Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) articles from April 2004

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) archives from April 2004

Six Richmond, Va.-Area Companies Make State's Fastest-Growing List.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey G. Kelley Apr. 30--Six Richmond-area companies made the Fantastic 50 list year, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing Virginia companies. They were honored last night at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly by the...

Media General Touts Growth; Top Shareholder Withholds Support of Directors.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Apr. 30--The top executives of Media General Inc. used yesterday's annual shareholders meeting to tout the company's improving financial results and climbing stock price. But they also heard a stern rebuke from a...

Richmond, Va., Mall Offers Wireless Internet Access in Outdoor Commons Area.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 30--Internet lovers take note: You can now surf the Web wire-free in the outdoor commons areas at Stony Point Fashion Park. The shopping center in South Richmond is the first mall in the Richmond area...

Truckin' Teddy Helps to Expand Richmond, Va., Children's Horizons.
April 30, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 30--He's only a foot and a half tall, and he doesn't talk much. But when Woody the Bear entered Woodville Elementary School in Richmond yesterday, the kids went wild. "Woo-dy! Woo-dy!" they chanted in the...

Capital One Shifts Focus; Firm to Cut Richmond, Va., Jobs to Reduce Costs.
April 29, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 29--Capital One Financial Corp. is like a teenager. It's been through a growth spurt. It got too big in the process and it's adjusting to a new image. The credit-card and financial-services company needs to...

Unemployment Rate in Virginia Drops in 3.4 Percent in March.
April 29, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Apr. 29--A surge in hiring by tourism-related businesses helped reduce Virginia's unemployment rate in March to its lowest level in nearly three years. The state's jobless rate fell to 3.4 percent in...

Virginia Union University Center Helps Students Carry Out Franchise Plans.
April 29, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey G. Kelley Apr. 29--Jeff Moten encourages his students to take jobs flipping burgers, which he calls a work/study program. In Moten's line of work, preparing a Big Mac is an education. He is the executive director...

Richmond, Va., Airport Divesting Its Water System.
April 28, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 28--Richmond International Airport is drying off. Airport officials yesterday said they plan a $2.5 million upgrade that will allow them to turn over an extensive water system to the Henrico County Public...

Virginia's Capital One Financial to Slash Work Force by Up to 20 Percent.
April 28, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 28--Capital One Financial Corp. is cutting back big-time. Richmond's largest employer could reduce its work force by as much as 20 percent -- or about 3,400 people companywide -- in the next 18 months,...

First-Quarter Profit Drops 74 Percent at Richmond, Va.-Based Chesapeake Corp.
April 28, 2004... Apr. 28--Chesapeake Corp.'s profit dropped 74 percent in the first quarter, as the Richmond-based company completed the liquidation of its land development segment. The specialty packaging company reported a profit of $700,000, or 4...

Richmond, Va., Neighborhoods Cope with Loss of Community Pride Grocery Stores.
April 28, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 28--Annie Yancey doesn't look forward to the hassles of getting groceries now. For years, she walked a couple of blocks from her home in Whitcomb Court in Richmond's East End to the Community Pride...

Verizon's Annual Meeting Set; Investors to Vote on 8 Shareholder Proposals.
April 28, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 28--Verizon Communications Inc. will hold its annual meeting in Richmond tomorrow with votes planned on eight shareholder-initiated proposals. Each proposal is opposed by Verizon's board of directors. The...

Grocery Store Closes in Richmond, Va.
April 27, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 27--Johnny Johnson has closed his flagship grocery store, The Market at Tobacco Row. His two remaining Community Pride stores -- in Southside Plaza and on Mechanicsville Turnpike -- opened yesterday...

'Record Level' of New-Home Sales in Richmond, Va., Area a Surprise.
April 27, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 27--Blink a few times and blocks of new housing units are sold. Only three duplexes were available for sale yesterday afternoon at a gated community in Henrico County. A contract was being written on one....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Andrew Little Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Andrew Little Apr. 26--LENDERS REMAIN HUNGRY FOR NEW REAL-ESTATE DEALS: Thanks to March jobs data indicating an almost unbelievable turnaround in job creation, commercial mortgage rates are roaring higher. On top of the jobs...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
April 26, 2004... Apr. 26--BANKING, INVESTMENTS: Annie McArthur has been named a bank officer at SunTrust Bank, Central Virginia. She is the assistant manager of the Azalea office. --At Dominion Credit Union: Shawnti T. Reynolds is director of marketing....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 26--D.M. WILLIAMS LTD. SHIFTS STORE, FOCUS: Don Williams had two decisions to make at his apparel chain. He questioned whether his three D.M. Williams Ltd. stores should stop selling men's clothing. He...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Linda Dunham Apr. 26-- James Xu solves problems. His firm, Brighton Systems, began as an efficiency exercise for his family's company, Evergreen Enterprises Inc. Now Brighton Systems offers software solutions to the business...

