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Archived articles for the month of May 2008


10 Things

O&W Shares Downgraded

Stock now rated neutral (5/2/2008)



Business

Communication at Work

How to make sure communication is on your senior management's agenda. (5/12/2008)

"I Feel Your Angst"

Times-Dispatch publisher enumerates factors behind cuts in page count (5/12/2008)

Titanic Tyvek

DuPont's Tyvek still looms large thanks with $1 billion a year in sales. (5/12/2008)

Petersburg Property Sold for $4 Million

Quick notes from the world of Richmond business. (5/12/2008)

Last Dance for Circuit City?

Blockbuster may be ugly, but it's the only one wooing the troubled electronics retailer. (5/10/2008)

Circuit City Management Bows to Blockbuster, Shareholders

Takeover tycoon Carl Icahn affirms willingness to acquire Circuit City if Blockbuster can't swing deal. (5/9/2008)

Cracking the da Vinci Code

VCU students in the da Vinci program project are designing operating tables for the third world. (5/8/2008)

Scrub a Dub Dub

Dominion scrubbers at Chesterfield power plant mean less mercury, acid rain (5/8/2008)

Traveler Frustration Rises over Gas Prices

And that's before the summer price hikes. (5/8/2008)

In Brief...

Quick notes from the world of Richmond business. (5/8/2008)

Why Watch Football Live When You Can Watch It on the Big Screen Right there at the Stadium?

Whitlock Group snags $3 million contract with Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5/7/2008)

Employer All Star Awards Announced

Employer All Star Awards announced (5/7/2008)

Dominion's Rate Hike and the End of the Cheap Energy Era

Dominion files to recoup $1.1 billion in higher fuel costs. Get used to it. (5/7/2008)

James River Coal: Earnings Down, Prospects Up

As long-term contracts roll over, coal company expects more revenue (5/7/2008)

In Brief

A few quick notes from the world of Richmond business. (5/7/2008)

Morningstar Lowers LandAmerica Valuation

LandAmerica's business base too narrow. (5/7/2008)

The Snagajob Publicity Bonanza

Print media propel Snagajob -- and ensure their own demise (5/6/2008)

Chesapeake's China Plant Achieves Quality Milestone

Chinese manufacturers are improving quality -- and we're helping them do it (5/6/2008)

Hands Off Our Records, Attorney General Moonbeam

Cap One sues Jerry Brown to safeguard credit card info (5/6/2008)

Communication at Work

How to make sure communication works for your company. (5/5/2008)

Honey, I Shrunk the Newspaper

Times-Dispatch cuts editorial hole. Again. (5/5/2008)

Race Hound of the Baskervill

Mark Lindsey goes national with raceway design (5/5/2008)

Et Tu, Carmax?

Carmax to invest $4.5 million in Baton Rouge (5/5/2008)

Leopard Park Fills Southside Niche

High-end home furnishings for the discriminating Southside matron (5/5/2008)

Good News, Tornado Victims!

A brief reprieve from the tax man (5/5/2008)

Altria Spends $3 Million on Lobbying

Tobacco company seeks FDA regulation (5/5/2008)

ITT Educational Services to Expand

Harrison & Bates handles transaction (5/5/2008)

Recession Watch: NASCAR Tickets Go Begging

400 tickets available on day before the race (5/2/2008)

Laughon's Law

When gas prices rise, nimble companies find profit opportunities (5/2/2008)

Timmons Wins Hampton Roads Work

(5/2/2008)

Porter Closes Sale on Office/Warehouse

(5/2/2008)

20 Questions with Shawn Boyer

SnagAJob.com's CEO and the Small Business Administration's Business Person of the Year. A closer look at one of our favorite Richmonders. (5/1/2008)

GEICO Does Nascar

With a little help from the Martin Agency (5/1/2008)

Timmons Nabs DISA Job

Richmond firm to provide civil engineering for $370 million project (5/1/2008)

Enjoy the Alligators, Albemarle

Chemical Company to Relocate H.Q. to Baton Rouge (5/1/2008)

Welcome to R'Biz

Richmond.com Launches R'Biz, Richmond's Source for Business Intelligence (5/1/2008)



Capital Funding

Out of the Box

Boxwood Partners to invest in marketing, media, service companies (5/12/2008)

Financing the Green Revolution

Ewing Bemiss closes string of alternate energy transactions (5/7/2008)



Contracts & Partnerships

SouthPeak to Distribute "B-Boy" Playstation Game

From the mean streets of Midlothian...to the world. (5/6/2008)



Expansions & Relocations

CBI Forms China Joint Venture

(5/7/2008)

Moss Motors to Occupy Dinwiddie Facility

Harrison & Bates handles transaction (5/7/2008)



General News

If the Cigarettes Don't Kill You, the Price Hikes Will

Philip Morris Raises Cigarette Prices and Cuts Discounts (5/6/2008)



Management & Strategy

On the Cutting Edge of Family Friendly HR Policies

(5/9/2008)

Your Tax Dollars at Work

Defense Supply Center Richmond aims for 50 percent reduction in customer account workload (5/7/2008)



New Products & Services

Monument Consulting Upgrades Technology

New technology bolsters applicant tracking capabilities. (5/12/2008)

That's Green Glue, Not Green Goo

Accoustical Solutions launches website for sound-proofing material (5/7/2008)

PARI Launches New Nebulizer Program

Doctors, patients both breath easier (5/6/2008)

We Could Have Used This Before the Sub-Prime Meltdown

LandAmerica goes national with fraud prevention program. (5/6/2008)

Henrico Docs Purchase State-of-the-Art MRI Scanner

(5/6/2008)



Stocks

Profits Pummeled at Meadwestvaco

Company blames the pain on higher energy costs (5/1/2008)



Stocks & Investing

Bullish on James River Coal

Richmond-based coal producer benefits from soaring energy prices (5/12/2008)

Insmed Shrinks Losses

Drug company credits end of restructuring, litigation expenses. (5/10/2008)

Colfax Prices IPO at $18 / Share

Backed by secretive D.C. billionaire Mitchell Rales, company has quietly built global business in pumps and valves. (5/8/2008)

HRH Increases Dividend

(5/8/2008)

Chesapeake Profits Take a Pasting

Packaging company's $8.4 million loss may threaten loan covenants (5/8/2008)

Dominion Profits Surge 50 Percent

Boosted by accounting for fuel expenses. (5/2/2008)

O&W Shares Downgraded

Stock rated neutral (5/2/2008)

Markel Appoints Springman as New Number Two

Tony Markel, appointed vice chair, to take on strategic focus (5/1/2008)

LandAmerica Shares Take Beating on Profit News

Shares down 20 percent on news of $24.2 million 1Q loss (5/1/2008)

Fitch Upgrades Dominion Debt Rating

Unsecured Debt Now A- (5/1/2008)

Thanks for the Business, Hugo

Brink's Racks up Revenues in Volatile Venezuela (5/1/2008)



The C-Suite

The Durable Eva Teig Hardy Retires from Dominion

EVP of government affairs helped orchestrate re-regulation of Virginia's electric power industry. (5/12/2008)

Spinner to Resign from Performance Foods

CEO to step down after merger (5/8/2008)

Johnson Retires from Dominion Virginia Power

DVP CEO takes senior job at General Dynamics (5/8/2008)

New Chairman for Albemarle Corp.

(5/7/2008)


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