Are two indoor football teams too many for Richmond? (Times-Dispatch)
Can two indoor football teams — playing in different leagues, at the same time of year, in facilities separated by only a few miles of asphalt — remain economically viable while competing for fans and sponsorship dollars in the same city?
Daily Press newspaper to cut jobs in editing, designing (Virginian-Pilot)
The Daily Press in Newport News soon will eliminate most of its positions for copy editors and designers, the newspaper’s publisher, Digby Solomon, said Tuesday. Their responsibilities will be moved to the newsroom of the Chicago Tribune, the flagship of Tribune Co., which is the parent company of the Daily Press.
Planning Commission OKs boutique hotel near university (Daily Progress)
The Charlottesville Planning Commission has recommended approval of a permit that would allow for the construction of a new boutique hotel near the University of Virginia.
Hoteliers open new tourist center (Virginia Gazette)
Always quick to complan about tourism, the Williamsburg Hotel-Motel Association put its money where its mouth is Tuesday. Association president Chris Canavos presided at an event where part of the Hotel-Motel Association’s offices in the Village Shops of Kingsmill was rebranded as the Greater Williamsburg Tourist Information Center.
The Forbidden Game (Slate)
China’s on-again, off-again war against golf.
Gay marriages expected to create wedding-related jobs in D.C. (Washington Post)
Businesses are already lining up to cater to what Forbes estimated is a $16.8 billion national market. A local restaurant answered the phone Tuesday with “Happy gay marriage day.”
Why Hourly Wage Earners Are Happier Than Salaried Workers (Daily Finance)
Beyond the satisfaction of a job well done (and worth doing), however, is one other key to happiness not often thought about: how wages are earned. A recent study found that workers paid by the hour were much more satisfied with their earnings than their salaried counterparts.
Revisiting the Face of ‘Necessity Entrepreneurship’(Business Week)
Last March we profiled 26 ventures hatched by the newly unemployed. Amid signs of economic recovery, we check in with each of them.