National Restaurant Chains Feeding on Carryout Service Trend.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 26--Kent Stigall has become a carryout-dining devotee. Two years ago, the Chesterfield County resident never would have thought about picking up meals from casual-dining restaurants on a regular...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News Column.
April 26, 2004... Apr. 26--NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS: Dr. John Ciurash has opened the Center for Functional & Family Medicine at 12801 Ironbridge Road, Suite 300. Functional medicine is an integrative healthcare approach which addresses the underlying causes of...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Decision Makers Column.
April 26, 2004... Apr. 26--Amanda North Aghdami New position: director of operations, U.S. card operations, Capital One Financial Corp. Old position: group manager, project management, U.S. card operations, Capital One Birthplace: Shreveport, La....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Honors Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Michelle Diehl Apr. 26--HONORS: Interior Business magazine named Connie Balint as Professional of the Year and Monica Blair as Manager of the Year. They are with Buckingham Greenery. --Impak Marketing recognized the following...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Law Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: John Farmer Apr. 26--INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RIGHTS WRECKS ARE PREVENTABLE: If only we could find a way to scare businesses straight on intellectual property rights the same way my high-school driver's ed teacher used to scare kids...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Gary Robertson Apr. 26--BABY BOOMERS EVEN MORE RELUCTANT TO TURN IN CAR KEY: As baby boomers advance from the Age of Aquarius to "seniorville," they're not riding the bus. They're keeping their cars. Some may try to keep...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Speaking of Work Column.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Wallace Johnston Apr. 26--LEARNING TO BE UNAVAILABLE A VALUABLE MANAGERIAL SKILL: A common managerial complaint is about time and interruptions. Time is fixed, and interruptions are part of managing. The nature and frequency...

Renovation Begins to Give Richmond, Va., Airport New Look.
April 24, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 24--Passengers at Richmond International Airport are picking up the pace. They're riding from the first-floor arrival area on a new set of escalators installed as part of the airport's $6.6 million interior...

Dominion Resources Investors Reject Shareholder Approval of Pay.
April 24, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 24--A shareholder proposal at Dominion Resources Inc.'s annual meeting yesterday failed by a 9-1 margin. Investors rejected a plan that would have required disclosure of executive incentive plans and...

Infineon to Resume $1 Billion Expansion at Central Virginia Plant.
April 24, 2004... Apr. 24--The Infineon Technologies expansion is back on track. Nearly three years after it was put on hold, Infineon announced yesterday that it will move ahead with a $1 billion addition to its Henrico County computer chip plant. As...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Earnings Column.
April 23, 2004... Apr. 23--OWENS & MINOR INC., a Richmond surgical and medical supply company, reported a 13.5 percent increase in first-quarter net income and an 8.7 percent advance in revenue. Net income was $14.6 million, or 37 cents per share, compared...

HCA Executive Shifts from Running One Hospital to Overseeing 18 of Them.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Apr. 23--For Phillip Robinson, the change from managing one big hospital with 2,200 employees to overseeing 18 with more than 20,000 workers is not especially intimidating. "When you run a large hospital, the next...

Profit Falls Sharply for Richmond, Va.-Based Chemical Company Albemarle.
April 22, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Apr. 22--Albemarle Corp.'s profit fell 37 percent in the first quarter after the company took one-time charges for staff reductions. The Richmond-based specialty chemicals company reported a profit of...

Richmond, Va., Inner-City Grocer in Talks with Two Potential Buyers.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 22--A deal may be in the works to sell Johnny Johnson's three inner-city supermarkets as merchandise in those stores continues to dwindle. Johnson, the founder and CEO of Marketplace Holdings Inc.,...

