http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/05/27/vcu-study-public-divided-on-offshore-drilling/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/05/27/vcu-study-public-divided-on-offshore-drilling/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 16:16:36 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=18706 In the wake of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, President Barack Obama plans to reverse his decision to allow lease sales for oil exploration off the coast of Virginia. That is a setback for Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, who has made a push for offshore drilling a key part of his ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/05/27/vcu-study-public-divided-on-offshore-drilling/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/30/12862/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/30/12862/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:05:17 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12862 A Virginia program that provides prescription medication to thousands of mentally ill patients is getting cut because of a shrinking state budget. Closing the state pharmacy will save the state $800,000 by eliminating nine positions. The pharmacy obtained drugs at discount prices by participating in a national consortium.  The pharmacy serves more than 3,300 patients ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/30/12862/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/millionaires-thank-you-very-much/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/millionaires-thank-you-very-much/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:29:56 +0000 David Larter http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9621 For most businesses and consumers in this economy, it may not feel as if Virginia is rolling in cash, but a recent survey says differently]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/20/millionaires-thank-you-very-much/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/14/union-battle-heats-up-in-virginia/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/14/union-battle-heats-up-in-virginia/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:11:02 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6416 The battle over federal legislation that would allow workers to more easily unionize is rapidly heating up in Virginia]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/14/union-battle-heats-up-in-virginia/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/17/gubernatorial-candidates-need-jobs-too/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/17/gubernatorial-candidates-need-jobs-too/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:03:06 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5644 Campaigning to be the next governor of Virginia is a full-time job, but that isn’t stopping two of the four candidates from earning a salary. Republican candidate Bob McDonnell and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds are both earning paychecks from separate Virginia law firms, according to a story in today’s Washington Post. “I’m doing what I ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/17/gubernatorial-candidates-need-jobs-too/feed/ 4