The local and state economies may have finished last year in rougher shape than the nation did, the first hard data from tax collections show. Income tax withheld from Virginians’ paychecks in December barely rose from the previous year, according...

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More than 15 potential buyers have expressed interest in International Paper Co.‘s paper mill in Isle of Wight County, Gov. Bob McDonnell said yesterday. On his first visit to the plant since being sworn in as governor last month, McDonnell said...

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A retired top executive of the Walt Disney Co. has been named the new dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. Ed Grier said the collaborative leadership skills he learned during 29 years with Disney will translate well to his...

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