Infineon Appears Ready to Expand Virginia Semiconductor Plant.
April 22, 2004... Apr. 22--Infineon Technologies AG appears ready to move forward with the expansion of its semiconductor plant in eastern Henrico County, creating more than 1,000 jobs. Infineon and government representatives would not confirm reports...

Norfolk Southern Reports Drop in First-Quarter Earnings.
April 22, 2004... Apr. 22--Norfolk Southern Corp. said an accounting change led to a 24 percent drop in net earnings in the first quarter, compared with the same period of 2003. However, the nation's fourth-largest railroad saw improved sales and...

Provident Bankshares Shareholders Vote to Buy Virginia's Southern Financial.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 22--Metro County Bank evolved into Southern Financial, which soon becomes Provident Bank. Shareholders of Provident Bankshares Corp. voted yesterday in favor of buying Southern Financial Bancorp Inc. of...

Virginia Tobacco Law Change Fails; House Speaker Kills Governor's Proposal.
April 22, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Apr. 22--Gov. Mark R. Warner failed yesterday in his attempt to keep Virginia from losing tobacco settlement money by making some independent cigarette companies pay more. Warner had attached the proposal...

Richmond, Va.-Area Executives to Recognize Administrative Professionals.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 21--Angie Cahoon started working for Estes Express Lines seven years ago as a switchboard operator, receptionist and typist. A transfer from a freight terminal to the Richmond trucking company's headquarters...

Virginia Power Parent Reports 13 Percent Drop in First Quarter Earnings.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 21--Dominion Resources Inc. yesterday reported a drop in first-quarter net income. Dominion also revised its earnings outlook downward for the whole of 2004, but a company official told securities analysts...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz Column.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 20--RICHARD WALLER JR. took a bold step with his family-owned jewelry store when he opened a second store in Virginia Center Commons mall. At times in the past, Waller and Co. Jewelers, one of the...

Richmond, Va.-Based Chemical Firm to Buy Unit of Dutch Firm for $753 Million.
April 20, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Apr. 20--Richmond-based Albemarle Corp. is making its sixth major acquisition in as many years. The specialty-chemicals company said yesterday that it has reached a deal with the Dutch chemical and...

Richmond, Va., Funeral Homes Work to Keep Up with Changing Trends.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Valerie Hubbard Apr. 20--Golf was his passion. Almost every available leisure moment was spent either on the golf course or dreaming about it. When he died, this passion was not lost on those left to mourn. Family members...

Virginia Lawyer Has Passion for Community Involvement, Electric Deregulation.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 20--Richmond lawyer Thomas B. Nicholson holds a reverence for the law. Nicholson, an Indiana native who spent his teenage years in Washington, moved to Richmond in 1997 to become a senior assistant attorney...

Mechanicsville, Va., Train Engineer Promotes 'The Faces of Railroading' Book.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 20--Doug Riddell says he's stopped trying to explain the allure of railroading to people outside the industry. "They don't understand why I leave home, family, friends and social obligations on a moment's...

Grocery Chain Closes Richmond, Va., Store.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 20--The Community Pride store on Chamberlayne Avenue has closed in the wake of growing financial woes at Johnny Johnson's chain of inner-city supermarkets. His three other stores remain open, although...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends Column.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Gary Robertson Apr. 20--RIGHT NOW INTERNET AND SATELLITE RADIO are only little bubbles in the great ocean of AM/FM radio. But they're bubbling, bubbling, bubbling away. In time, radio analysts say those bubbles could...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
April 19, 2004... Apr. 19--ARCHITECTS: Lisa DaFoe is marketing coordinator with Wiley & Wilson. She had been with the Hampton Roads office. She will be responsible for facilitating marketing activities. AVIATION: Pam Polson has been promoted to...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Calendar Column.
April 19, 2004... Apr. 19--MONDAY: Career-Prospectors, www.career-prospectors.com, a job search networking group, meets at 7:30 a.m., in the Conference Room at Long & Foster, 9321 Midlothian Turnpike. Fred Carreras gives a talk on "Networking and Improving...

Dominion Resources Seeks Delay in Greenbrier Pipeline Project.
April 17, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 17--A Dominion Resources Inc. subsidiary has asked federal regulators for a two-year delay in the date by which it must complete construction of its proposed Greenbrier Pipeline project. If the extension is...

