Martin is Richmond. And Richmond is Martin
I’m sitting on my deck writing this. Our mid-century home overlooks the James River. It’s spring. The birds are chirping. A nice breeze is in the air. I’m 10 minutes from my downtown office. But it feels like I’m a million miles away.
Job Applicant Makeover: What You Need to Know to Score A New Gig
Summer is a great time to get your job search in full swing, but there is more to landing a dream job than just your application and resume. To help you become more competitive and attractive to employers, we’ve created a list to improve your most important career search tools and avoid common mistakes. Here’s your 2012 Job Applicant Makeover:
Just Ask Peter: Local Product Makes Life Easier for Mobile Workers
People around RVA are always asking me, “If I’m a mobile worker and need to print something really important right away, but am miles from my home office, how in GRID’s name do I print?”
For Those About to Walk
Whether by choice or necessity, a lot of Richmonders have left large organizations over the past year or two to start their own businesses. Maybe they are moving on to freelancing, consulting in the industry they know, or starting a new and different business from the ground up.
The Big Turnaround, Greater Richmond Poised for Breakout Year
From his office on the eighth floor of Riverfront Plaza, Greg Wingfield can see bustling streets, buildings being revitalized, and an active riverfront below. He has perspective, and the ability to see the big picture.
GRACRE Honors the Best in Greater Richmond’s Real Estate
In a celebration at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (GRACRE) honored 16 local commercial real estate projects and transactions as part of its 11th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards commemorating the most outstanding examples of design and implementation within Greater Richmond’s real estate market during 2011.
Thomas Jefferson Returns
This May, Thomas Jefferson symbolically returned to the Virginia State Capitol in the form of a larger-than-life bronze sculpture, commissioned by the Virginia Capitol Foundation with the support of some friends. Weighing in at 800 pounds, the nearly eight-foot-tall statue represents Jefferson at 117.5 percent life-size.
Push the Button, RVA: TechCrunch Digs Us
“Where am I, again?“ That was the feeling you got after walking into what appeared to be, at least on the outside, a standard office building in Henrico County’s West End. Once you stepped in, though, that’s when things turned West Coast-y: a slide in the lobby, and beer taps not too far from that […]
Celebrating Local Heroes
When the personal injury law firm of Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen hit 100 years old in 2010 the local business felt it was time to celebrate. Instead of baking a birthday cake and hanging streamers, the partners decided to focus on the community. The idea for an annual Hometown Heroes award was born, a […]
inLieu Wins Greater Richmond Chamber’s i.e.* Inaugural Startup Competition
Local company inLieu was the big winner in Greater Richmond Chamber’s i.e.* inaugural startup competition.