Spiritual adviser suing Chesterfield County (Times-Dispatch)
A Chesterfield woman is asking to have the county’s codes relating to spiritual counselors changed to permit her to reopen the business she closed in August because she didn’t have a business license, and to be compensated an unspecified amount for the time she has been unable to operate.
Fulton Bank experiments at its new branch (Inside Business)
Its new Virginia Beach branch at Landstown Commons is the lab and prototype. Customers are the subjects and users. Its hypothesis is that a high-tech, uniquely designed bank branch will allow it to better serve customers and hopefully grow the local footprint of Fulton Bank Southern Division, the Virginia Beach-based arm of the larger Fulton Bank subsidiary of a $16 billion dollar parent company.
WestGroup deal to sell Tysons Corner property collapses (Washington Post)
The deal to sell WestGroup’s holdings in Tysons Corner to a McLean shopping mall developer is dead because the buyer could not secure financing, the parties said Thursday.
America’s Nastiest CEO (Slate)
Think business journalists are too timid? Look what happens when you go after a struggling firm.
Banking system stronger, but far from recovered (USA Today)
Even as banks report improved financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009, they continue to struggle to rid themselves of bad old loans and to make good new ones. Critics worry that big banks are bigger and potentially more destabilizing than ever and are using their access to low-cost capital to make risky trading bets on currencies, commodities, stocks and bonds instead of making traditional loans.
Royal Caribbean says yes to sexually-charged cougar cruise (USA Today)
The world’s second largest cruise line says it will pick up where industry leader Carnival left off in hosting a “cougar cruise” organized by California-based Singles Travel Company.
Alternatives to Buy Local Campaigns (WSJ)
Recent research shows that buying local campaigns provide only limited and short-lived results for small businesses. So, as budget-conscious consumers turn to mass retailers, Internet and malls for bargains, what can small business owners do? Here are three suggestions.
Case Study: Do You Need to Slow Down? (Inc.)
Lisa Disbrow’s doctors urged her to slow down. Could the entrepreneur find a way to manage her illness and her business?
Spiritual adviser suing Chesterfield County (Times-Dispatch)
A Chesterfield woman is asking to have the county’s codes relating to spiritual counselors changed to permit her to reopen the business she closed in August because she didn’t have a business license, and to be compensated an unspecified amount for the time she has been unable to operate.
Fulton Bank experiments at its new branch (Inside Business)
Its new Virginia Beach branch at Landstown Commons is the lab and prototype. Customers are the subjects and users. Its hypothesis is that a high-tech, uniquely designed bank branch will allow it to better serve customers and hopefully grow the local footprint of Fulton Bank Southern Division, the Virginia Beach-based arm of the larger Fulton Bank subsidiary of a $16 billion dollar parent company.
WestGroup deal to sell Tysons Corner property collapses (Washington Post)
The deal to sell WestGroup’s holdings in Tysons Corner to a McLean shopping mall developer is dead because the buyer could not secure financing, the parties said Thursday.
America’s Nastiest CEO (Slate)
Think business journalists are too timid? Look what happens when you go after a struggling firm.
Banking system stronger, but far from recovered (USA Today)
Even as banks report improved financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009, they continue to struggle to rid themselves of bad old loans and to make good new ones. Critics worry that big banks are bigger and potentially more destabilizing than ever and are using their access to low-cost capital to make risky trading bets on currencies, commodities, stocks and bonds instead of making traditional loans.
Royal Caribbean says yes to sexually-charged cougar cruise (USA Today)
The world’s second largest cruise line says it will pick up where industry leader Carnival left off in hosting a “cougar cruise” organized by California-based Singles Travel Company.
Alternatives to Buy Local Campaigns (WSJ)
Recent research shows that buying local campaigns provide only limited and short-lived results for small businesses. So, as budget-conscious consumers turn to mass retailers, Internet and malls for bargains, what can small business owners do? Here are three suggestions.
Case Study: Do You Need to Slow Down? (Inc.)
Lisa Disbrow’s doctors urged her to slow down. Could the entrepreneur find a way to manage her illness and her business?