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October 26, 2009

People & Places for Oct. 26

ON THE MOVE BANKING, INVESTMENTS   Craig Forbes is co-principal at Alpha Omega Wealth Management, a registered investment advisory firm. He has more...

Richmond Business Licenses for Oct. 26

The following are recently issued business licenses in Richmond. Howard S. McGregor (beauty parlor); licensee same, 608 N. Sheppard St., Richmond 23221....

Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves

What is it? Certified public accounting and consulting firm   Employees: 126 full-time employees, counting the 18 principals Founding principals:...

How to establish good credit

Q:What is the best program to start or obtain business credit? I was leaning toward Dun & Bradstreet. In doing research, sources say that establishing...

Associations for Oct. 26

New officers on the board of directors for the Virginia Law Foundation are: president, Whittington W. Clement with Hunton & Williams; president elect,...

Company News for Oct. 26

MERGERS/EXPANSIONS Bill Grove, owner of Amramp in Richmond, has expanded his territory to Bedford and Halifax counties. NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Hometown...

Metro Business Calendar for Oct. 26

MONDAY, OCT. 26 Career-Prospectors,

Insider Periscope for Oct. 26

DOMINION RESOURCES INC. George A. Davidson Jr., a director, exercised options for 8,000 shares Oct. 19 at $29.98 per share and sold 8,000 shares the same...

Company/Individual Honors for Oct. 26

Dr. Charles L. Cuttino III has received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Building permit highlight for Oct. 26

Condominiums: One of the units in the second building of the Rivermont Landing Condominiums is under construction at 2026 River Rock Drive in Chesterfield...

Convention calendar for Oct. 26

Upcoming conventions, conferences, meetings, events and trade shows: DateMeetingAttendanceSite Oct. 27-30Educational Technology3,000Greater Richmond ...

De-motivator to lighten up Venture Forum event

Self-described de-motivator Lawrence Kersten will speak Thursday at the Venture Forum’s “2010 Greater Richmond Companies to Watch” event....

Indicators for week of Oct. 26

Indicators MONDAY Short-term Treasury auction.  TUESDAY Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller releases its August index of home prices. Conference...


October 25, 2009

Consumer watch: Red flags for those in job market

Red flags while job hunting Unemployed and feeling desperate? This is no time to drop your guard and inadvertently expose your personal data to identity...


October 19, 2009

Serial entrepreneur enjoys investing in others’ ventures
Serial entrepreneur enjoys investing in others’ ventures

Karen Booth Adams never intended to own a piece of nine companies. But over the years she became addicted to the excitement of starting a business and...

TRADE NAMES: Sally Bell’s: a taste for tradition
TRADE NAMES: Sally Bell’s: a taste for tradition

Lawrence Chavis stops by Sally Bell’s Kitchen at least three times each week. “I wanted some homemade food, not fast food,“ said Chavis,...

Richmond Business Licenses for Oct. 19

The following are recently issued business licenses in Richmond. Smoothie King 921 (restaurant); licensee SK Richmond Inc., 1211 W. Broad St., Richmond...

60 Seconds with: G. Gilmer Minor III

G. GILMER MINOR III Metro Business talked to G. Gilmer Minor III, chairman of medical-products distributor Owens & Minor Inc. He chairs Junior Achievement...

Building permits for Oct. 19

Church School, owner; Kjellstrom and Lee Inc., contractor; 6001 Grove Ave., alterations, $3,123,458. Philip Morris Inc., owner; Hourigan Construction,...

Chesterfield Business Licenses for Oct. 19

The following are recently issued business licenses in Chesterfield County. Where 2 Transportation Services (personal service); licensees Raymond C. Bradley...

Complete Metro Business Calendar for Oct. 19

Complete Metro Business Calendar for Oct. 19 MONDAY, OCT. 19 Career-Prospectors,

BIZ BUZZ: Brothers combine office and storage spaces

Driving north on Chamberlayne Avenue from downtown, you’ll see a nondescript beige building that sits off to the left. From a distance, it looks...

Sally Bell’s Kitchen

Employees: Three full-time and 19 part-time, including Martha Jones   Location: 708 W. Grace St.   Contact: (804) 644-2838 or

Indicators for week of Oct. 19

Indicators MONDAY National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for October.  TUESDAY Commerce Department releases housing starts...

Don’t invite malware onto your computer

Dear PropellerHeads: A window just popped up on my computer telling me that Windows Police PRO had detected viruses. What should I do? Answer: First, take...

Company News for Oct. 19

NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Guaranteed Home Mortgage Co. has opened a new office at 10045 Midlothian Turnpike. 23 Hair Studio has opened at 1213 W. Main St....

Jobless-benefit system produces a Catch-22

Icall them “stealth taxes.“ These are direct taxes that are indirectly applied so that most people attribute them to something else. For example,...

Metro Business Calendar for Oct. 19

MONDAY, OCT. 19 Capital Region Workforce Network at Goodwill Industries hosts Dominion Virginia Power Energy Assistance & Conservation Fair, 9 a.m.,...

Company/Individual Honors for Oct. 19

Gus Iurillo has been named the Top Performer franchisee for 2009 by The Entrepreneur’s Source. Dr. Mark H. Ryan has been awarded the 2009 Salute...

Building permit highlight for Oct. 19

St. Catherine’s renovations: Washington Hall, on the campus of the all-girl St. Catherine’s School in the West End, is getting a makeover. ...

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