Topics :: recession

• Group hopes to get West Broad Village back on track

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/21/2009 05:01 am

  West Broad Village was abuzz last year as a construction site in the middle of worst recession in decades. The plan called for a place where people could live, work, ...

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• U.S. scores well in Genworth consumer poll

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/20/2009 05:01 am

  Genworth Financial Inc.‘s latest survey of consumers’ vulnerability found Americans are doing well, considering. Despite the recession, Americans are much less financially at risk than Europeans, the Henrico County-based insurance ...

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• Target profit climbs 18 percent

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/17/2009 02:30 pm

  CHICAGO—Target’s profit climbed more than 18 percent up in the third quarter as the discount department store chain cut costs and amped up its fight with rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...

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• Interest in Franchises Surges

  WWBT 12 News | 11/16/2009 10:47 pm

  After so many people lost their jobs in the recession, SmartMoney.com says there is a huge surge in people interested in opening franchises. Workers want to be their own boss, ...

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• Cost-cutting helps profit for Southern States Cooperative

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/14/2009 05:01 am

  The recession took a bite out of Southern States Cooperative Inc.‘s revenue in its 2009 fiscal year, but cost-cutting helped it turn a profit for the year. The Richmond-based agricultural ...

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• Economy at 'somewhat of a snapback,' expert tells Richmond economists

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/13/2009 05:01 am

  Business economists think the U.S. economy will get back to where it was before the recession by the end of next year. But employment won’t reach pre-recession levels until 2012, ...

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• Economist sees job market recovery in 2012

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 11/12/2009 10:30 pm

  Business economists think the U.S. economy will get back to where it was before the recession by the end of next year. But employment won’t reach pre-recession levels until 2012, ...

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• Annoying clients? Cut 'em off

  Richmond BizSense | 11/10/2009 05:14 pm

  The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece today about companies divorcing clients that are either delinquent or too high maintenance. When the recession was in full-force service, companies were ...

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• Employment growth foreseen by midyear

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/09/2009 05:01 am

  Employment growth foreseen by midyear Employment is one of the most closely watched economic reports because it covers all sectors of the economy. During this time of economic transition out ...

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• Good news for commercial real estate owners

  Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 11/09/2009 05:01 am

  Commercial real estate owners got some encouraging news during the past few weeks. Several economic reports showed promising signs, and the FDIC made clear how it is looking at commercial ...

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