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 […]
Black Dog Brings Stand-up Paddling to the James
Bryan and Camille Smith want you to get out of your day-to-day grind and hop on a paddleboard. That’s right, thanks to their business Black Dog Paddle, stand up paddling (also known as SUP) is possible in RVA.
Sharing the Code: Tech User Groups Sync Up
The inaugural SyncRVA was a fashion show, of sorts. Attendees wore jeans, others sported khakis, yet others went with suits or dress skirts. Some were jacketed, others not. But such a fashion menagerie is expected when you put the hackers, the corporate IT types, and the web developers – all with diverse technology backgrounds and workplace attire standards– in the same room together.
Doing Well By Doing Good
Once a financial hub and still a nationally renowned legal and creative center, Greater Richmond is quickly becoming known as a hotspot for social entrepreneurs. And that is a good thing for all of us.
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.