Monthly Archives: May 2009 »
Midlothian Turnpike businesses may see 2 cent hike in property tax rate
The Midlothian Initiative to Revitalize Rights of Way plans to ask the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors this fall to raise property tax rates on some businesses along Midlothian Turnpike to pay for $340,000 in
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Lakeside Appliance coming back under new name (Times-Dispatch) A month after watching the company founded by his father 55 years ago abruptly shut down, Jeff Francisco is resurrecting the Lakeside Appliance chain under the
Read More »Mondial Assistance sales top $2.25 billion in ’08
One of the largest employers in the Richmond region, Mondial Assistance handled a total of 13.5 million cases or an average of one case every two seconds. A case is either an assistance call
Read More »Hey GM and Chrysler, that’s no way to treat your dealers
GM and Chrysler pulled a fast one, says Mark Smith, who owns the area Midas stores. Smith is seeing some of the ripples at his shops, which are having trouble finding certain parts. But
Read More »NewsFeeds 5.22.09
Rose & Womble buys Leading Edge Realty (Virginian-Pilot) Rose & Womble Realty Co. announced Wednesday that it has purchased Leading Edge Realty, a small Virginia Beach-based real estate firm that specializes in new home
Read More »Healthcare agency adding Richmond office
A Utah-based health care staffing company will open a new office in Richmond this summer
Read More »Day one at S&K’s GOB sale
At 1:30 today, around 15 to 20 shoppers cruised through S&K Menswear on Broad Street looking for bargains. Most left the store with several items on this, the first day of the chain’s going
Read More »PrecisionIR has new CEO
PrecisionIR, an investor relations technology company based in Chesterfield, has hired a new CEO.
Read More »S&K To Liquidate
Just like Circuit City before it, at the end of its corporate life no other company was interested in buying S&K Famous Menswear and trying to turn it around. The company was founded in
Read More »BizSense hires a new reporter
BizSense Nation, please meet David Larter. He’s our new business reporter and he will be covering some new beats for us, including local universities, health care, technology and nonprofits
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