Books and music store Borders filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, announcing that it planned to close a third of its stores across the country. The list of 200 closures includes the chain’s 25,000-square-foot store at 9750 West Broad Street, just east of Short Pump. Al Harris Al Harris covers business news for Richmond BizSense, a Downtown [...]
Thalhimer Pushes South, Opens New Charlotte Office
Short Pump-based real estate brokerage Thalhimer is expanding its reach, establishing an office in Charlotte. Paul Silver, company president and CEO, said an opening for a Cushman affiliate in the Charlotte area was offered to them. Silver said the firm had been looking at the North Carolina market for a while. Al Harris Al Harris covers business [...]
Innsbrook Area Restaurant Closes Doors
An Innsbrook area restaurant has closed its doors– at least for now. The Patio, located at the Shoppes at Twin Oaks on Cox Road, was empty last Friday afternoon, and a neighboring business said the restaurant had been closed for about a week. Al Harris Al Harris covers business news for Richmond BizSense, a Downtown Short [...]
West End Bagel Shop & Deli Expanding With Downtown Location
A local bagel entrepreneur is following his gut and expanding from the West End to downtown. Walter Baietti opened Cupertino’s New York Bagels and Deli in the West End about three and half years ago in the newly built Twin Oaks Shopping Center near Cox and Broad. Prompted by customer demand, Baietti and his two sons are [...]
Far West End Printing Business Shutters After 23 Years In Business
Graphics Gallery, a Far West End printer of signs and displays, closed earlier this month after 23 years in business. In February 2009, the company grabbed media attention by distributing signs to local businesses that read: “We heard about the recession and we decided not to participate.” (You can read that story here.) Al Harris Al [...]
Capital One Bringing 700 New Jobs To Innsbrook Area Next Year
Capital One will create 700 new positions at a new call center and operations center it plans to open in Innsbrook next year. Downtown Short Pump news partner Richmond BizSense first reported in August that Capital One had bought two office buildings previously occupied by Wachovia Securities. Al Harris Al Harris covers business news for Richmond BizSense, [...]
Former Circuit City Headquarters Building Sold To Local Company
The former Circuit City HQ has been sold. DRCC Properties, LLC, a company of run by some of the same people at the firm Pruitt Associates, acquired the property at 9950 Mayland Drive in Henrico for $3 million. Al Harris Al Harris covers business news for Richmond BizSense, a Downtown Short Pump news partner. | My [...]
Out-Of-State Investor Snaps Up Short Pump Station Shopping Center
Out-of-town investors have snatched up a thriving Short Pump shopping center. AmCap Richmond, LLC has secured a $20.5 million acquisition loan to buy Short Pump Station, the Trader Joe’s-anchored retail strip at 11301 West Broad Street. AmCap Richmond is a joint venture between Connecticut-based private equity real estate firm AmCap Inc. and a real estate investment fund [...]
Innsbrook IT Firm Makes Inc. 500 List Of Country’s Fastest Growing Companies
Just one Central Virginia business made the annual Inc. 500 list of the country’s fastest growing companies. Morton Consulting of Glen Allen came in at No. 419. The firm specializes in IT consulting and project management. The company grew more than 700 percent in three years, reporting $5.6 million in revenue for 2009. Al Harris Al Harris [...]
Local Restaurant Expanding Reach With New Fredericksburg Location Soon
The Home Team Grill is about to play its first away game. The Richmond-based sports bar and restaurant is opening a new location in Fredericksburg at a development next to the University of Mary Washington campus. Restaurateur Garland Taylor says he just signed a lease at Eagle Village, a $115 million retail and residential center being developed [...]
