MeadWestvaco closing Louisa plant (Times-Dispatch) MeadWestvaco Corp. is planning to close a manufacturing plant in Louisa County, eliminating 171 jobs, as the packaging company continues to restructure its business operations. LiteSteel starts work in Botetourt (Roanoke Times) Australia-based LiteSteel Technologies launched production last month in Botetourt County at the company’s first factory and headquarters in… Read more »
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Newsfeeds For 1.30.2009
Va. jobless rate at 13-year high (Times-Dispatch) Virginia’s unemployment rate spiked to 5.2 percent in December, hitting its highest point in nearly 13 years. Va. lawmakers push to limit investments in Iran (Virginian-Pilot) The U.S. government calls Iran the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism. Virginia’s public retirement system calls it, indirectly, an investment…. Read more »
January Newsfeeds
1.29.2009 Richmond gets extra time on ballpark (Times-Dispatch) The developers pitching a minor-league ballpark for Shockoe Bottom are giving Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones an extra five months to swing. Region’s new homebuilding hits lowest point since 1984 (Virginian-Pilot) New home construction and sales in Hampton Roads last year fell to their lowest point in… Read more »
Newsfeeds for January
1.29.2009 Richmond gets extra time on ballpark (Times-Dispatch) The developers pitching a minor-league ballpark for Shockoe Bottom are giving Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones an extra five months to swing. Region’s new homebuilding hits lowest point since 1984 (Virginian-Pilot) New home construction and sales in Hampton Roads last year fell to their lowest point in… Read more »
Contractors awaiting payment for work in Short Pump
Work continues at the mixed-use complex of West Broad Village in Short Pump, but several contractors have filed liens to make sure they get paid. Since October, seven companies have filed nine mechanic’s liens totaling more than $3.7 million against property owned by Unicorp National Development, the Florida-based developer of West Broad Village.
Flying CEOs around still good business
Just saying it must be half the fun. “No, Samantha, book the company jet.” You know you’ve made it in business when even first-class doesn’t cut it. When you fly regularly but no longer have to shuffle through airport security, jam your laptop under the chair in front of you and scarf down a bag… Read more »