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March 16, 2009
Business co-founder to discuss ‘opportunity in chaos’
Business co-founder to discuss ‘opportunity in chaos’ Take a little advice from someone who started his business during a recession: It just...
March 14, 2009
Va. unemployment jumps to 6.4% in January
State unemployment rate jumps to 6.4% January reading up sharply but below U.S. figure; all 10 metro areas report increase Virginia’s unemployment...
March 13, 2009
Revenue climbing for firm that hauls recyclables by bike
Pedal power propels recycling business in Pa. PHILADELPHIA As an entrepreneur, John Paul MacDuffie Woodburn—just call him Woody—is remarkably...
March 12, 2009
Classified ad pays off for job seeker
A British man stood beside a busy highway advertising his engineering skills on a sandwich board. Another man in Chicago handed out résumés on...
March 11, 2009
Madoff to plead guilty to investment fraud
In a courtroom surprise, lawyers revealed yesterday that Bernard Madoff will plead guilty tomorrow to securities fraud, perjury and other crimes, knowing...
March 09, 2009
Father-son partners are the force behind Movieland cinema
If a film was made about the owners of Movieland at Boulevard Square in Richmond, an apt title might be “Like Father, Like Son.“ Charles B....
Why Bow Tie? Name comes from Times Square
Charley and Ben Moss, owners of Bow Tie Partners, often wear bow ties. But that’s not the reason for the company’s name. Bow Tie is named for...
Henrico firm specializes in displays for trade shows
Betty Johnson attends lots of regional and national trade shows for Bostwick Laboratories. When she needed folding table-top displays and other graphics...
HONORS
Susan S. Wood has received the 2008 Mathematics Excellence Award from the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. She is associate vice...
March 08, 2009
Richmond Habitat homes blend in with Highland Park neighbors
Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity is trying to have its homes blend in. Volunteers for the local nonprofit organization built two homes in Richmond’s...
March 06, 2009
RIC exhibitions to feature work by Va. artists
Air travelers landing at Richmond International Airport will go on a photographic-arts tour of America’s national parks, thanks to a new collaboration...
March 04, 2009
Madoff to give up rights to business, artwork
Bernard Madoff has agreed to give up the rights to his disgraced investment business and his company’s prized artwork and entertainment tickets as...
March 03, 2009
Robins sells drug company ECR for $5.1 million
Businessman E. Claiborne Robins Jr. has sold his ECR Pharmaceuticals company to a New York drug firm. Robins started the specialty drug company in 1990,...
March 02, 2009
Hanover firm specializes in historical restorations
W.Scott Brannan learned the art of plastering more than 25 years ago by helping F. Richard Wilton Jr. with renovation projects. “When he would go...
Expert to discuss Richmond area’s retail outlook
Retail development was booming in the Richmond area until the economy hit the skids. Now, developers are struggling to find tenants to fill their retail...
DECISION MAKERS
Khalid H’Sain H’Sain New position: geotechnical engineer, JES Engineered Solutions Previous position: geotechnical engineer and project manager,...
Richmond bed-and-breakfast pairs owners’ skills
A lawyer and a car salesman bought a hotel last year. No, that’s not the first line of a joke. It’s what happened in Richmond’s museum...
Association notes
New officers on the board of directors for The Virginias Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association are: president, Christina P. Llames with LeClairRyan;...
March 01, 2009
Business hopefuls seek advice at workshop
Bill Allen is interested in opening a wine bar and restaurant. Sidnee Dallas dreams of starting a health-food store in the inner city. Ruby Sabir is looking...
February 28, 2009
No final paychecks for laid off Qimonda workers
Hundreds of laid-off Qimonda Richmond employees will not be paid their final paychecks or receive wages for vacation days and time off they earned before...
February 27, 2009
Mechanicsville Car Pool employee honored
They call her the Duck Lady. Trudy Carlton has been a fixture at the Mechanicsville Car Pool store for 15 of her 23 years with the company. She’s...
February 23, 2009
Door firm capitalizes on openings in market
To many consumers a door is merely a door, but not so for Rodney Hyatt, president of Architectural Hardware of Virginia. “We have any kind of door...
Struggles prompt Logos Book Store near VCU to close
The book business isn’t easy these days. With competition from big-chain and Internet booksellers, independent bookstores have been struggling for...
HONORS
John L. Walker III has been inducted as a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. He is with Williams Mullen. Dwight Lacey has been named the 2008 Safety...
ON THE MOVE
ACCOUNTING Steve Corns has been named audit director for the mid-Atlantic region at RSM McGladrey. ARCHITECTS Baskervill: Kia Baker is human resources...
DECISION MAKERS
Thomas Heim Heim New position: senior vice president of risk financing, RCM&D Previous position: managing director, national casualty and risk management...
February 14, 2009
Peanut product maker files for bankruptcy
Peanut Corp. of America, the Lynchburg-based company at the center of a deadly nationwide salmonella outbreak, filed for bankruptcy yesterday. The Chapter...
February 12, 2009
Designer’s crafty goal: battery-powered style
NEW YORK With her carefully styled blond hair, expertly applied makeup and fashionable blue dress, nothing about Alison Lewis even hints at the word “nerd”...
Study: Paying smokers to quit helps
Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicates....
February 11, 2009
Housing lottery assists county’s workers
Just out of college and eager to move out of her parents’ home, Karin Gagnon became giddy when her name was called yesterday in a unique lottery....
