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NewsFeeds 3.23.09
nTraffic drives ads to a captive audience (Times-Dispatch) nTraffic drives clients’ ads to captive audience When Darick Lane lost his job as an installation manager for Circuit City in November, he wasn’t sure what
Read More »Burger Shots: Are you kidding me?
You know what happens when you have too much to drink? You puke. Boot. Hurl. Burger King has decided that the way to market a mini hamburger is by calling it a “Burger Shot.”
Read More »Op/Ed Mortgaging Our Children’s Future
The rational response when someone says, “sign this, no need to read it, just sign it, SIGN IT NOW,” is to drop the pen, slowly back away, and then run. It’s unfortunate that the
Read More »Demand growing … for growing
Spring has arrived, and along with it a growing hunger for locally produced food. New businesses and programs have sprouted recently to meet the demand, and amateur gardeners are turning to their back yards
Read More »Homelessness on the rise
The shrinking job market and increased foreclosures are a double-whammy for Richmonders without a safety net, leaving some no option but to live in a shelter or on the street, many for the first
Read More »The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 3.20.09
Evergreen Enterprise Inc., a distributor of home and garden products, leased 44,000 square feet at 4551-4593 Carolina Ave in Henrico. CB Richard Ellis reports Cigna Companies, a provider of employee benefits, leased 16,000 square
Read More »NewsFeeds 3.20.09
Electronic signs could be coming to a business near you (Chesterfield Observer) A citizen committee is headed toward a compromise that would recommend allowing light emitting diode (LED) signs for businesses, churches and schools
Read More »Greenbrier files bankruptcy, could become a Marriott
The Greenbrier, the classy West Virginia mountain retreat known for its cold-war-era bunker, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Bankruptcy Court in Richmond. There are no local companies on a preliminary list
Read More »Is Black and Gold the new green?
When VCU plays UCLA tonight in Philadelphia, fans, the announcers will gush about scholar athletes, pure heart and the integrity of the sport. But the Big Dance is big business. And for a school
Read More »Medical supplier increases its footprint
It’s gotta be the shoes. As a podiatrist in Bethesda, Md., Dodd Levy found that many of his diabetic patients had problems finding the proper shoe. Diabetics suffer from poor circulation, which can lead
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