market is showing signs of improvement]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/area-apartment-vacancy-rising/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/13/new-lease-on-life-for-cold-storage-plant/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/13/new-lease-on-life-for-cold-storage-plant/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 10:53:06 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7467 The first of five turn-of-the-century industrial buildings to be turned into apartments is six weeks away from completion. The development is a $50 million project of Historic Housing, the same group that developed 17th Street Lofts and The Lofts at Canal Walk. The apartments start at around $900 a month. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/13/new-lease-on-life-for-cold-storage-plant/feed/ 1