Business
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Stock news for Nov. 8
For the week that ended Nov. 6. DIVIDEND Quarterly unless noted Increased Aaron’s Inc .018 from .017 Alliance Res Ptrs .76 from .745 Apollo Invest .28 from .26 Beckman Coulter ...
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White-collar jobless prevalent in Richmond area
The worst recession in 70 years has ended. But tell that to people trying to find jobs. “The recession is not over until everyone who wants to work is working ...
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Earnings report: Insmed
Richmond biopharmaceutical company Insmed Inc. reported it lost $150,000 in the quarter ending Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $2.2 million in the same period a year earlier. On ...
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Business Briefs for Nov. 7
Philip Morris USA and two other cigarette companies can stop making payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old settlement. North Carolina’s highest court ruled yesterday that ...
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The Jefferson Hotel again wins AAA' Five Diamond Award
The Jefferson Hotel again has won AAA’s prestigious top rating for its guest service and accommodations. The Jefferson joins two other Virginia travel venues in receiving Five Diamond Awards: The ...
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Richmond-area jobless press hunt for work
Richmond’s unemployed workers did the best they could to shake off yesterday’s bad news that the U.S. unemployment rate hit double digits. They got back to the main task: finding ...
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Hungary Brook Shopping Center in foreclosure
The Hungary Brook Shopping Center in northern Henrico County is in foreclosure and on the auction block. The retail center, on Concord Avenue near Parham and Brook roads, is scheduled ...
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Henrico-based Markel looks to invest in privately held companies
Markel Corp. has been patient for the past four years, but the specialty insurer now is looking to make a bigger plunge in what it thinks of as the “patient ...
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Rosetta Stone' revenue rises
Language software company Rosetta Stone reported a 12 percent increase in revenue for the third quarter. The Arlington-based company’s third-quarter revenue was $67.3 million, up from $59.8 million during the ...
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HCA divisional chief is true to her roots in nursing
Each job Margaret G. Lewis has held during her 30-plus years in health care has felt like the best job she’s ever had. Starting with one of her first jobs ...
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Great Expectations …
The Washington Business Journal has a neat story about how business owners in Virginia are going to hold the new Governor to his campaign promises. “Some says that means clearing ...
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2009 Valor Award Winners
The Retail Merchants Association awarded its 2009 Valor Awards.
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Henrico business licenses for Nov. 9
The following are recently issued business licenses in Henrico County. Michael F. Armstrong (contractor); licensee same, 3009 Maplewood Road, Henrico 23228. City Star Cab (taxi); licensee Alsadik H M Adam, ...
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Chesterfield Business Licenses for Nov. 9
The following are recently issued business licenses in Chesterfield County. Lemus Used Tires & Auto Repair (repair service); licensee Marlon E. Aviles, 9916 Jefferson Davis Highway, Building A, Richmond 23237. ...
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Richmond Business Licenses for Nov. 9
The following are recently issued business licenses in Richmond. Kelly C. Hopkins (beauty parlor); licensee same, 1213 W. Main St., Richmond 23220. Jones Lawn and Tree Trimming (lawn maintenance); licensee ...
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Complete Metro Business Calendar for Nov. 9
MONDAY, NOV. 9 Career-Prospectors, http://www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Monday at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room at Long & Foster, 9321 Midlothian Turnpike. Details: Michael Soden, (804) ...
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Building permits for Nov. 9
Sam’s Re Business Trust, owner; Hanlin Rainaldi Construction Corp., contractor; 9440 W. Broad St., car wash, $789,776. Oregon Hill Home Improvement, owner; Victorian Home Builders LLC, contractor; 619 S. Laurel ...
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Jefferson Hotel wins AAA' prestigious Five Diamond Award again
For the 17th consecutive year, The Jefferson Hotel has won AAA’s prestigious Five Diamond Award, the travel group’s top rating for hotels and restaurants.
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Markel adds third company to 'PE' portfolio
Markel Corp., one of the largest specialty insurance companies in the U.S. with its headquarters in Richmond, has added to its investment portfolio a Texas-based manufacturer in a deal valued ...
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The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 11.6.09
Grubb & Ellis|Harrison & Bates reports the following deals: KBAS LLC purchased the 29,000-square-foot former Books-A-Million building at 9131 Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield from Pacific Realty Associates LP for $1.55 ...
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NewsFeeds 11.06.09
Dominion Virginia Power agrees to lower rates, give refunds (Virginian-Pilot) Dominion Virginia Power has agreed to drop a group of requested rate increases and refund customers more than $129 million ...
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Overstuffed At Work
Do you work with someone who hoards things in their office?
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Success of stimulus program debated at Va. Asian Chamber event
The federal economic-stimulus plan is working for small businesses in Virginia, a senior SBA official told the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce’s procurement conference here yesterday. Some of the participants ...
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Nov. 6 Business Briefs
The Martin Agency and five other agencies are competing to handle advertising for General Motors Co.‘s Cadillac division. GM said it narrowed its list of candidates to six agencies, a ...
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Craigslist warns of job scams
Job-seekers beware: There’s a new warning on Craigslist.com. The Web site recently posted a scam alert, telling applicants to be on the lookout for bogus ads that promise work that ...
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Catching Ghosts with the Parabot
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Robert just wantted to pull that stunt with thowing the ... -
Catching Ghosts with the Parabot
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Robert Bess got greedy with his TV time, and ended ... -
"Ghost Adventures Live" on YouTube
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I just watched the recap of the 7 Hour Live ...
