French’s multimillion dollar house to be sold at bankruptcy auction (Times-Dispatch)
As reported yesterday by RBS, Justin G. French and his wife, Tanya C. French, have defaulted on a mortgage loan of $1.456 million on their Georgian mansion in Richmond’s West End.
Ohio company makes offer for Northrop Grumman shipbuilding (Virginian-Pilot)
If its multibillion-dollar pitch is successful, Cleveland Ship LLC plans to keep all of Northrop’s shipyards open and maintain the 20,000 employees at the yard in Newport News. All financing would come from the United States.
Training, but not retaining doctors (Roanoke Times)
Virginia has lagged behind other states in retaining the doctors who get their training here. Officials hope residency programs will change that.
Cities in Debt Turn to States, Adding Strain (NY Times)
The increasingly common pleas for state assistance — after two relatively quiet decades — reflect the yawning local budget deficits that have appeared in the last two years. As tax revenue has fallen, the cost of providing labor-intensive government services, like teaching and policing, has proved hard to reduce.
Google TV lines up Netflix, Amazon, NBA, other partners (USA Today)
On Monday, Google (GOOG)announced more partnerships and a new website — www.google.com/tv — for its platform for bringing the Internet to any TV set. The first hardware products — a TV set-top box by Logitech (LOGI) and a Sony TV and Blu-ray player — are expected in stores by the middle of this month.
Would You Refuse to Hire Someone Wearing Dreadlocks? (Inc.)
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is suing a Virginia company for denying a job to a Rastafarian who wouldn’t cut his hair because of his religious beliefs.
Former NFL Player Gets Year In Jail For Beating Up His Accountant (Business Insider)
One-time Kansas City Chief Joe Bruner received a year-long prison sentence last week, after he was convicted of assaulting a CPA whom he blamed for legal and financial troubles.
French’s multimillion dollar house to be sold at bankruptcy auction (Times-Dispatch)
As reported yesterday by RBS, Justin G. French and his wife, Tanya C. French, have defaulted on a mortgage loan of $1.456 million on their Georgian mansion in Richmond’s West End.
Ohio company makes offer for Northrop Grumman shipbuilding (Virginian-Pilot)
If its multibillion-dollar pitch is successful, Cleveland Ship LLC plans to keep all of Northrop’s shipyards open and maintain the 20,000 employees at the yard in Newport News. All financing would come from the United States.
Training, but not retaining doctors (Roanoke Times)
Virginia has lagged behind other states in retaining the doctors who get their training here. Officials hope residency programs will change that.
Cities in Debt Turn to States, Adding Strain (NY Times)
The increasingly common pleas for state assistance — after two relatively quiet decades — reflect the yawning local budget deficits that have appeared in the last two years. As tax revenue has fallen, the cost of providing labor-intensive government services, like teaching and policing, has proved hard to reduce.
Google TV lines up Netflix, Amazon, NBA, other partners (USA Today)
On Monday, Google (GOOG)announced more partnerships and a new website — www.google.com/tv — for its platform for bringing the Internet to any TV set. The first hardware products — a TV set-top box by Logitech (LOGI) and a Sony TV and Blu-ray player — are expected in stores by the middle of this month.
Would You Refuse to Hire Someone Wearing Dreadlocks? (Inc.)
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is suing a Virginia company for denying a job to a Rastafarian who wouldn’t cut his hair because of his religious beliefs.
Former NFL Player Gets Year In Jail For Beating Up His Accountant (Business Insider)
One-time Kansas City Chief Joe Bruner received a year-long prison sentence last week, after he was convicted of assaulting a CPA whom he blamed for legal and financial troubles.