Yorktown firm makes big bet on offshore energy (Daily Press)
With an initial investment of about $2 million in a facility, equipment and workers, ITA will begin with seven employees who specialize in underwater operations like hull inspections, rigging and minor repairs that require experienced divers.
All signs point to no Albemarle County Fair this year (Daily Progress)
“Bottom line is: We have not found a location for this year,” said Rob Harrison, the fair’s president. “So we’re not going to be able to have a fair.
Starbucks spurts to No. 3 spot among U.S. restaurant chains (USA Today)
In a striking cultural signal of just how differently consumers are eating, Starbucks has leaped ahead of Burger King and Wendy’s to become the nation’s third-largest chain restaurant in domestic sales.
Ford posts biggest profit since ’98 (Washington Post)
The nation’s second-largest automaker attributed the jump in part to the sales of fuel-efficient cars.
Lips Inc. (Inc.)
For Wayne Coyne and the Flaming Lips, there are no limits to how music can be packaged, delivered and consumed. Welcome to the blood-flecked, candy-coated originality of Wayne’s world.
Which is better: Groupon vs LivingSocial (Fortune)
I ran a Groupon deal for my fast-food restaurant, and then a LivingSocial deal. It was a night-and-day experience.
How to Enchant a Buyer (Inc.)
Guy Kawasaki applies the principles of his new book The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions to learning how to enchant an acquirer to buy your company.
