Local HR consulting firm TitanHR has merged with CT Executive Benefits.
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Local universities keep builders building
Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond are spending $155 million on current projects, building dorms, stadiums and research centers. That’s been a blessing for some local construction firms.
Businesses seek tourniquet for health care costs
Insurance agents in Richmond who help businesses select plans say they are hearing from every one of their clients as the recession forces business owners to find savings.
NewsFeeds 5.27.09
Nolan Ryan’s business looking into Richmond baseball (Times-Dispatch) Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan’s Texas-based baseball business is sending representatives to Richmond this week to investigate possible ownership of the Eastern League franchise that is to move here next season. How to sell an eyesore (Virginia Gazette) A long-vacant gas station and a blighted bank… Read more »
Network passes on Richmond-filmed drama
Richmond won’t be standing in for Washington this fall after all. Film crews and Hollywood stars arrived in Richmond in April to shoot a pilot for the CW network called The Body Politic. The drama centered on a small-town girl (Minka Kelly of Friday Night Lights) turned congressional staffer. But the network passed on the… Read more »
A problem with all these ‘solutions’
Virginia Business’s magazine releases its list of the 50 fastest growing companies in Virginia. A few thoughts: Twenty percent had “solutions” in their names, and most were related to technology. And not one firm was in Richmond.
Midlothian Turnpike businesses may see 2 cent hike in property tax rate
The Midlothian Initiative to Revitalize Rights of Way plans to ask the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors this fall to raise property tax rates on some businesses along Midlothian Turnpike to pay for $340,000 in landscaping.
NewsFeeds 5.26.09
Lakeside Appliance coming back under new name (Times-Dispatch) A month after watching the company founded by his father 55 years ago abruptly shut down, Jeff Francisco is resurrecting the Lakeside Appliance chain under the name Appliance Solutions. Big squawk over big-box drugstore (Virginia Gazette) “You should be ashamed of yourselves,” one man told attorney Vernon… Read more »
Guest Opinion: Hey, GM and Chrysler, that’s no way to treat your dealers
GM and Chrysler pulled a fast one, says Mark Smith, who owns the area Midas stores. Smith is seeing some of the ripples at his shops, which are having trouble finding certain parts. But the owners will survive, he says.
NewsFeeds 5.22.09
Rose & Womble buys Leading Edge Realty (Virginian-Pilot) Rose & Womble Realty Co. announced Wednesday that it has purchased Leading Edge Realty, a small Virginia Beach-based real estate firm that specializes in new home sales. Leading Edge currently has 35 agents and staff. It was founded in 1988 by Scott Ayers, who will become a… Read more »