Virginia Retailing Class in Session Soon.
April 17, 2004... Byline: Gail Kelley Apr. 17--An effort is under way to redefine retail in central Virginia. In fact, redefining retail is the theme of The Retail University Career Center. The establishment of the center, a partnership among...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Earnings Column.
April 16, 2004... Apr. 16--Media General Inc. reported first-quarter net income of $9.1 million, or 38 cents per share, compared with $7.0 million, or 30 cents per share, a year before. Last year's results included an after-tax gain of 16 cents per share...

State Corporation Commission Warns Virginia's Credit Insurers.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 16--When consumers buy furniture or other big-ticket items, they are often asked if they want to purchase insurance to cover payments in case of illness, accident or death. They should be wary. The...

Virginia Governor Signs Bill to Extend Electricity Rate Caps.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 16--A bill extending capped electricity rates in Virginia for 3 years until 2011 has been signed into law by Gov. Mark R. Warner. Warner called the measure, which was a joint proposal by his administration...

Peanut Fall Subsides as Virginia Production Inches Up.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 15--Production of peanuts, a crop tied to Virginia history nearly as securely as tobacco, has halted its slide into memory, at least for now. That comes as happy news for fans of the fat and crunchy gourmet...

Recent Cuts Leave Many Richmond, Va., Tax Payers with Larger Refunds.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 15--Filing income taxes was not nearly as painful this year for Mike and Terry Judge of Richmond. In years past, they would file early, but arrange to have their checking account debited near the April 15...

Retailer Circuit City Buying Shares of Canadian Electronics Chain.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 14--Circuit City Stores Inc. began a cash offer yesterday to acquire shares of InterTAN Inc., the Canadian consumer electronics chain that it agreed to buy in a deal valued at $284 million. ...

Baltimore Plant Nursery Will Relocate to Greensville County, Va.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 14--A Baltimore nursery for aquatic plants has announced plans to relocate to Greensville County, according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Chesapeake Aquatic Nursery bought...

State Regulators Give Approval for Chesterfield County, Va., Power Plant.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 14--A Richmond company has been given approval by the State Corporation Commission to build a small power plant in Chesterfield County that will burn landfill gas. Ingenco Wholesale Power LLC, a subsidiary...

Richmond, Va., Businessman Now Heads Specialty Bicycle-Tire Company.
April 13, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Apr. 13--Never underestimate the wisdom of grandchildren, especially when it comes to making business decisions. Richmond businessman David C. Nelson knew he had found a hidden gem when he took two of his...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Associations Column.
April 12, 2004... Apr. 12--The Central Virginia Chapter of AFP officers for 2004 include president-elect, Patricia Morris, CFRE Central Virginia Foodbank, and vice president, Kelly del Campo, Westminster-Canterbury Foundation. Listings of association...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey G. Kelley Apr. 12--HOME CARE DELIVERED INC. EXCELS IN GROWTH: In Gordon Fox's office, amid a bookshelf of medical-supply publications and binders, rests a copy of Dr. Seuss' "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" The book...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Decision Makers Column.
April 12, 2004... Apr. 12--JULIA MARTIN CARR: --New position: Executive director, Science Museum of Virginia Foundation Inc. --Old position: Director of corporate giving, Science Museum of Virginia Foundation Inc. --Birthplace: Richmond ...

New Parents in Richmond, Va., Adjust Finances with Help from Advisor.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 12--Susanna Klein was six months pregnant when we met her and husband John Winn III. Killian Winn is now 6 months old. Bright-eyed and big at 20 pounds, he has yet to sleep through the night. And how...

Financial Advisor Helps Richmond, Va., Family Plan for College.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 12--The Jacobs have all the basics in place: a college fund, a 401(k) plan and stock purchase plan through work. Still, Bo and Willa need to save more and spend less, a financial planner told them. They...

Richmond, Va., Women Seeks Financial Advisor to Ensure Retirement Time.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 12--Kathryn Vaughan needed assurance that she could retire next year at age 59. She should be just fine, a financial adviser told her. "I am not a very venturesome soul," Vaughan said. Her...

