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/2011/09/23/three%e2%80%99s-a-coup/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/three%e2%80%99s-a-coup/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:30:58 +0000 Amy David http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=33118 All Fired Up, a paint-your-own-ceramics studio, is opening its third location]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/three%e2%80%99s-a-coup/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/12/beer-and-candy-coming-to-west-broad-village/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/12/beer-and-candy-coming-to-west-broad-village/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:04:55 +0000 Trevor Dickerson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=22459 Old Brick Road, West Broad Village’s “Main Street,” continues to come to life with new tenants. Following the opening of The French Boutique last week, a new restaurant and candy store are on the horizon]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/12/beer-and-candy-coming-to-west-broad-village/feed/ 8 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/09/children%e2%80%99s-museum-is-growing-up/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/09/children%e2%80%99s-museum-is-growing-up/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:01:05 +0000 Trevor Dickerson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=16237 On Monday the Children’s Museum of Richmond unveiled a rendering of its new outpost at Short Pump, which is scheduled to open in June]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/09/children%e2%80%99s-museum-is-growing-up/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/29/top-10-business-news-events-of-2009/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/29/top-10-business-news-events-of-2009/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:20:44 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=14373 This has been a rough year, as the recession ripped through Richmond. Decades-old companies disappeared. It’s also time to start saying our goodbyes to Ukrop’s, although the stores won’t be changing over just yet. But there were uplifting moments, and some funny ones, too. Plus, tough times are instructional. We tallied the Top 10 biggest moments in business, and there is some painful medicine there. But there’s lots of reasons for encouragement – some of which we’ll be getting to in tomorrow’s Top 10 trends to watch]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/12/29/top-10-business-news-events-of-2009/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/29/a-slew-of-new-shops-in-short-pump/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/29/a-slew-of-new-shops-in-short-pump/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:52 +0000 Trevor Dickerson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12812 A handful of new retailers have recently opened their doors around the Short Pump area. HomeGoods opened Sunday morning at West Broad Village. The highly-anticipated discount home accessories retailer was packed with eager shoppers through the afternoon. Teavana, a highly-specialized retailer carrying over 100 kinds of teas from around the world, including India, Nepal and ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/29/a-slew-of-new-shops-in-short-pump/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/29/short-pump-retail-update/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/29/short-pump-retail-update/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:08:21 +0000 Trevor Dickerson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=11894 Short Pump gets another Asian restaurant and the region’s first Life Is Good shop]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/29/short-pump-retail-update/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/aloft-hotel-opens-at-west-broad-village/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/aloft-hotel-opens-at-west-broad-village/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:57:29 +0000 Trevor Dickerson http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10334 The 135-room Aloft Hotel at West Broad Village in Short Pump is finally open, after a recent dispute with developers. Last week, U.S. District Judge Richard Williams ruled that the hotel had the right to lease ground floor retail space after village developer Unicorp failed to meet a contractual obligation to purchase the ground floor ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/07/aloft-hotel-opens-at-west-broad-village/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/2009/06/23/new-richmond-university-set-to-open-in-fall/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/new-richmond-university-set-to-open-in-fall/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:13:45 +0000 David Larter http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8732 South University, a private institution with six campuses across the southeast United States, is opening a Short Pump location, hopefully by October. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/23/new-richmond-university-set-to-open-in-fall/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/outfitter-opening-at-west-broad-village-in-november/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/outfitter-opening-at-west-broad-village-in-november/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 16:11:25 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7981 A national outdoor equipment and clothing chain is opening a store at West Broad Village in November. Recreational Equipment, Inc., known as REI, announced this morning the 26,500-square-foot store will cover two floors and offer camping, climbing, cycling, fitness, and hiking gear. The location is the company’s first in Richmond; they have two in Northern ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/29/outfitter-opening-at-west-broad-village-in-november/feed/ 1