Monthly Archives: August 2010 »
Investor finds coal in his stocking, not in his portfolio
It didn’t take a local ophthalmologist long to start second-guessing his $800,000 investment in a fledgling Appalachian coal mining operation. And now he has filed a lawsuit to try and recover his money
Read More »Football’s financially savvy play
College football is almost recession-proof, especially when you win.
Read More »Foreclosures: 8.31.10
A hotel in Ashland is in foreclosure. Plus the regular run-down of properties from around Richmond
Read More »NewsFeeds 8.31.10
Salem firm gives trapped Chilean miners its best shot (Roanoke Times) National Peening, a metal treatment plant on Industrial Drive, got a rush order from Center Rock, a drilling supply manufacturer out of Pennsylvania.
Read More »Donate where you eat
A local restaurateur is helping support Virginia’s waterways, one dish at a time.
Read More »Marching to the beat of a different drum: Richmond’s signature teambuilding improves employee morale and boosts productivity in a soft economy
Challenge Discovery, the most innovative team building organization on the east coast, is beating a different drum. They’ve launched a new company, Signature Teambuilding, to address the rapidly changing needs of businesses and their
Read More »Monday Q&A: Small-business owner has a big-time audience
Two years ago, Kathleen Richardson left the corporate world to launch a concept café. Now she has the White House calling her.
Read More »New life at Richbrau – sort of
There isn’t a new tenant for the former Richbrau brewery/pub yet, but neighboring business has taken advantage of the prime Cary Street exposure.
Read More »NewsFeeds 8.30.10
Shared visions at ITT Night Vision (Roanoke Times) ITT’s new night vision device includes an upgrade that could outfit the goggle for receiving and sending imagery. From farm to kitchen, fresh (Daily Press) RealFood
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