Biotech breakthrough: Firm aims to lessen time analyzing blood (Daily Progress)
William Walker, president of HemoSonics LLC, believes his Charlottesville-based medical device startup could bring substantial improvements to the way physicians analyze the balance between bleeding and clotting. When it goes awry, that balance can result in such leading causes of death as heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism or excessive bleeding.
Reinventing the Patrick Henry (Roanoke Times)
The $20 million project to turn the old hotel into apartments and commercial space has generated interest far and wide.
Virginians risk repossessions for quick – and costly – loans (Virginian-Pilot)
In Virginia, tens of thousands of cash-strapped individuals have been willing to risk having their car or truck repossessed for a quick, but costly, loan. In its first report on car-title lending in the state, Virginia’s Bureau of Financial Institutions said in May that lenders extended $21.15 million in loans to 22,725 borrowers between October and Dec. 31.
Small Group Rode LinkedIn to Big PaydayPNC Is Said to Be Near $3.45 Billion Deal for R.B.C. Unit (NY Times)
The PNC Financial Services Group is near a deal to buy the Royal Bank of Canada’s American consumer banking operations for about $3.45 billion in cash and stock, people briefed on the matter said on Sunday.
Montgomery County Changes Stance On Lemonade Stand; $500 Fine Waived (WUSA9)
A county inspector ordered the Marriott and Augustine kids to shut down the stand they set up on Persimmon Tree Rd., right next to Congressional. And after they allegedly ignored a couple of warnings, the inspector fined their parents $500.
The Big Business of Synthetic Highs (Business Week)
Synthetic drugs that use legal compounds but mimic the highs of everything from marijuana to cocaine are proliferating among do-it-yourself pharma labs across the country. Bad trips—and fatal side effects—are increasing, too.
6 celebrity chef-preneurs (Fortune)
For today’s celebrity chefs, a top restaurant and a cooking show is not enough. Following are six stars who have managed to turn their culinary brands into big businesses.
Now That Everyone Wants to Be a Geek, Lawyers Have Been Called (WSJ)
Retailer Fights to Protect Squad’s Trademark; Putting Rivals—and a Priest—on Notice.
