Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) articles from December 2002

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) archives from December 2002

Veteran Virginia Advertising Executive Reflects on Rewards of Career, Family.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 31--Retirement never figured into Marvin Heffner's plans. "I don't want to sit at home, where two cars pass by every day. What would I do with myself?" So every workday, Heffner, 80, heads downtown from...

Richmond, Va.-Area Veteran Executive Reflects on Rewards of Career, Family.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 31--Retirement never figured into Marvin Heffner's plans. "I don't want to sit at home, where two cars pass by every day. What would I do with myself?" So every workday, Heffner, 80, heads downtown from...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz Column.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 30--AMERICAN SIGNATURE OPENS HENRICO STORE: The American Signature line of furniture started showing up a piece at a time in Value City Furniture stores about eight years ago. Then there was enough...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Holly Carroll Dec. 30--The next time you fly into an airport, look around you. Would you know whether the taxiways meet the Federal Aviation Administration standards? Is the parking lot the correct distance from the terminal...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Blackwell Column.
December 30, 2002... Byline: John Blackwell Dec. 30--Goochland County-based Luck Stone Corp., which has been expanding into Northern Virginia to take advantage of that region's fast growth, is also trying to support preservation efforts there. Recently,...

Southern Virginia Residents Get Educational Assistance through Grants.
December 30, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 30--Tammy Jackson knows firsthand the damage caused by the double hit on Southside Virginia's economy. The 33-year-old Halifax County resident has earned a living all of her life from two staples of...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
December 29, 2002... Byline: Iris Taylor Dec. 29--Did you blow your budget this month? You know you did. So, here are 10 tips on how to wade out from beneath your new pile of debt: --Park your credit card. Put it away for a while so you can focus...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Rayner Column.
December 29, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 29--Back in September, I decided to follow the progress of some students playing The Stock Market Game, a very lifelike simulation of American equity markets. Just for fun, I agreed to play along, managing an...

Sears Departure Leaves Richmond, Va., Mall with No Anchor Tenants.
December 28, 2002... Byline: Karen Lewis Dec. 28--The Sears, Roebuck and Co. store at Cloverleaf Mall will shut its doors Jan. 25. So will the auto center. Sears spokeswoman Linda Blakley said the store was not meeting profit goals. She declined to...

Richmond, Va., Travelers Advised to Lighten Loads Due to New Screening Rules.
December 27, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 27--'Tis the season to pack light. That's the consensus of passengers, as well as airport and security officials, as they near Tuesday's deadline for more stringent screening of luggage. "I prefer to...

Shoppers to Reap Rewards in Debit Vs. Credit Debate.
December 27, 2002... Byline: Carol Hazard Dec. 27--Debit or credit? Don't think it doesn't matter. The money is deducted from the checking account either way. Still, consumers are looking at extra cash, expenses or rewards, depending on whether they...

Virginia Nonprofit Aims to Keep Housing Affordable.
December 27, 2002... Byline: Karen Lewis Dec. 27--Food, clothing, shelter: the basic necessities of life. But what if one of those necessities -- shelter -- took more than a third of your income? How would you afford the other two? It's a difficulty...

Richmond, Va., Computer Chip Factory Wins State Environmental Award.
December 25, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 25--Infineon Technologies Richmond has won the state's praise for its efforts to reduce pollution. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality recently awarded the Henrico County computer-chip...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
December 25, 2002... Dec. 25--UR TO OFFER MINI-MBA IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: The University of Richmond's Management Institute will offer its Mini-MBA program to business executives in Sao Paulo, Brazil, beginning in May. Faculty from the university's Robins...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz Column.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 24--ORNAMENTS COLLECTION BECOMES A BUSINESS: Collecting vintage Christmas ornaments started out years ago as a hobby for Frank L. Robinson. It now has turned into a growing Internet business. "It has been...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Gail Kelley Dec. 24--When opportunity knocked, Steve Brown knew the drill. Building on the construction experience he had gained through eight years of working with brother-in-law Langston Davis of Davis Bros. Construction...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Reid Blackwell Column.
December 24, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 24--CITIES PASS TOUGH INDOOR SMOKING RULES: Do your plans for the coming year include taking a trip to New York or Boston? If so, don't even think about firing up a cigarette while you're in a...

AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.'s New Leader Takes His Kitchen Lessons to Heart.
December 24, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 24--John Smith learned most of what he needed to know about how to be successful while working in the kitchen. Born in Baltimore and reared in Richmond, Smith found his niche as a teenager during the...

Retailers Tighten Reins on Refund Policies.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 24--If you don't like the shirt Aunt Suzie gives you for Christmas, you'd better have a receipt when you return it. And if you send your brother in Texas a sweater for the holidays, you should include...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 24--Even aviation pros can have a hard time deciphering a new venture by the two airlines that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy -- US Airways and United. "It's pretty complicated for us looking in," Jon...

Regional Shopping Centers Planned in Richmond, Va., Area.
December 24, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 24--This time next year, Richmond shoppers could be searching for that perfect Christmas gift at Nordstrom or Saks Fifth Avenue. They might pick up a vintage-looking radio at Restoration Hardware or...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Retail Column.
December 23, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 23--[Editor's Note: Retail reporter Gregory J. Gilligan was assigned to work at Costco wholesale club as a retail clerk during the holidays to give readers a look at what the job entails. He was not paid...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
December 22, 2002... Byline: Iris Taylor Dec. 22--How can consumers protect their finances and credit when companies and government agencies practically put their Social Security number on public display? Social Security numbers are a prime target of...

Virginia Legislator Warns Electric Utility on Its Plan to Join Regional Market.
December 21, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 21--A Virginia lawmaker issued a stern warning to the state's second-largest electric utility if it intends to proceed with plans to join a regional power market early next year. Sen. John Watkins,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Notes McGregor McCance Column.
December 21, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 21--The brick rancher served me well during my formative years in South Hill. Its rectangular form, an architectural masterpiece straight from the Monopoly board game, never confined me creatively. ...

Value, Durability Help Post-War Ranch Homes Stand Out in Richmond, Va., Area.
December 21, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 21--The legions of brick ranchers churned out in the years after World War II can come across as boring and uninspiring. But these houses are also affordable, durable and available. It's that second...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Rayner Column.
December 21, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 21--HOWELL SEES BUDGET CUTS AS HEALTHY: State government is making big news all around the country. Revenue is stagnant and spending plans drafted during the fat years are being placed on a strict diet. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Tech Notes Column.
December 21, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 21--STATE'S IT WORKERS STILL WAIT, WONDER ABOUT PLAN: Fear, uncertainty and doubt stand in Gov. Mark R. Warner's way as he tries to reconstitute the state's massive information technology operations. ...

Virginia-Based Black Farmers Group Reaches Food Products Deal with Cuba.
December 21, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 21--John Boyd, president of the Virginia-based National Black Farmers Association, has gotten agreement from the Cuban government to buy food products from black U.S. farmers. The commitment was made during...

U.S. Black Farmers Get Cuba Commitment to Buy Products.
December 21, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 21--John Boyd, president of the Virginia-based National Black Farmers Association, has gotten agreement from the Cuban government to buy food products from black U.S. farmers. The commitment was made during...

Virginia Releases $13.8 Million Earmarked for Airport Operations.
December 20, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 20--The state aviation board yesterday approved $13.8 million for airport operations around Virginia, ending a nearly two-month freeze on spending. "Relief!" said Steven Calabro, director of the Chesterfield...

CarMax Reports Earnings of 18 Cents Per Share in Third Quarter.
December 20, 2002... Dec. 20--Earnings per share in the fiscal third quarter at CarMax Inc. were even with the same time a year ago. Profit for the September-to-November period beat a consensus of Wall Street analysts by a penny a share. CarMax's...

Laid-Off Virginians Lose Extended Jobless Benefits in Legislators' Stalemate.
December 20, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 20--Because Congress could not reach agreement on legislation before adjourning for the year, thousands of laid-off Virginians will lose their extended jobless benefits Dec. 28. The Virginia Employment...

