According to a survey by Allstate insurance, from 2005 – 2009 Richmonders increased the amount of years between accidents by 1.2 years, making it the 9th most improved city.
David Larter
Dealers swipe orphaned customers
Auto dealers around the country are trying to pick up customers orphaned by the major shakeup of the auto industry. With an estimated 3,000 closed or closing in the past two years, many people who have been buying cars from the same dealership for decades have found themselves looking for a new home when their… Read more »
Get ready to get Diesel
Susan Hardwicke wants to pump you up.
For Hardwicke, that means starting her own business making health products designed to increase brain functioning for runners and other athletes, and she knows the tricks of manufacturing and selling a product bound for drug stores and specialty shops.
Marketing firms look to Twitter instead of newspapers
When marketers and PR firms representing tech companies in Silicon Valley want to spread the word about their company, they call up people like Twitter Founder Biz Stone, not establishment media such as Tech Crunch or the newspapers.
Tech Review: She wrote WHAT?
ViralHeat is like an Internet babysitter for your brand. And if it works as promised, it will alert you when someone, somewhere, types something good or bad about the company.
SWF seeks stability, willing to lower standards.
Dating site eHarmony.com has seen a 20 percent increase in traffic, even though the site charges as much as $60 for membership. Traffic to OkCupid.com is up 50 percent.
Monday Q&A: What do I have to do sell a car in this economy?
Ted Linhart’s Dominion Auto Group has suffered along with every other dealership as consumers have cut way back on big-ticket purchases. But it could be worse — GM could have pulled the rug out completely. Still, the layoffs have been hard, and now he’s now having trouble sleeping through the night.
Linhart recently bought the entire inventory (more than 400 cars) from Whitlow Chevrolet, which decided to get out of the Chevy business.
Electric bill lower, but hang on for more increases
The next time you get your power bill from Dominion, it might be a couple of bucks cheaper, but don’t get used to it.
FedEx sues UPS over whiteboard ads
One of Richmond’s most recognizable residents, Martin Agency celeb Andy Azula, is in the middle of a lawsuit between shipping giants. The Memphis-based FedEx is suing Atlanta’s UPS over a recent commercial that features Azula and his now-famous whiteboard, according to the Memphis Daily News. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Memphis…. Read more »
Qimonda-ites at protest: “Where’s my money?”
Around 50 laid-off workers from Qimonda protested outside the shuttered plant yesterday, upset that they were stiffed paychecks when executives still working for the company are getting bonuses. Story includes video.