Tech sues Blacksburg real estate agency over alleged trademark violation (WSLS Roanoke)
Virginia Tech is suing a Blacksburg real estate agency for an alleged trademark violation.
Movie store operator for Movie Starz files for bankruptcy (Roanoke Times)
Roanoke Valley stores are unlikely to be the ones on the chopping block, said the operating company for Movie Starz Video.
Used-car operation to be area’s largest (Freelance-Star)
Rosner Auto Group plans to open the largest used-car operation in central Virginia on a pair of lots off U.S. 1 near the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania County line.
Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates (Washington Post)
Companies that received federal bailout money, including some that still owe money to the government, are giving to political candidates with vigor. Among companies with PACs, the 23 that received $1 billion or more in federal money through the Troubled Assets Relief Program gave a total of $1.4 million to candidates in September, up from $466,000 the month before.
Kiva Expands Microlending Reach to U.S. Businesses (WSJ)
Kiva, a nonprofit known for helping foreign entrepreneurs receive microloans, is working to broaden its reach to struggling small businesses along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Create an Office Employees Love (Inc.)
Forget the ping-pong table. You must first master the basics. Here are 10 tips from companies that have made their offices into places their employees love coming to in the morning.