Financial Planner Helps Richmond, Va., Mother, Student Budget Money.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 12--She can't explain it. But owning a house gives her a sense of freedom, even with the extra expenses, said Leslie Hayes. A favorite place is to sit at her kitchen table and gaze at her back yard and the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
April 12, 2004... Apr. 12--ARCHITECTS: Terry Steenhas joined Baskervill as an electrical engineer in the engineering department. BANKING, INVESTMENTS: Lee Ann Brown, Bonnie Meadows and Sandy Weyant have been elected assistant vice presidents with First...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 12--STRANGE'S EXPANDS GARDEN CENTER: William J. Gouldin Jr. had considered expanding and renovating the Strange's garden center on West Broad Street for years. The family-owned business had operated at...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News Column.
April 12, 2004... Apr. 12--NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS: WineTrend, a wine consulting service for consumers and commercial clients, has opened at 1703 N. Parham Road, Suite 200. MERGERS/EXPANSIONS: Dominion Voice and Data is a Cavalier Telephone Network Services...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Iris Taylor Apr. 12--Readers of my March 21 column, "How to find a bare-bones cellular plan," e-mailed me about three cheap cellular plans that I did not include. Also, Dianne Barba of Richmond said in response to my March 28...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Greg Edwards Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 12--RETIREMENT FREES EX-SCC OFFICIAL TO SPEAK ON ISSUES: What does Hullihen W. Moore really think? Moore retired from his seat on the State Corporation Commission at the end of January, ending a 12-year...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Honors Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Linda Dunham Apr. 12--Lunetter White has been named The Woman of the Year 2004 by the Mary McLeod Bethune Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. She has retired from Verizon. WALTER G. GREEN III has been named...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 12--CSX Corp. appears to have staved off an attempt to ban train shipments of chemicals on its tracks through the heart of Washington. Since January, an anti-terrorism proposal has been pending that would...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Financial Planning Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 12--What do weddings and taxes have in common? It's the season for both. And both deal with money. The temptation may be to spend the tax refund on something like a big-screen television, said Doug...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Gary Robertson Apr. 12--Movies were once the big-ticket in the entertainment industry. Movie moguls ruled. But now there's a new breed of entertainment moguls and they're emerging from the world's video arcades, where...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Speaking of Work Column.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Wallace Johnston Apr. 12--I talk with people all the time who think they want a particular job and more often than not, I conclude, they want the job but there is little indication they want to do the job. Most often, the...

Old Cell Phones' New Calling Aids for Victims of Abuse in Virginia.
April 10, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Apr. 10--Old cell phones can call up new hope. Verizon Wireless this week touted the benefit of dumping cell phones during spring cleaning, because the phones and other wireless equipment can benefit...

New Virginia Law Targets Violators of National Do-Not-Call List.
April 10, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 10--Virginia is backing up consumers who don't want to receive telemarketing calls. A new state law puts more teeth in the National Do-Not-Call Registry. It allows consumers to sue Virginia...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
April 9, 2004... Apr. 9--PEOPLES BANK OF VIRGINIA reported first-quarter after-tax earnings of $289,500, or 29 cents per share, up from $55,300, or 7 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Total assets were $139 million, up from $89.1 million....

Beef Expo Steering into Harrisonburg, Va.
April 8, 2004... Apr. 8--The 15th annual Virginia Beef Expo will be at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg April 16-18. One of the largest beef-related trade shows in the region, the expo features purebred cattle sales and commercial heifer...

Auto Retailer CarMax to Add Another Richmond, Va.-Area Store.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Apr. 8--CarMax courted little fanfare when the automotive retailer decided to build the nation's first used-car superstore in western Henrico County in spring 1993. "Instead, we had an all-out effort to...

Virginia Ranks 13th among State for Number of Jobs Created by Foreign Firms.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Apr. 8--The other side of outsourcing is insourcing. Virginia ranks 13th in the nation for the number of jobs created at U.S. operations of foreign-based companies, according to a report released yesterday by a...

Annual Ethics Course Required for Virginia CPA License.
April 7, 2004... Apr. 7--As of this year, all certified public accountants in Virginia are required by the state Board of Accountancy to take a two-hour ethics course annually to maintain their licenses. The Virginia Society of Certified Public...

Dominion Looks to Change Pilot Programs to Attract More Electricity Suppliers.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 7--Dominion Virginia Power wants to change its pilot programs for retail competition to make them more attractive to competitive electricity suppliers. Virginia Power has asked the State Corporation...

Virginia Group Wants to Make Construction Practices Less Harmful to Environment.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Apr. 6--Building green does not necessarily mean spending a lot of green. That message is one of several that a local group of architects, engineers, planners and other building professionals want to share about...