Flying Squirrels’ beer named ‘Chin Music’; goes on sale in March
The minor league baseball team partnered with Center of the Universe Brewing Co. in Ashland to create the beer that will be available at The Diamond and throughout the region beginning in March. Link
View ArticleRedskins training camp makes $10.5M economic impact on Richmond [metro area]
It’s the location of each business that seems to have made a difference. Many owners we talked to did not see a boost from camp. “We had heard a lot from our customers that just the cluster of people...
View ArticleFood Truck Fee Will Subsidize Redskins
The Redskins training camp, built by the city’s Economic Development Authority using $10 million from the city, was pitched to city residents as a way to boost the local economy. Now, food truck...
View ArticleWilliams: On vendors at football training center, mayor must level the...
The city fell nearly $300,000 short of meeting its obligation last year, which meant the amount increased this year from $500,000. Local vendors who were essentially shut out of the training center and...
View ArticleNotes from the meeting of the Economic Development Authority, June 18 2014
A citizen attended the Economic Development Authority board meeting and made these notes: Notes from the meeting of the Economic Development Authority (EDA) June 18, 2014:The meeting was not set up for...
View ArticleRichmond development authority seeks financial help
Last week, the authority approved an annual budget beginning July 1 projecting a $257,359 deficit for its own organizational expenses and the RVA Works business incubator it runs. Link
View ArticleToday’s top opinion: Great expectations
Though the problem is not so grave as the numbers look at first blush, the Richmond Economic Development Authority is struggling with debt. Part of the problem: The Redskins training facility, which is...
View ArticleSan Diego brewery eyes Richmond for East Coast production site
The Richmond City Council has called a special meeting Tuesday regarding permits for publicly owned land near the James River between downtown and Rocketts Landing, and several City Hall sources said...
View ArticleIs Redskins camp bringing promised boost to Richmond?
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe took turns leading the charge of goodwill, touting the partnership between Richmond and the Redskins in building their new training...
View ArticleWoody: Redskins and Richmond can do something about poverty
To the vendors who paid $2,500 for a spot in the “food court” outside the practice facility and had minimal sales, the Redskins aren’t quite the asset as seen by the city fathers. Link
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