Basketball program benefits from VCU student fee increase (Times-Dispatch)
The board of visitors on Friday approved a $50 increase in the university fee, bringing the charge to $1,637 for full-time students. Part of that increase will help pay for a $1.2 million contract awarded to coach Shaka Smart after the Rams made it to the NCAA Final Four this season.
Retail veteran getting a face-lift (Free-Lance Star)
Spotsylvania Crossings Shopping Center will get a facelift this summer.
UVa graduate gains notice in Hollywood (Daily Progress)
Jen Lilley can be seen on the small screen now in MTV’s “Disaster Date” and on the big screen later in “The Artist,” which got a warm reception at the Cannes Film Festival. But although the 2007 University of Virginia graduate is more likely to be spotted on a red carpet than at the Rotunda these days, the actress still has a taste for her alma mater.
Google Unveils App for Paying With Phone (NY Times)
Google introduced a mobile application that allows consumers to make a payment by waving their cellphones at a retailer’s terminal rather than pulling out a credit card.
Financing an MBA, with Help from Mom and Dad (Business Week)
For cash-strapped and debt-averse MBA students, one source of financial support increasingly beats all others: the parents.
How to Name Your Company (Inc.)
What’s in a name? Small businesses can learn from the corporate giants that have turned their names into high-profile brands.
He Said, She Said: Congressional Leaders Parse How to Help Small Business (Entrepreneur)
A shared goal of aiding small businesses can’t reconcile the divide between Republican Sam Graves and Democrat Mary Landrieu.
Basketball program benefits from VCU student fee increase (Times-Dispatch)
The board of visitors on Friday approved a $50 increase in the university fee, bringing the charge to $1,637 for full-time students. Part of that increase will help pay for a $1.2 million contract awarded to coach Shaka Smart after the Rams made it to the NCAA Final Four this season.
Retail veteran getting a face-lift (Free-Lance Star)
Spotsylvania Crossings Shopping Center will get a facelift this summer.
UVa graduate gains notice in Hollywood (Daily Progress)
Jen Lilley can be seen on the small screen now in MTV’s “Disaster Date” and on the big screen later in “The Artist,” which got a warm reception at the Cannes Film Festival. But although the 2007 University of Virginia graduate is more likely to be spotted on a red carpet than at the Rotunda these days, the actress still has a taste for her alma mater.
Google Unveils App for Paying With Phone (NY Times)
Google introduced a mobile application that allows consumers to make a payment by waving their cellphones at a retailer’s terminal rather than pulling out a credit card.
Financing an MBA, with Help from Mom and Dad (Business Week)
For cash-strapped and debt-averse MBA students, one source of financial support increasingly beats all others: the parents.
How to Name Your Company (Inc.)
What’s in a name? Small businesses can learn from the corporate giants that have turned their names into high-profile brands.
He Said, She Said: Congressional Leaders Parse How to Help Small Business (Entrepreneur)
A shared goal of aiding small businesses can’t reconcile the divide between Republican Sam Graves and Democrat Mary Landrieu.