Bill Keeler is a team builder with an eye on behavior. He says behavior is a language. And understanding that language can help business owners succeed...

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

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...

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Small businesses can help beat the recession with a few cost-effective moves. “Anything that you can reduce from your costs goes straight to the...

1995: sold CPI and became a millionaire   1995-97: did mergers/acquisitions with Hoshko   1997: bought Tekna Interactive   1998: sold Tekna...

When Ashton Harrison went to code yellow a year ago this month, employees at her three Shades of Light locations started handling landscaping duties around...

First Bankshares Inc. in Suffolk and Xenith Corp., a bank in formation in Richmond, said yesterday that their shareholders have approved a merger. The...

The Martin Agency this week began airing what could be the final four UPS whiteboard television commercials. But that doesn’t mean that the ad campaign...

Every month, Mark Gulling, president of global business services and chief information officer at MeadWestvaco, holds a “straight talk” meeting...

Lumber Liquidators Inc., the Toano-based seller of hardwood flooring, is ranked the No. 1 company on Forbes magazine’s list of the 200 Best Small...

A Hopewell ethanol plant that is expected to open next year will start recruiting employees Monday. Osage Bio Energy said it plans to hire about 35 technician...

PepsiCo Inc. is facing criticism for an iPhone application that promises to help men “score” with two dozen stereotypes of women by giving...

The average amateur male golfer believes he can consistently drive the ball about 222 yards. In reality, one study says, he typically can drive it only...

Agriculture officials say this year’s pumpkin harvest is good to excellent across Virginia. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services...

The Supreme Court will consider throwing out the convictions of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling for his role in the collapse of the one-time energy giant....

Allegheny Energy says it has agreed to cut a proposed rate increase by $3.2 million. Allegheny had asked the State Corporation Commission in April to approve...

FREDERICKSBURG They’re simply made, sturdy and colorful. But the “eco-clutch” handbags for sale at the University of Mary Washington...

For Nancy Thomas, tackling the rough-and-tumble world of retail is much easier after growing up in a house full of hockey-playing brothers on New York’s...

BLUE CRUMP Metro Business asked Blue Crump, owner of Cityspace, a Richmond-based business that builds energy-saving houses and installs solar-power systems,...

Don’t look for commercial real estate values to rebound any time soon. They won’t recover next month or next year, said Sally Gordon, a managing...

Opening a second store is challenging enough for a retailer looking to expand. But throw a troubled shopping center into the mix and stressed-filled nights...

Education: bachelor’s degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, 1981   Career: various positions with This End...

Virginia is holding its third annual tax holiday on energy-efficient products. Through Monday, residential consumers can save money by buying sales-tax...

When Greta Harris moved into her home in Ginter Park in North Richmond 14 years ago, the house next door was in serious disrepair. It had no kitchen or...

The U.S. economy is recovering, but it may not feel that way, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said yesterday. “Just because...

Dominion Virginia Power has reduced capacity slightly at one of its two nuclear reactors in Surry County. Figures provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...

Sally Gordon, managing director of BlackRock Inc., a New York investment firm, will be the opening speaker at the 19th annual Virginia Commonwealth University...

BRADENTON, Fla. Afamily tragedy inspired a Bradenton resident to invent a product he hopes will save lives. Jack Roe pursued a patent for transitional...

Shockoe Bottom store specializing in contemporary furniture has carved a national reputation. Owner says “good design should stand the test of time.“...