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/2011/07/25/new-space-for-swanky-shirts/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/25/new-space-for-swanky-shirts/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:22:58 +0000 Amy David http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=31027 The founders of the local high-end men’s shirt maker Ledbury will be moving their operations in September]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/25/new-space-for-swanky-shirts/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/28/bizsense-featured-on-wrva/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/28/bizsense-featured-on-wrva/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:39:42 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10999 In case you were busy pressing the snooze button, I appeared this morning on 1140 AM WRVA as a guest of radio host Jimmy Barrett. I discussed the story that ran earlier today titled Shockoe businesses sue city for $31 million. WRVA has posted a podcast of the interview which you can download and listen ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/28/bizsense-featured-on-wrva/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/28/shockoe-businesses-sue-city-for-31-million/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/28/shockoe-businesses-sue-city-for-31-million/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:43:04 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10968 Time has not healed all wounds. Within weeks of the five-year anniversary of a flood that ruined dozens of businesses in Shockoe Bottom, several businesses filed a lawsuit against the City of Richmond]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/28/shockoe-businesses-sue-city-for-31-million/feed/ 9 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/29/monday-qa-frustration-floods-shockoe/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/29/monday-qa-frustration-floods-shockoe/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:12:36 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8894 Sometimes good things don’t come to those who wait. David Napier, president of the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association, and his fellow business merchants are questioning why Richmond will not be getting a baseball stadium and more than $300 million in development to potentially help rocket the area into a thriving hub of commerce. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/29/monday-qa-frustration-floods-shockoe/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/highwoods-throws-in-the-towel/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/highwoods-throws-in-the-towel/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:50:51 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8749 The Raleigh-based development firm announced today that it is pulling out of its proposal to develop Shockoe Center, a $350 million retail and residential project that was to be centered around a minor league baseball stadium]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/highwoods-throws-in-the-towel/feed/ 7 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/19/study-says-city-support-needed-for-ballpark/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/19/study-says-city-support-needed-for-ballpark/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 10:35:55 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7640 After reviewing the results of a $100,000 economic feasibility study, Mayor Dwight Jones still isn’t quite ready to greenlight a $318 million mixed-use project in Shockoe Bottom]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/19/study-says-city-support-needed-for-ballpark/feed/ 3 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 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/12/the-wrong-baseball-debate/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/12/the-wrong-baseball-debate/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 15:01:36 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7444 The debate about bringing baseball back to Richmond somehow got sidetracked into a tangential spin cycle. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/12/the-wrong-baseball-debate/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/21/bobber-flats-coming-soon-to-shockoe/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/21/bobber-flats-coming-soon-to-shockoe/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:18:03 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6695 After four months, the wait is over. A mixed-use development will move ahead on East Main Street in Shockoe Bottom. In December, we wrote about a renovation project in Shockoe Bottom that would turn a former factory, nightclub and firehouse (all located on the same block) into condos, retail and restaurant space. Located between Main ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/21/bobber-flats-coming-soon-to-shockoe/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/17/oped-the-road-ahead-for-shockoe-bottom/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/17/oped-the-road-ahead-for-shockoe-bottom/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:06:05 +0000 David Napier http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6628 David Napier says Shockoe Bottom has come a long way and a new baseball stadium could help that growth. GRTC’s proposed transit may not. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/17/oped-the-road-ahead-for-shockoe-bottom/feed/ 1