Monthly Archives: February 2009 »
Robins School steams ahead in BusinessWeek rankings
The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business moved up eight slots to No. 12 on BusinessWeek’s list of top undergraduate business schools
Read More »Op/Ed How about a real housing stimulus?
It is my understanding that the $769 billion “stimulus bill” is supposed to create 3.5 million or so jobs, according to President Obama. Where are these jobs going to come from
Read More »Parking patrol has a closer eye on you
More little green envelopes are appearing on windshields in the City of Richmond. Between Dec. 1 and Jan. 31, Richmond parking officers issued 15 percent more citations than during the same period a year
Read More »NewsFeeds 2.27.09
Budget cuts to include layoffs (Chesterfield Observer) About 25 full-time and an unknown number of part-time county employees may lose their jobs because Chesterfield will spend almost $45 million less in FY10 (starting July1)
Read More »Qimonda fallout hits local support office
A Japanese company that provided sales and service to Qimonda’s Henrico semiconductor plant is closing its Richmond office, a sign that the fallout from the plants closure is reverberating throughout the region
Read More »The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 2.27.09
Thalhimer reports Trustworth Properties LLC purchased the 10-unit apartment building at 12 E. Main St. in Richmond for $1 million from Main Street Investments
Read More »Local career site goes pro bono
One Richmond job search site has stopped charging employers money to post jobs and browse resumes. RichmondJobSource.com was started in early 2007 by Rich Ringrose. Up until Tuesday, it cost an employer $130 to post
Read More »Should businesses listen to economists?
Mark P. Vitner, a Charlotte-based managing director and senior economist for Wachovia, spoke at the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Real Estate Circle of Excellence yesterday. Both the Times-Dispatch and Virginia Business wrote stories. “Vitner looks
Read More »VMFA Muse Awards entries due by March 12
The Muse Awards honor extraordinary creativity in Virginia business. The Awards are open to all for-profit Virginia businesses. Business organizations, professional groups and councils are encouraged to nominate themselves or other businesses that exhibit
Read More »New businesses, where art thou
Businesses usually sprout during recessions – when laid-off workers give entrepreneurship serious thought – but the volume of new businesses in Richmond seems to be declining
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