Electronic signs could be coming to a business near you (Chesterfield Observer)
A citizen committee is headed toward a compromise that would recommend allowing light emitting diode (LED) signs for businesses, churches and schools on many Chesterfield roads in return for limiting message changes to every three minutes.
FBI taped calls of Ponzi scheme suspect (Daily Progress)
Editor’s Pick: New federal court filings reveal that the FBI was secretly recording phone calls and meetings between John M. Donnelly and victims of his alleged $11 million Ponzi scheme.
Bankrupt Greenbrier Resort May Be Sold to Marriott (Washington Post)
The West Virginia resort, which has fallen on hard times during the recession with the rest of the lodging industry, has lost the backing of its parent owner, the railroad company CSX Corp., which was described in the bankruptcy filing as “unable and unwilling to continue funding” the resort’s losses. The resort owners have struck a tentative deal to sell the 720-room property to Bethesda-based Marriott International for up to $130 million. The case was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond with WilliamsMullen is handling the bankruptcy work.
Scorn Trails A.I.G. Executives, Even in Their Driveways (NY Times)
The A.I.G. executive who was nicknamed “Jackpot Jimmy” by a New York tabloid walked up the driveway toward his bay-windowed house in Fairfield, Conn., on Thursday afternoon. “How do I feel?” said the executive, James Haas, repeating the question he had just been asked. “I feel horrible. This has been a complete invasion of privacy.”
Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan (USA Today)
The economic downturn is hitting Iraq and Afghanistan veterans harder than other workers — one in nine are now out of work — and may be encouraging some troops to remain in the service, according to Labor Department records and military officials.
Cut staff hours but keep the morale (Fortune)
If you need to cut costs, here’s some tips on how to break the bad news to the staff.
Electronic signs could be coming to a business near you (Chesterfield Observer)
A citizen committee is headed toward a compromise that would recommend allowing light emitting diode (LED) signs for businesses, churches and schools on many Chesterfield roads in return for limiting message changes to every three minutes.
FBI taped calls of Ponzi scheme suspect (Daily Progress)
Editor’s Pick: New federal court filings reveal that the FBI was secretly recording phone calls and meetings between John M. Donnelly and victims of his alleged $11 million Ponzi scheme.
Bankrupt Greenbrier Resort May Be Sold to Marriott (Washington Post)
The West Virginia resort, which has fallen on hard times during the recession with the rest of the lodging industry, has lost the backing of its parent owner, the railroad company CSX Corp., which was described in the bankruptcy filing as “unable and unwilling to continue funding” the resort’s losses. The resort owners have struck a tentative deal to sell the 720-room property to Bethesda-based Marriott International for up to $130 million. The case was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond with WilliamsMullen is handling the bankruptcy work.
Scorn Trails A.I.G. Executives, Even in Their Driveways (NY Times)
The A.I.G. executive who was nicknamed “Jackpot Jimmy” by a New York tabloid walked up the driveway toward his bay-windowed house in Fairfield, Conn., on Thursday afternoon. “How do I feel?” said the executive, James Haas, repeating the question he had just been asked. “I feel horrible. This has been a complete invasion of privacy.”
Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan (USA Today)
The economic downturn is hitting Iraq and Afghanistan veterans harder than other workers — one in nine are now out of work — and may be encouraging some troops to remain in the service, according to Labor Department records and military officials.
Cut staff hours but keep the morale (Fortune)
If you need to cut costs, here’s some tips on how to break the bad news to the staff.