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/2010/04/08/massey-energy-in-the-hot-seat/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/08/massey-energy-in-the-hot-seat/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:20:30 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=17115 It has not been a good week for Richmond-based Massey Energy, a company that mines coal in Virginia and West Virginia and ships coal on trains through Richmond. The company also has local legal representation. And Massey sells coal to Dominion Virginia Power for producing electricity, although the mine where an explosion this week killed 25 miners and left four missing produced a different kind of coal used in plants to smelt metals]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/04/08/massey-energy-in-the-hot-seat/feed/ 6 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/28/golf-course-files-bankruptcy/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/28/golf-course-files-bankruptcy/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:50:18 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12746 One of the region’s newest and most upscale golf courses will try to reorganize with help from the bankruptcy court. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/28/golf-course-files-bankruptcy/feed/ 6 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/02/heard-on-the-street-golf-course-might-be-sold/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/02/heard-on-the-street-golf-course-might-be-sold/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:47:05 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=11103 An employee at the club said that he and other employees had received paperwork about how payroll would transition to the new owner]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/02/heard-on-the-street-golf-course-might-be-sold/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/26/former-sk-chief-suited-for-new-job/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/26/former-sk-chief-suited-for-new-job/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:52:21 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10879 The former chief executive of S&K Menswear has found a new home as the president of locally based RetailData. Joe Oliver, a California native, tells BizSense that his few years at S&K were instructive, especially at the end, but he’s happy to be at a growing business. And check back tomorrow for a BizSense story about a new startup founded by other displaced S&K executives. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/26/former-sk-chief-suited-for-new-job/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/17/reporting-local-reaching-global/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/17/reporting-local-reaching-global/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:18:11 +0000 Sarah Levine http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10502 Getting mentioned in a local or national news outlet can make a business and catalyze growth. Please join BizSense and a panel of local business journalists as we discuss how the business media finds sources, scoops and compelling stories. The event is free and will include writers/editors from regional and national publications. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/17/reporting-local-reaching-global/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/retail-vacancy-continues-to-rise/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/retail-vacancy-continues-to-rise/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:24:59 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10319 Vacancy for retail space in Richmond rose to almost 7 percent at the end of the second quarter. And that could mean banks might soon start taking back some retail properties if tenants don’t start signing leases soon. Meanwhile tenants who do sign leases are getting bigger discounts than six months ago. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/retail-vacancy-continues-to-rise/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/21/so-far-stimulus-saves-160-jobs/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/21/so-far-stimulus-saves-160-jobs/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:12:21 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9661 The U.S. Recovery Act has saved or created 160 jobs in Richmond so far, according to the city’s newly launched stimulus tracker. The new website breaks down the $17 million Richmond received in stimulus grants project by project, with an estimate of jobs secured by each. For example, here is a description for a project ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/21/so-far-stimulus-saves-160-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/14/gva-advantis-closing-some-virginia-offices/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/14/gva-advantis-closing-some-virginia-offices/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:11:47 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9399 The Richmond office of the commercial brokerage firm GVA Advantis apparently has escaped the ax. On Monday the company said it will close offices in Newport News and Northern Virginia. And unlike at the Norfolk office, where brokers have left for other firms, GVA’s Richmond brokers are staying put -- for now. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/14/gva-advantis-closing-some-virginia-offices/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/09/sticker-shock-for-drug-dealers/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/09/sticker-shock-for-drug-dealers/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:05:42 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9243 Even drug dealers are dealing with the recession. And some are flabbergasted at the price increases of their product. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/09/sticker-shock-for-drug-dealers/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/richmond-the-city-of-new-beginnings/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/richmond-the-city-of-new-beginnings/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:11:24 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8743 Richmond is a top ten city for starting over, according to BusinessWeek. The city was picked as number six, between Omaha, Nebraska and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The rankings were based on the percentage of companies planning to hire in the third quarter, according to an April survey by Manpower. Twenty-two percent of Richmond companies are ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/richmond-the-city-of-new-beginnings/feed/ 1