http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/11/18/merit-medical-to-add-75-jobs-in-chesterfield/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/11/18/merit-medical-to-add-75-jobs-in-chesterfield/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:19:48 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=23568 A medical manufacturer will invest $1 million to expand its plant in Chesterfield and add 75 jobs in the process. Utah-based Merit Medical Systems has operated a plant in the county since 2004.  The firm employs 2,170 people worldwide. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the expansion in a news release Thursday. “Despite today’s challenging economic times, ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/11/18/merit-medical-to-add-75-jobs-in-chesterfield/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/15/republicans-say-kaine-fumbled-deal-with-apple/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/15/republicans-say-kaine-fumbled-deal-with-apple/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:28:42 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9477 Republican Party Chairman Pat Mullins pointed the finger at Governor Tim Kaine today for letting an Apple datacenter bypass Southside Virginia. The computer company chose a site in Catawba County, North Carolina to build the new center, which will bring a $1 billion investment over nine years, provide as many as 3,000 temporary jobs, and ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/15/republicans-say-kaine-fumbled-deal-with-apple/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/05/local-cuban-americans-mixed-on-obama-gesture/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/05/local-cuban-americans-mixed-on-obama-gesture/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 11:11:29 +0000 Andy Taylor http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7169 Cuban American business owners and professionals in Richmond are not on the fence about President Obama reaching out to the island that the United States has kept an embargo on almost five decades. They either love the gesture or they hate it. “It’s pretty much anybody over 50 is for the embargo and pretty much anybody under ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/05/local-cuban-americans-mixed-on-obama-gesture/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/04/richmond-marriott-gets-14-million-makeover/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/04/richmond-marriott-gets-14-million-makeover/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 12:07:16 +0000 Andy Taylor http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7096 The newly opened Hilton Garden Inn has been getting the headlines as the latest jewel along Broad Street but its downtown neighbor, the Richmond Marriott, is quietly making its own contributions. It is in the midst of a $14 million renovation that will give it a new look from top to bottom and inside and ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/04/richmond-marriott-gets-14-million-makeover/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/07/an-outsiders-view-of-richmond/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/07/an-outsiders-view-of-richmond/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:25:45 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6266 Last month Richmond received 140 visitors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city was selected for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s annual canvassing trip. Julio Melara, president of BusinessReport.com, was on the trip and shared some of his observations on his website. The site is to Baton Rouge as BizSense is to Richmond. Below are a ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/07/an-outsiders-view-of-richmond/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/27/richmond-gets-tossed-from-the-top-ten/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/27/richmond-gets-tossed-from-the-top-ten/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:56:20 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5926 Harsh. Forbes’ new list of best metro areas for business and careers is out, and Richmond is ranked 39. That isn’t terrible considering there are 200 cities on the list, but it is quite a tumble from last year’s number seven spot that has been touted by local economic development agencies. Richmond’s descent into the rankings ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/27/richmond-gets-tossed-from-the-top-ten/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/09/the-monday-qa-why-a-new-insurance-company-chose-richmond/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/09/the-monday-qa-why-a-new-insurance-company-chose-richmond/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:11:26 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5394 Wales-based auto insurer Admiral announced last week that it was locating its U.S. headquarters in Richmond. The company was founded in 1993 and is third largest insurer in the United Kingdom. Andrew Rose, president and chief executive of Admiral Americas, is a Virginia Tech engineering graduate. Several years ago, he got married and made his ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/09/the-monday-qa-why-a-new-insurance-company-chose-richmond/feed/ 9 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/05/richmond-lands-headquarters-for-uk-insurer/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/05/richmond-lands-headquarters-for-uk-insurer/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:33:40 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5332 UK-based car insurance firm, Admiral, announced plans this week that they have chosen Richmond as headquarters for their newly formed subsidiary Admiral Americas. The company will start doing business across the pond sometime this year. They will hire up to 50 people by the third quarter, and employ as many as 200 by the end of next ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/05/richmond-lands-headquarters-for-uk-insurer/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/12/16/small-businesses-really-drive-the-train%e2%80%99-says-mayor-elect/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/12/16/small-businesses-really-drive-the-train%e2%80%99-says-mayor-elect/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:22:15 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=2300 As Mayor-elect Dwight Jones prepares to transition from the pulpit back to public office, Richmond BizSense sat down with him to find out his plans for economic development and fostering business growth. Jones, a Philadelphia native with a deliberate delivery, is no stranger to doing business in Richmond. He chaired the downtown development group Richmond ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/12/16/small-businesses-really-drive-the-train%e2%80%99-says-mayor-elect/feed/ 0