I am Louis Llovio, the retail reporter for The Times-Dispatch and author of the Biz Buzz column in the Metro Business section each Monday

As part of the revamping of Metro Business, we are launching this blog as an online extension of the print column. I want to keep you better informed throughout the week, bringing you the buzz that I have heard on the street and the news items that sometimes don’t make the paper. 

I also want to start a conversation—let’s hear what you think of what’s happening in the Richmond business community. And you can help me by letting me know what you have heard on the street.

Greg Gilligan will sometimes pitch in on the Biz Buzz Blog, too. He started Biz Buzz back in the 1990s. 

So keep in touch and keep up with the Biz Buzz, both here in the blog and in Metro Business on Mondays. Please send me a post here, or give me a call at (804) 649-6348 or e-mail me at .

Enjoy!