Tom Farrell

CEO pay takes a hit

Pay is down for the head honchos at three big companies in town, but it’s still good to be the boss. The executives running three of Richmond’s top public companies – Dominion Resources Inc., The Brink’s Co., and Media General Inc. – each saw their overall compensation drop in 2009 as a result of the bruising recession, according to proxy statements filed by the companies this week with the SEC.

Dominion Resources gives $1 million to free clinics

Dominion Resources gave more than $1 million to local free health clinics at a ceremony at Fan Free Clinic Tuesday. And the timing is right — patient volume at the free clinics in Richmond is up 25 percent compared to last year, on account of the economy.