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/2010/04/15/do-the-fortune-500-shuffle/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/15/do-the-fortune-500-shuffle/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:34:35 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=17390 Five of the six local companies that made this year’s list moved up in the rankings from last year]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/15/do-the-fortune-500-shuffle/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/26/another-circuit-city-box-gets-filled/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/26/another-circuit-city-box-gets-filled/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:56:31 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=16769 The former Circuit City in Martinsville, Virginia has a new tenant but it isn’t a retail store. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/26/another-circuit-city-box-gets-filled/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/04/hhgregg-meets-richmond-expectations/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/04/hhgregg-meets-richmond-expectations/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:59:41 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=15425 Retailer hhgregg’s entry into the Richmond market is going smoothly, according to a recently filed third quarter earnings statement. Dennis May, president and CEO of hhgregg said in the statement that the company’s new stores are performing “in line with expectations.” Net sales increased 20 percent from the previous year for a total of $500 ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/04/hhgregg-meets-richmond-expectations/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/25/monday-qa-get-out-of-jail-not-for-free/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/25/monday-qa-get-out-of-jail-not-for-free/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:26:43 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=15092 We’ve covered lots of former Circuit City employees as they venture off into the world of entrepreneurship. But it’s going to be hard to top the copy writer-turned-bail-bondsman we chatted with for this week’s Q&A. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/25/monday-qa-get-out-of-jail-not-for-free/feed/ 6 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/07/another-hhgregg-takes-another-circuit-city/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/07/another-hhgregg-takes-another-circuit-city/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:38:10 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=14619 Indianapolis-based retailer hhgregg is taking another Circuit City location, this time in Colonial Heights. hhgregg has leased the 32,900-square-foot former Circuit City at 820 Southpark Boulevard. The company set up at the former Circuit City locations at Short Pump Town Center and Chesterfield Towne Center last fall.  In addition to selling electronics, hhgregg also sells ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/01/07/another-hhgregg-takes-another-circuit-city/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/17/circuit-city-hq-returned-to-lender/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/17/circuit-city-hq-returned-to-lender/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:28 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13355 Two commercial properties – including the former headquarters of Circuit City – have gone back to lenders]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/17/circuit-city-hq-returned-to-lender/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/02/hhgregg-plans-to-hire-80/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/02/hhgregg-plans-to-hire-80/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:26:10 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12020 Electronics retailer hhgregg announced plans to hire about 80 people to work at its two new stores in Richmond. Both locations were once occupied by Circuit City  stores, one near Short Pump Town Center and the other by Chesterfield Towne Center. The stores will open this fall. The company is seeking sales associates, warehouse staff, ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/02/hhgregg-plans-to-hire-80/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/24/another-circuit-city-location-gets-new-lease-on-life/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/24/another-circuit-city-location-gets-new-lease-on-life/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:28:58 +0000 Trevor Dickerson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10815 The former Short Pump Circuit City, soon to house an hhgregg electronics store, isn’t the only one in the area to come back to life. The Broad and Gaskins location, which was a Circuit City concept store known as “The City” and just blocks from the former company’s corporate headquarters, will soon be the new ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/24/another-circuit-city-location-gets-new-lease-on-life/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/19/next-stop-circuit-city-station/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/19/next-stop-circuit-city-station/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:30:06 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10703 While some of Richmond’s former Circuit City stores are becoming new locations for hhgregg, one of the bygone retailer’s big box stores in Virginia Beach might one day become a commuter rail station. Last week, Virginia Beach City Council voted to purchase the empty store at 110 South Independence Blvd. for $5 million. The building ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/19/next-stop-circuit-city-station/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/18/hhgregg-moving-into-short-pump-circuit-city/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/18/hhgregg-moving-into-short-pump-circuit-city/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:45:37 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10641 The iconic round red signs are still up, but not for long. EDC construction company recently started  building out the former Circuit City store in Short Pump for  incoming electronics retailer hhgregg. hhgregg is also prepping the vacant Circuit City near Chesterfield Towne Center In July, Indianapolis-based hhgregg announced plans to enter the Richmond market ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/18/hhgregg-moving-into-short-pump-circuit-city/feed/ 2