So long, RVA!
A once popular Manakin-Sabot restaurant, just a couple miles west of Short Pump and well-known among Far West Enders, has cooked its last meal. The Farmhouse at 1840 Manakin-Sabot Road has closed its doors. The 150-year-old farmhouse has operated as a restaurant for many years and was formerly known as the Foxhead Inn.
After a number […]
The Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research has sold 3.4 acres of land on Mayland Court in the Deep Run Business Center to Riverstone Properties LLC for $1.44 million. According to CoStar.com, the property was originally was deeded to the foundation by Riverstone Properties (along with RJS & Associates) as a gift in 2004.
Due to economic hardship […]
While some hotel operators have lost footing in the past 12 months, Chester-based Shamin Hotels has gained ground by adding 10 hotels to its portfolio. The company, founded more than 25 years ago by brothers-in-law P.C. Amin and B.N. Shah, is putting the finishing touches on its crown jewel, a 254-room Hilton west of Short […]
The unemployed may not be getting the holiday gift they were hoping for this year: a job. Innsbrook-based SnagAJob.com released the results of their annual holiday hiring survey Thursday. The poll, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, questioned 1,005 hiring managers.
It found that only 47 percent planned on hiring additional hourly workers for the shopping season.
Of […]
A Henrico County-based energy company is seeking rights to build an electricity-producing plant at the Springfield Road Landfill near Short Pump. Ingenco intends to build a plant that will capture methane gas produced by the decaying heaps of garbage and turn it into electricity.
The facility will be able to produce 4,000 kilowatts of electricity an hour, […]
Admiral Americas, the U.S. arm of Welsh-based Admiral Insurance, has picked a new name. The firm will do business as Elephant Auto Insurance and has launched a web site. Admiral located its U.S. headquarters in Richmond last March. As of last month, the company has 19 employees and was still growing into its 26,000-square-foot office in The […]
Union Bank & Trust, based in Bowling Green, recently closed the doors of its Pouncey Tract Road location, a story we reported on earlier in the week. President and CEO John Neal said that the lease was coming due and that, with another branch less than a mile away, it made sense to close down the […]
For the throngs of laid off workers in the Richmond area seeking relief from the summer job hunt: its time to go to camp. LaidOffCampRVA is a one night gathering for the areas unemployed, and underemployed, to share their experiences and get advice from each other, according to organizer Connie Salinas.
Salinas is director of the […]
A major electronics retailer is opening multiple stores in Richmond this coming year, possibly taking over some locations left behind by Circuit City, including the former Short Pump Town Center store. Indianapolis-based hhgregg announced Wednesday morning they planned to open up to 22 stores, most of which will be located in Richmond; Tampa, Florida; and Memphis […]
Admiral Americas, who recently opened an office in Innsbrook, will offer auto insurance to Virginia motorists late this year or in early 2010, according to a story in WalesOnline.
The insurance company, with headquarters recently established in Richmond, is the U.S. arm of Welsh-based Admiral Insurance. The company is the third largest auto insurer in […]
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