A baseball team from Connecticut has evicted a longtime tenant of the Diamond: an Indian named Connecticut. The RMA is issuing a request for proposals to move the sculpture.
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NewsFeeds 1.04.2010
How Martinsville residents weathered the job losses (Virginian-Pilot) While most gave up on textiles, David Stone defied the odds. The former Tultex employee started a cut-and-sew operation in his garage. Now, Solid Stone Fabrics occupies 3,000 square feet . UVa nears finish line on South Lawn project (Daily Progress) After more than three years of… Read more »
Monday Q&A: Time to advertise happy hour?
A new Republican governor in Virginia could mean new opportunities for businesses in the Commonwealth. Perhaps no enterprise has more to gain than independent liquor stores, should ABC be disbanded. And more flexible rules will finally let pubs advertise their happy hour specials on a placard or sign outside their establishments. This week, BizSense chats with Tom Lisk, a veteran attorney who lobbies for the restaurant and hospitality industries.
No slow-down in football ticket sales (except at UVA)
At Virginia universities with winning football programs, season tickets sales are steady or growing. No recession there. But business is much tougher when you’re not winning.
NewsFeeds 8.31.09
Ashland a symbol that small towns, Wal-Mart can co-exist (Times-Dispatch) Six years after Wal-Mart came to town, Ashland is still Ashland. There’s still a quaint downtown with railroad tracks running down the middle of the main street, and there’s still a bustling business corridor just off Interstate 95. But nearly a decade ago, the threat… Read more »
NewsFeeds 8.28.09
Chesterfield slashes commercial-development fees (Times-Dispatch) County supervisors approved a “fee holiday” Wednesday night, sharply reducing Planning Department fees related to commercial, office and industrial projects until July. Area entrepreneur takes plan to White House (Roanoke Times) Back from an energy briefing at the White House this week, a Henry County entrepreneur said he achieved his… Read more »
Is Bank of America trying to drive away customers?
I’m always shocked at how badly some big companies treat their customers.
Especially with Bank of America, which has reminded me yet again why I will never bank open a new account at a big bank.
Startup sprouts from S&K ruins
Three former S&K Menswear employees are trying to take the S&K model and run it online. They’ve packed a 3,000-square-foot warehouse with men’s dress clothes and invested $150,000 in the startup.
NewsFeeds 8.27.09
Goochland Drive-In Theater opens Friday (Times-Dispatch) Creating the 10-acre, 400-car drive-in just off Interstate 64 in Hadensville was a labor of love for Goochland resident John Heidel. Beach businesses uneasy as Laskin project to begin (Virginian-Pilot) An upscale development and the city’s plan to revamp the area into a pedestrian-friendly entrance way to the Oceanfront… Read more »
Regulators request turnaround plan from Va. Business Bank
At the request of state and federal regulators, Richmond-based Virginia Business Bank must submit a survival plan that assesses management and basic metrics and prevents the bank from lending more to borrowers who are behind on payments.