Monthly Archives: November 2008 »
Recyclers crushed by commodity prices
Brown makes his living searching through trash cans and dumpsters across the city for any piece of metal he can sell to local scrap recyclers. But like his fellow tradesmen around Richmond, a drastic
Read More »Is the ‘Curse of Diamond Duck’ over before it took hold?
Richmond might some day lament the day Diamond Duck left for Atlanta, ushering in an era without baseball. A new stadium would probably cure any budding curse before it becomes debilitating. (Read: Curse of
Read More »LandAmerica cuts 20 percent of Richmond office
LandAmerica Financial Group laid off about 120 of the 600 workers at its Richmond headquarters Monday, according to a company spokeswoman. Many of the affected packed up and left the company in the middle
Read More »Local consumers mixed about holiday shopping
In a good sign for retailers, five of the shoppers said they plan to spend the same amount as last year. But the other four said they plan to spend less. Retailers here and
Read More »Chip Delano of Sands Anderson Law Firm Receives National Community Service Award
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (November 3, 2008) — Robert B. “Chip” Delano, Jr., shareholder and member of the Risk Management practice group at the law firm of Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, received the Defense Research
Read More »Longwood University using non-traditional method for recruitment
WFofR Online, LLC, a division of WFofR Inc., has been retained by Longwood University, and agency partner CRT/tanaka, to manage an online advertising display campaign. Longwood University is a state-assisted co-ed University located in
Read More »RBS Ad Report Card: VCU Hospital’s strong dose of scary
The ad’s goal is is to make sure people know that the new $184 million facility is available, but might the ads just be too darn depressing
Read More »Circuit City closes three VA stores
Circuit City will close three stores in Virginia as part of a move to preserve cash at the badly bleeding electronics retailer. Two are in northern Virginia and one is in Charlottesville
Read More »LandAmerica lays off 130
LandAmerica laid off around 130 of its 600 workers in Richmond today. Those who are still employed are bracing for a possible liquidation of the company, according to a source inside the Glen-Allen-based company.
Read More »A decent city for singles
Richmond is ranked 42nd among the 100 best metropolitan areas relocating singles, according to the yearly list compiled by relocation analysts Primacy Relocation and Worldwide ERC. The study uses population, economic and quality-of-life criteria
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