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/2012/02/09/parts-of-sportsquest-for-sale/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2012/02/09/parts-of-sportsquest-for-sale/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:55:04 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=37651 SportsQuest founder Steve Burton posted a letter to address the suit and give an update on the business, including stating that parts of the venture are up for sale]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2012/02/09/parts-of-sportsquest-for-sale/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2012/02/09/state-sues-sportsquest-over-marketing/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2012/02/09/state-sues-sportsquest-over-marketing/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:58 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=37638 A struggling Chesterfield sports complex has some new opponents: Virginia’s consumer protection agency and the attorney general]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2012/02/09/state-sues-sportsquest-over-marketing/feed/ 5 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/25/early-in-the-game-sportsquest-is-falling-behind/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/25/early-in-the-game-sportsquest-is-falling-behind/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:18:10 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=32100 The ambitious Chesterfield sports complex is having trouble paying its bills and keeping its employees, and the business will not be running an arena football team for the upcoming season as advertised. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/08/25/early-in-the-game-sportsquest-is-falling-behind/feed/ 22 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/22/the-herd-departures-new-hires-and-promotions-for-6-22-11/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/22/the-herd-departures-new-hires-and-promotions-for-6-22-11/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:34:23 +0000 BizSense Staff http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=30058 A departure at SportsQuest and a new head of admission at the University of Richmond. Plus lots of moves in law, commercial real estate and finance. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/22/the-herd-departures-new-hires-and-promotions-for-6-22-11/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/10/pro-lacrosse-league-coming-to-richmond/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/10/pro-lacrosse-league-coming-to-richmond/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 16:26:08 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=28764 A new professional indoor lacrosse league plans to launch next season with a franchise in Richmond]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/05/10/pro-lacrosse-league-coming-to-richmond/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/20/the-herd-new-hires-promotions-and-departures-for-4-20-11/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/20/the-herd-new-hires-promotions-and-departures-for-4-20-11/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:26:08 +0000 BizSense Staff http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=28054 Moves this week in law, banking and engineering. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/20/the-herd-new-hires-promotions-and-departures-for-4-20-11/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/02/17/sportsquest-general-manager-resigns/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/02/17/sportsquest-general-manager-resigns/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:27:38 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=26053 “It’s certainly gone a lot slower than we all hoped," says Phil Evans. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/02/17/sportsquest-general-manager-resigns/feed/ 5 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/08/sportsquest-lease-might-close-this-week/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/08/sportsquest-lease-might-close-this-week/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:24:37 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=19784 SportsQuest has moved one step closer to getting public funding, and the deal might be consummated by week’s end, according Chesterfield County officials. Plus lawyers worked out a pecking order of who would get paid first if the project doesn't stick. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/08/sportsquest-lease-might-close-this-week/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/06/04/its-go-time-chesterfield-says/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/06/04/its-go-time-chesterfield-says/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:33:47 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=18883 Leaders of the Chesterfield County government who want a proposed mega sports complex to proceed quickly are about to plunk down $4.3 million for a lease on artificial turf fields, community center and a basketball court. And that’s led to a growing chorus of questions about why the municipality is helping to fund a private sports complex, and why there seems to be such a rush to fork over funds when the project previously said it has a deep bench of investors. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/06/04/its-go-time-chesterfield-says/feed/ 11 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/05/26/county-tries-to-hedge-its-sportsquest-bet/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/05/26/county-tries-to-hedge-its-sportsquest-bet/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 10:18:47 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=18638 Officials at Chesterfield County wants to boost sports tourism and wants its residents to have use of new synthetic turf fields. At the same time, it wants to limit its risk should a mega sports complex currently under construction flop. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/05/26/county-tries-to-hedge-its-sportsquest-bet/feed/ 4