Lord & Taylor Store to Open after Rest of Richmond, Va., Shopping Center.
December 19, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 19--The Lord & Taylor store in Short Pump Town Center won't open until the fall of 2004, a year after the rest of the shopping center. The specialty department store retailer said it has always...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Earnings Column.
December 18, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 18--Circuit City Stores Inc. posted solid sales gains in the fiscal third quarter, but the Richmond-based retailer generated a loss because shoppers bought more merchandise at discount. Rival Best Buy...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
December 17, 2002... Byline: Iris Taylor Dec. 17--When a Powhatan couple's water level dropped so low they had to wash clothes at a Laundromat, they decided to get a new well. They called a bunch of drilling companies, asked a lot of questions, settled on...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Decision Makers Column.
December 17, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 17--Even the weekend warrior now can train like a Russian super-athlete. Using years of data amassed during the former Soviet Union's Olympic-training research, a Richmond entrepreneur has developed a...

Amtrak Chief Questions Strength of Supports at Richmond, Va., Station.
December 17, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 17--Amtrak President David Gunn was nearing the end of a guided tour of Richmond's Main Street Station yesterday when something caught his eye. He pointed out two support beams with badly corroded metal at the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Rayner Column.
December 17, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 17--That crowded and often confusing crossroads where economics, politics and the media intersect has always held a strange fascination for me. It's a place where, if you have some spare time and bother to...

Richmond, Va,-Area Real Estate Development Company Changes Hands.
December 17, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 17--Wilton Properties Inc., a major real estate development and property-management company in the Richmond area for nearly 60 years, has been acquired by a group of investors. One of the three lead...

Report to Virginia Legislature Proposes Savings in Information-Technology Use.
December 17, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 17--Virginia should change the way it handles information systems to avoid wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on failed projects and cost overruns, a legislative commission said. The Joint Legislative...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Tech Notes Column.
December 17, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 17--Your expertise as a technology specialist just might get you generally overlooked in the future. Companies are doing the same amount of work or more work with fewer employees. That increasingly means...

Agriculture Agency Slashes Quota for Flue-Cured Tobacco.
December 17, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 17--The U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed next year's flue-cured tobacco quota by 9.5 percent yesterday, continuing the downward trend in demand for Virginia's top cash crop. The cut, while not...

Virginia to Collect Unemployment Taxes from Companies Previously Exempt.
December 15, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 15--Many thousands of Virginia businesses will have to pay a tax in 2003 to support jobless benefits, a tax that in some cases they have not paid for the past five years. Tomorrow, the Virginia Employment...

Board to Keep Control of Virginia Electronic-, Health-Product Marketer.
December 14, 2002... Byline: Alan Cooper Dec. 14--The board that ousted the founder of TechnoBrands Inc. in March remains in charge under a ruling this week by Chesterfield County Circuit Judge Cleo E. Powell. But Powell decided the board did not follow...

Investors Lose Suit against Capital One.
December 14, 2002... Byline: Carol Hazard Dec. 14--A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of investors against Capital One Financial Corp. has been dismissed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. The shareholders contended they suffered a financial loss...

Richmond, Va.-Based Firm Sells Most of Its Coal Business.
December 14, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 14--The Pittston Co. said yesterday that it has completed the sale of most of its coal operations in Virginia, a deal worth about $50 million, industry experts said. Richmond-based Pittston said it sold its...

Virginia Bankers Group Teams Up with Massachusetts Life Insurer.
December 14, 2002... Byline: Carol Hazard Dec. 14--The Virginia Bankers Association has formed an alliance with The Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. of Massachusetts to sell the company's life-insurance products. The insurance company became licensed to...

Chester, Va.-Based Tobacco Firm to Focus on Smokeless Products, Licensing.
December 14, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 14--Tobacco company Star Scientific Inc. is hoping to get out of the cigarette business in 2003, company officials said at the annual shareholders meeting yesterday. The Chester-based company, which...

Maryland Dealer to Buy Richmond, Va., Ford Lot.
December 13, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 13--Richmond Ford will be sold to a dealer from Maryland after a deal fell through this fall to sell the franchise to a group based in Northern Virginia. Robert C. King Sr. and his older brother,...

Philip Morris Gives Raleigh, N.C., University Funds to Map Tobacco Genome.
December 13, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 13--Philip Morris USA is providing $17.6 million to N.C. State University to map the genome of tobacco. The 4-year grant from the nation's largest cigarette company will enable scientists at the...

Panel Wants Virginia Utility Costs Calculated.
December 13, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 13--A General Assembly subcommittee monitoring the state's deregulation of electricity suppliers supported a measure yesterday that could provide a jump-start to Virginia's faltering retail power market. ...

