Who We Are is The Way We Give
Hold on tight. The way we give is about to change. There is a new plan. Inside a ground-level office in Richmond, easily accessible to the public, Marti Beller thrusts her cell phone forward. On the screen is a photo of Beller at graduation. With big hair and a big smile, you have to look hard to see the resemblance.
KimKim Korean Hot Sauce
“We’re almost out of KimKim.” Judging from the early performance of this new hot sauce, it’s not hard to imagine a day when these words might prompt grocery store runs in households across the country. In the mere six months since its first bottle came off the assembly line, KimKim Korean Hot Sauce has blazed […]
A Better Way to Do Business: B Corporations Changing Our Marketplace
Conscious consumers know that our local community is strengthened when they purchase goods and services from locally owned businesses. These actions support the local economy by ensuring that the money earned here is spent in our local marketplace and in turn, helps fund our community’s tax base. But there is more that can be done […]
Biotech Boom: Local Firm Unveils Life-Saving Products
Nearly a decade of hard work is starting to pay off for Intelliject LLC. The Shockoe Slip biotech firm recently received federal approval of its epinephrine injection system, called Auvi-Q. When the device becomes available in November, people who suffer from severe reactions to shellfish, nuts, and other allergens will be able to use Auvi-Q […]
Renew Richmond
Sometimes starting a movement is easier than you think. Maybe it doesn’t take shape in a brilliant bathtub “eureka” moment, nor hit you suddenly on your morning commute. Sometimes it grows more organically. Such was the case for the RENEW Richmond initiative. The venue for inspiration: the patio of Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market. The topic of conversation: beautifying the River City.
Bringing International Business and Jobs to Greater Richmond
RVA continues to shine on the global economic stage, thanks in part to the behind-the-scenes efforts of the Greater Richmond Partnership, Inc. (GRP).
Music and the Tragedy of the Commons
Law school Property class can be pretty boring. But one of the things that I remember well is the day we dug into a concept called “the tragedy of the commons.” It is a dilemma where a group of self-interested people (meaning: a group of people) will deplete a shared resource even when they know it’s in the common interest to preserve it. In other words, people know that if they keep mooching, the producer will stop producing. But they do it anyway.
Just Ask Peter: Mobile Office on the James
Mobile workers and telecommuters around RVA are always asking me about the best ways to conduct business outside of the traditional cubicle or office environment.
Capstone Projects Attract Budding Entrepreneurs
Greater Richmond has long been recognized as a financial and legal center, recently as a creative hub and now as a budding epicenter for entrepreneurs.
Cudas Footwear: Making Great Strides in the Water Sports Market
Build a better water shoe and the world will beat a path (or swim or paddle) to your door. At least, that’s what Cudas Footwear is hoping. An Ashland-based company that designs and distributes water shoes and flip flops, Cudas was founded two decades ago by brothers Stephen and Andy Jacobs and their uncle Jeff […]