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  • Past recoveries give insight for job growth today

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 01/11/2010 05:01 am

    With the recession now over, according to most economists, the question becomes: “How long will it take to recover all the jobs lost?“ Observing the employment patterns of the past ...

  • State budget likely to need another $250 million in cuts

    Virginia Business - News | 11/18/2009 03:20 am

    The state budget will likely need to be cut another $250 million to $300 million for the current biennial budget, the House of Delegates Appropriations Committee was told Tuesday. The ...

  • Fed president says loan losses from commercial real estate will be 'manageable'

    Virginia Business - News | 10/22/2009 04:21 am

    Defaults on commercial real estate loans will contribute to more bank failures, but overall they won’t threaten the banking industry as a whole, Jeffrey M. Lacker, president of the Federal ...

  • Comparing the recessions

    Local business from the Times-Dispatch | 05/18/2009 05:01 am

    Here is how economic indicators have changed during the current recession in the Richmond area compared with the last two recessions. The percent changes are calculated from the peak for ...

  • Applications holding steady at private schools

    Richmond BizSense | 03/12/2009 12:24 pm

    Richmond private school officials will be holding their breath Tuesday, March 17, when acceptance letters go out to high school students. They are optimistic about enrollment for the 2009-10 school ...

  • Media General Revenues Slide 10.8 Percent in July

    richmond.com | 08/20/2008 11:10 am

    The news keeps getting worse for Media General, Inc. The media conglomerate reported $68.3 million in revenue in July down 13.8 percent from the same month a year before. That ...

  • Hard Floors -- A Lasting Enterprise

    richmond.com | 07/14/2008 07:02 am

    Ralph Costen started a business in 1948 with 10 employees supplying hardwood floors. Today, as management control passes to the third generation, Costen Floors has more than 100 employees who ...

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