Legislators Face Electricity Issues in Virginia Transition.
December 12, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 12--Concerns that electricity prices could rise sharply for some Virginians after the state's two largest utilities join a multistate power market will be aired in Richmond this morning. Pricing is among...

Investment Group Intends to Purchase Richmond, Va., Inn.
December 12, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 12--Linden Row Inn likely will be sold to a group of investors for $2.6 million by late January. A real estate broker for the inn's owner told a federal bankruptcy judge yesterday that he had a letter...

Richmond, Va.-Based Rail Operator Likely to Name No. 2 Executive As Next CEO.
December 12, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 12--CSX Corp. is expected to choose rail veteran Michael J. Ward to succeed its current chairman should John W. Snow win approval as the nation's next Treasury secretary. Speculation mounted yesterday in...

Former Capital One Workers Charge Age Discrimination.
December 11, 2002... Byline: Carol Hazard Dec. 11--One former Capital One employee was given a midyear pay increase for her accomplishments, just months before she was fired for poor performance. Another received two Circle of Excellence awards for...

Virginia Governor Proposes New State Agency.
December 11, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 11--Gov. Mark R. Warner plans to consolidate dozens of state information-technology divisions into a single new agency to better control costs and keep track of what's now a sprawling, unaccountable...

Political Action Panel to Push Interests of Virginia Minority Business Owners.
December 11, 2002... Byline: Karen Lewis Dec. 11--A political action committee has been started to promote the interests of minority business owners in Virginia. Creation of the Minority Business Enterprise Political Action Committee was announced...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
December 10, 2002... Dec. 10--BANKING, INVESTMENTS: Anita Coleman Wynn has been promoted to vice president and mid-Atlantic manager of community affairs for Wachovia Corp. She has been an assistant vice president and community development officer for...

At CSX, CEO Weathered Many Storms.
December 10, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 10--Since taking the helm of CSX Corp. in 1991, John W. Snow has weathered a multibillion-dollar merger, a federal safety audit and criticism from disgruntled shareholders. Now President Bush is tapping the...

Leaders Say Treasury Secretary Pick Reflects Well on Richmond, Va., Area.
December 10, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 10--John W. Snow's nomination for Treasury secretary reflects well on Richmond's corporate community, area business leaders say, but his departure could trigger some unwelcome side effects here. Greg...

More Richmond, Va., TV Stations Go Digital.
December 10, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 10--More of the Richmond television market has converted to digital broadcasting. Two local stations WRIC-Channel 8 and WRLH-Channel 35 began beaming digital signals last month, allowing viewers with...

Richmond, Va., Propane Provider a Glowing Success.
December 10, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 10--A burning desire drew Thomas E. "Tucker" Perkins Jr. into the propane-gas business. Perkins yearned for more challenge than his engineering job was providing at a pipeline company of Columbia Gas System....

Richmond, Va., Flier Sees Eventual Decline in United Airlines' Quality.
December 10, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 10--Frequent flier Boyd Burton expects the United Airlines bankruptcy filing to eventually affect him and other local travelers in terms of quantity and quality. Burton, chief executive of Richmond-based...

Richmond, Va., Air Security Director Moved Rapidly to Federalize Airport.
December 9, 2002... Byline: Chip Jones Dec. 9--Tom Davis came to town in early August like a lone gunslinger. Only instead of carrying a six-shooter, he toted a cell phone and laptop. It was time to set up shop at the airport. As the first local...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Greg Edwards Column.
December 9, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 9--WARNER APPEALS FOR BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS HELP WANTED: Experienced, high-ranking executives from Virginia's largest and most successful corporations sought for temporary, full-time work in state government....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Speaking of Work Column.
December 9, 2002... Byline: Wallace Johnston Dec. 9--MANAGERS MUST FOCUS ON MOVEMENT, NOT MOTIVATION: Motivation is a term we hear about all the time. I've written about it in this column, given speeches and published articles on the subject. But I...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News Column.
December 9, 2002... Dec. 9--NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS: Premier Propane has opened a retail showroom and office at 12642 Broad Street Road in Goochland County. MERGERS/EXPANSIONS: The Rutherfoord Cos., brokerage and risk management consultants, now has an Atlanta...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
December 8, 2002... Byline: Iris Taylor Dec. 8--An 85-year-old widow from the Richmond area opened her door to a man soliciting roof repair work. Water was leaking from her roof into the bathroom, and the man offered to fix it for $5,000. The widow...

