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[burt]

burt, on 15 November 2011 - 11:56 AM, said:

When the word "trolley" is bandied about in Richmond these days it does not refer to the kind that runs on tracks.

An entrepreneur who brought Segways to Richmond is behind a move to revive a sort of "tour trolley"  with an old fashioned street car chassis mounted on rubber wheels.

From today's Richmond dot com:

http://www2.richmond...ure-ar-1444451/

OOOps -- brain freeze.

I meant to put this in the thread titled "Richmond Region Transportation."

I'd move it, if I knew how to do it.

[burt]

Mondial Assistance, a large travel insurance company, had leased four floors at the former Circuit City Headquarters called Deep Run and has now decided to add the 5th (and top) floor.  Thus, they will be the sole tenant in the building when they move in during 2012.

They now employ about 900 but plan to expand to 1,000.

From today's Richmond biz sense:


http://www.richmondb...for-one-tenant/

[Brent]

That's crazy!  I worked for them for about 7 years, there were only about 300 of us at the time.

[Icetera]

Living one block away, I find this disappointing.

Benedictine Catholic school is moving, after 100 years in Richmond, to Rt. 288 and River Road in Goochland County.

http://www2.timesdis...ove-ar-1525575/

[Shakman]

Icetera, on 07 December 2011 - 08:03 AM, said:

Living one block away, I find this disappointing.

Benedictine Catholic school is moving, after 100 years in Richmond, to Rt. 288 and River Road in Goochland County.

http://www2.timesdis...ove-ar-1525575/

This is quite unfortunate though the Benedictine school has been planning this move for the last few years.

[burt]

The fight over Benedictine's move to Goochland isn't over yet as residents petition to prevent it.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...tin-ar-1585342/

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

I was searching for photos of construction for the ACAC Fitness Center in WBV, and ended up stumbling on this little online version of the Virginia Town & City, which celebrates the progress of Henrico County in 400 years, even though it's 400th birthday ended 13 days ago, just might want to share with you guys. If you go a little deeper into the packet, you'll see a section on Henrico's "Urban mixed use" designation, and how the county apparently designated 3,500 acres dedicated to UMU, and so far, out of those 3500 acres, we've seen WBV and Rockett's Landing, both of which are included. It also explores how Henrico hopes to transform Innsbrook into a massive UMU development. It also serves as somewhat of a tourism packet for the county. The one thing that kind of ticks me off though is how cities in Hampton Roads and Harrisonburg advertise in here.... this belongs to Henrico!

http://www.vml.org/V...1OctVTC_web.pdf

[burt]

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, which is in the Mechanicsville section of Hanover County near I-295 and Atlee Road, has big plans for future growth.

From Carol Hazard in today's RTD (with story and rendering.)

http://www2.timesdis...-gr-ar-1772580/

[burt]

Collegiate School on Moreland Road in western Henrico has sold bonds to finance new construction and improvements on its arts campus.

Collegiate has 1,500 students and charges between $17,000-$20,000 per year for tuition.

From today's Richmond Biz Sense:

http://www.richmondb...emic-amenities/

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

The developers are planning huge. The 420-unit apartments complex has turned out to be only a small part of what will be a massive development by the name of "BACOVA". Named rightly for the road that is now a hotspot for developers, Robert Babcock has claimed the huge 136 acre plot for himself. The entire thing is scheduled to be completed by 2017. It will involve single family homes, a 6 acre park, a road extension, clubhouses and pools for the new residents, and even a 60,000 sq. ft. office building.

http://www.richmondb...ed-for-henrico/

[RVA-Is-The-Best]

According to DowntownShortPump, the new ACAC Fitness center is "beginning to take shape."

Buddy, it is MUCH farther ahead than just "beginning to take shape". The concrete elevator shaft has been built, and I drive by it every week, and also the metal frame of the structure has been built. Now I'm just waiting for that beautiful facade shown in the renderings to be built. It is expected to be around 62,000 square feet spread out on 4 stories. To see the renderings with the elegant white and glass facade, along with construction progress photos, click on the article below.

http://www.downtowns...-broad-village/