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All eyes on Massey Energy

Al Harris April 8, 2010 6

It has not been a good week for Richmond-based Massey Energy, a company that mines coal in Virginia and West Virginia and ships coal on trains through Richmond. The company also has local legal

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Golf course files bankruptcy

Aaron Kremer October 28, 2009 6

One of the region’s newest and most upscale golf courses will try to reorganize with help from the bankruptcy court.

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Heard on the street: Golf course might be sold

Aaron Kremer September 2, 2009 1

An employee at the club said that he and other employees had received paperwork about how payroll would transition to the new owner

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Former S&K chief suited for new job

Aaron Kremer August 26, 2009 0

The former chief executive of S&K Menswear has found a new home as the president of locally based RetailData. Joe Oliver, a California native, tells BizSense that his few years at S&K were instructive,

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Upcoming Event: reporting Local, reaching Global

Sarah Levine August 17, 2009 0

Getting mentioned in a local or national news outlet can make a business and catalyze growth. Please join BizSense and a panel of local business journalists as we discuss how the business media finds

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Retail vacancy continues to rise

Al Harris August 7, 2009 2

Vacancy for retail space in Richmond rose to almost 7 percent at the end of the second quarter. And that could mean banks might soon start taking back some retail properties if tenants don’t

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So far stimulus saves 160 jobs

Al Harris July 21, 2009 0

The U.S. Recovery Act has saved or created 160 jobs in Richmond so far, according to the city’s newly launched stimulus tracker

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GVA Advantis closing some Virginia offices

Aaron Kremer July 14, 2009 0

The Richmond office of the commercial brokerage firm GVA Advantis apparently has escaped the ax. On Monday the company said it will close offices in Newport News and Northern Virginia. And unlike at the

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Sticker shock for drug dealers

Aaron Kremer July 9, 2009 0

Even drug dealers are dealing with the recession. And some are flabbergasted at the price increases of their product.

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Richmond: The city of new beginnings?

Al Harris June 23, 2009 1

Richmond is a top ten city for starting over, according to BusinessWeek. The city was picked as number six, between Omaha, Nebraska and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The rankings were based on the percentage of

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