Monthly Archives: June 2009 »
MeadWestvaco cutbacks have global impact
MeadWestvaco, the Richmond-based packaging company, announced Monday that it is cutting 80 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Hemer, Germany. The layoffs are part of a restructuring plan, which the company announced in January.
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First Market Bank and Union Bankshares Corp., which merged at the end of March, have this week started brainstorming different names for the combined company
Read More »VCU retail struggles to take hold on Broad St.
The rapid growth of VCU attracted a number of new businesses hoping to cash in on the expanding student body. But apparently students are a fickle bunch: Several businesses around campus have shuttered their
Read More »Monday Q&A: tact never loses value
Jacquelyn Small Thomas, owner of the Etiquette and Protocol School, says that recession be damned: Always reach for the bill when you invite someone, and if you drive a luxury car, don’t fret
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Local developer Anthony Smith takes the plunge at old downtown YMCA (Roanoke Times) Extensive feature on a new developer in Roanoke who says his mentor was Louis Salomonsky, a Richmond developer who served jail
Read More »UR appoints interim business dean
Economics professor Robert M. Schmidt will serve as interim dean of the Robins School of Business
Read More »For Hire: Twitter and Facebook whiz
For the more than 60 PR and marketing firms in Richmond, it’s time to adapt, and quickly. A handful of local firms are betting that social networking is the lifeline, but that could
Read More »Guest Opinion: The real deal on Twitter
Important communications? Not necessarily. Quantifiable results? Not likely. But worthless for business? I’m not ready to go there yet
Read More »The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 6.19.09
Legacy Title & Closing leased 2,600 square feet at 4915 Radford Avenue in Henrico. Crystal Clear Water Treatment – Richmond, Inc., a water treatment contractor, leased 4,200 square feet in Henrico
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Ukrop’s: Courting customers with extra promotions (Roanoke Times) More than six months after the Richmond-based retailer made public its struggles gaining sales and customers at its Roanoke store, executives say business hasn’t improved. The
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