Thieves steal jewelry worth $350,000 in Stony Point Shopping Center parking lot (Times-Dispatch)
Richmond police were working yesterday to solve a bold daylight robbery of an estimated $350,000 worth of merchandise that ranks among the largest jewelry heists in the city’s history.
93-year-old Smithfield car dealership closes today (Daily Press)
The dealership, which is the only one in Isle of Wight County that sells new cars, will close its doors at 5 p.m. today. The move to shutter is voluntary, made in response to Ford Motor Co.’s efforts to consolidate its dealer network in order to become more cost-efficient, according to a press release.
Bailed-Out Banks Raking In Big Profits (Washington Post)
The nation’s largest banks, preserved from failure by federal aid and romping in markets revived by federal aid, are racking up vast profits even as the broader economy struggles to emerge from recession.
Five Mental Habits of Innovative People (BNET)
I surveys with more than 3,000 creative executives, we found that many of these out-of-the-box thinkers shared five mental traits that promoted creativity. What are they?
Great Leaders: Mary Kay Ash (Inc.)
If you wanted to understand the rise of women in the business world in the second-half of 20th Century, you could do worse than to study the life and career of Mary Kay Ash. Today, her beauty and cosmetics business is represented by a network of more than a million independent reps and grosses more than $2 billion a year.
The Weekly Wind-Down: Euphemisms
This is a real treasure, an audio file of George Carlin talking about euphemisms. The into is slow, but it gets good at the 2-minute 30 second mark. Enjoy.
Bonus Wind-Down: Closing Of Homeless Shelter Leaves College-Application-Padding Students With Nowhere To Turn (Onion)
After years of providing hope and assistance to resume-padding volunteers, the Second District Homeless Shelter closed its doors this week, leaving hundreds of desperate students without anything to write under “Other Interests.”
