Monthly Archives: February 2009 »
Beware snail mail ‘phishing’ scam
The U.S. Small Business Administration is warning small businesses not to respond to a wave of fake letters that request bank account information in order to qualify for federal tax rebates. The letters mimic
Read More »Food distributor laying off almost 100
Locally-based food distributor Performance Food Group is downsizing its purchasing division. About 98 people will lose their jobs, according to paperwork filed with the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Media General to furlough employees (Times-Dispatch) The economic downturn will mean two weeks of unpaid time off this year for employees of Richmond-based Media General Inc. The parent company of the Richmond Times-Dispatch said
Read More »Richmond libraries boosted by the slump
The public library is back en vogue. Circulation of books and DVDs at Richmond Public Library are up 11 percent month to month over last year, according to Harriet Coalter, the city’s library director.
Read More »Lexus of Richmond Debuts the new 2010 Lexus RX 350
Lexus of Richmond is giving customers and friends a sneak peak of the new 2010 Lexus RX 350 on a special two minute video preview on Fox35TV. The video will highlight the exciting third
Read More »VCU Hosts 15th Annual International Business Forum
The shifting of power and influence due to globalization will be the subject next week of the 15th Annual International Business Forum of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business
Read More »Polluted Henrico parcel gets makeover
A site in Henrico County is slated for commercial development almost 30 years after being identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to public health
Read More »Second round of layoffs at PrecisionIR
White-collar jobs continue to disappear in Richmond. PrecisionIR, an investor relations technology company based in Chesterfield, let go about 40 workers yesterday, including 16 in Richmond
Read More »NewsFeeds 2.18.09
The Umpire’s New Clothes (Style Weekly) In times of despair, messages of hope can lift the spirit and offer respite from seemingly insolvable problems. Or they can elicit eye-rolling, pugnacious disdain. On any given
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