BioTech Park forced to grow in new direction (Times-Dispatch)
Richmond has different plans for the 6-plus acres shown on the park master plan — a new civic arena to replace the Coliseum — and different ideas for where the BioTech Park should grow. Instead of east toward the VCU medical campus, city officials are looking north across Interstate 95 to North Jackson Ward.
McDonnell: Asian marketing mission accomplished (Free-Lance Star)
Gov. Bob McDonnell says he expects a marketing mission to Asia to produce several economic development announcements in the coming weeks. McDonnell has spent the past week meeting with business leaders, CEOs and government officials in Japan and China, and is heading to South Korea today.
Potential buyer for Presidents Park? (Virginia Gazette)
The man who salvaged the Presidential Bicentennial Monument in Glen Allen says he is negotiating to buy Presidents Park.
Stress-busting ‘relaxation’ drinks take off (USA Today)
In a stressed-out culture, their antithesis, “relaxation” drinks, are emerging as the beverage world’s hot ticket but are also drawing their share of critics.
Treasury to tap pensions to fund government (Washington Post)
The Obama administration will begin to tap federal retiree programs to help fund operations after the government loses its ability Monday to borrow more money from the public.
Dreams Do Come True. Or Not. (WSJ)
Opening a restaurant is a common entrepreneurial fantasy. But what’s it like to actually do it? For some, it’s everything they hoped. For others, the reality can be a nightmare.
8 Social Blogging Tips for Business (Inc.)
Punchy messages and continuous updates to your blog can certainly heighten interest and boost sales. But there are more ways to use social blogging for business.
The State of the SBA (Entrepreneur)
SBA chief Karen Mills on how the agency evolved through the economic crisis.
BioTech Park forced to grow in new direction (Times-Dispatch)
Richmond has different plans for the 6-plus acres shown on the park master plan — a new civic arena to replace the Coliseum — and different ideas for where the BioTech Park should grow. Instead of east toward the VCU medical campus, city officials are looking north across Interstate 95 to North Jackson Ward.
McDonnell: Asian marketing mission accomplished (Free-Lance Star)
Gov. Bob McDonnell says he expects a marketing mission to Asia to produce several economic development announcements in the coming weeks. McDonnell has spent the past week meeting with business leaders, CEOs and government officials in Japan and China, and is heading to South Korea today.
Potential buyer for Presidents Park? (Virginia Gazette)
The man who salvaged the Presidential Bicentennial Monument in Glen Allen says he is negotiating to buy Presidents Park.
Stress-busting ‘relaxation’ drinks take off (USA Today)
In a stressed-out culture, their antithesis, “relaxation” drinks, are emerging as the beverage world’s hot ticket but are also drawing their share of critics.
Treasury to tap pensions to fund government (Washington Post)
The Obama administration will begin to tap federal retiree programs to help fund operations after the government loses its ability Monday to borrow more money from the public.
Dreams Do Come True. Or Not. (WSJ)
Opening a restaurant is a common entrepreneurial fantasy. But what’s it like to actually do it? For some, it’s everything they hoped. For others, the reality can be a nightmare.
8 Social Blogging Tips for Business (Inc.)
Punchy messages and continuous updates to your blog can certainly heighten interest and boost sales. But there are more ways to use social blogging for business.
The State of the SBA (Entrepreneur)
SBA chief Karen Mills on how the agency evolved through the economic crisis.