Location Scares Off Potential Buyers of Historic Richmond, Va., Farmhouse.
December 8, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 8--Historic housing advocates have had the worst time finding a buyer for 2410 Venable St. Unoccupied and on the market for three years, the 178-year- old former farmhouse suffers more from inattention...

Virginia Residents Make Increasing Use of Easements to Protect Scenic Property.
December 8, 2002... Byline: Rex Springston Dec. 8--ST. STEPHENS CHURCH, Va.--Lynne and George Iverson surveyed their 400-acre farm with a kind of double pride. They liked the pastures and fields and forests they saw. And they knew the land would be...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Rayner Column.
December 8, 2002... Byline: Bob Rayner Dec. 8--The reliable good sense of the American people has always been a great comfort to me. Wisdom, I suspect, is more abundant in the pews of your neighborhood church or synagogue and atop the stools of your corner...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Tech Notes Column.
December 8, 2002... Byline: McGregor McCance Dec. 8--Shopping online is so easy it's scary. It's so easy you might ignore a gut feeling that something isn't right and click "buy now" anyway. Then it becomes scary, wondering if you can trust a merchant...

President of AMF Bowling Will Leave.
December 7, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 7--Roland Smith, president and chief executive officer of AMF Bowling Inc. since 1999, is leaving the bowling business for the golf business. Smith, who led Mechanicsville-based AMF through a Chapter...

Owner of Richmond, Va., Inn Files for Bankruptcy Protection.
December 7, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 7--The 73-room Linden Row Inn on East Franklin Street downtown, converted from pre-Civil War row houses in 1988, has filed for bankruptcy protection. The inn's Michigan owner did so 10 days ago for a...

Story on Difficult Job Market Helps Richmond, Va., Woman Land Job.
December 7, 2002... Byline: Carol Hazard Dec. 7--It took Shannon Bush all of two days to land a job. That is, after she was featured on the cover of the Metro Business section this past Monday. She'd been looking since September and had sent out nearly...

Internet Retailers Enjoy 'Black Monday' as Consumers Increasingly Shop at Work.
December 6, 2002... Dec. 6--Just admit it. You shop online at work, don't you? It's all right. We won't tell the boss. Online sales are up big time this holiday season. The Monday after Thanksgiving set e-commerce records, according to comScore Networks...

U.S. Agriculture Department Reports Likely Drop in Flue-Cured Tobacco Quota.
December 6, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 6--After rising slightly for the past two years, the U.S. flue-cured tobacco quota appears likely to drop again for next year's crop. Major cigarette companies plan to buy about 9 percent less...

CarMax Third-Quarter Sales Up 8 Percent, but Rate Slows from Last Year.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 6--Sales of used cars in the fiscal third quarter rose at CarMax Inc. But the number of used cars sold didn't increase as dramatically at the Richmond-based automotive retailer as it had in the same...

Circuit City Sales Are Up.
December 6, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 6--Consumers buying entry-level DVD players, music CDs and mobile-audio systems helped fuel solid sales gains during the fiscal third quarter at consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. ...

DuPont Workers Picket Richmond, Va., Plant.
December 5, 2002... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Dec. 5--Union workers at DuPont picketed the company's Spruance plant yesterday, again showing their dissatisfaction with the company's pension and health-insurance plans. "The reason we're out here in the...

GM Rides Hot Streak.
December 5, 2002... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Dec. 5--Introducing new vehicles and redesigning others in the General Motors Corp.'s fleet excites Rick Wagoner the most. Doing so, Wagoner said, has put GM back in the spotlight and puts the world's...

Virginia Governor Unveils State's New Economic Development Plan.
December 5, 2002... Byline: Greg Edwards Dec. 5--Boosting homeland-security and defense-related businesses near the state's many military bases is one of several goals in Virginia's new economic development plan. Gov. Mark R. Warner unveiled the plan,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
December 4, 2002... Byline: Holly Carroll Dec. 4--Rick Cheatham wants to prove that history is more than a subject learned in school, or a field trip to a museum. For him, it's a love he wants to share with a seemingly unexpected customer corporate America....