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

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

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch column.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Iris Taylor Oct. 31--GUIDANCE FOR SHOPPING ONLINE: Those of you who are gearing up to shop until you drop you know who you are be smart about buying online. Some Web sites can help you pick the best-performing products at...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones column.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 31--A LESSON IN CAR-SALES FRUSTRATION: My first mistake was letting my son leave his car behind when he went off to college this fall. My next mistake was telling him I'd try to sell it. This is a...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Rayner column.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 31--VIRGINIA TECH MASCOT SPAWNS CHILDREN'S BOOKS: When Naren and Aimee Aryal took their young daughter to a Virginia Tech football game two years ago, they had no idea the trip would end up changing their lives....

Richmond, Va., advertising experts critique 'Apprentice' police campaign.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 30--It looks easy, but it's not. The assignment: Create a television and print advertising campaign to help the New York Police Department recruit officers. On "The Apprentice" Thursday night, the slowly...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Apprentice column.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 30--SOFT SELL GIVES TEAM A FIRM BOOST: It looks easy, but it's not. The assignment: Create a television and print advertising campaign to help the New York Police Department recruit officers. On "The...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
October 30, 2004... Oct. 30--LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP Inc. has agreed to buy LoanCare Servicing Center Inc., a mortgage loan subservicing company. The deal allows LandAmerica, a Richmond company that provides title insurance and other real estate...

Richmond, Va., nondenominational church files for bankruptcy.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 30--A South Richmond nondenominational church filed for protection under federal bankruptcy laws. New Beginning Tabernacle Ministries at 3455 Broad Rock Blvd. filed the Chapter 11 petition Wednesday...

Columbus, Ohio-based utility seeks fuel-rate rise in Virginia.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 30--Rising fuel prices, particularly those for coal, have led Appalachian Power Co. to seek an increase in the fuel portion of its electric rates from the State Corporation Commission. Appalachian wants to...

Renovation ongoing at Richmond, Va., Doubletree Hotel.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 30--Work continued yesterday at the Doubletree Hotel Richmond Airport after it abruptly closed its 160 guest rooms this week. "We will be open for dinner tonight," general manager Chris Blanton said. "Going...

Athletic, dining club to close Nov. 30 in Richmond, Va.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 29--The Capital Club, an athletic and dining club for the professional crowd in downtown Richmond, is closing under its present owner Nov. 30. But that doesn't mean the tony club overlooking the James River...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
October 29, 2004... Oct. 29--Cadmus Communications Corp. posted first-quarter net income of $3.2 million, or 34 cents per share, compared with $2.1 million, or 23 cents per share, a year before. This year's quarter, which ended Sept. 30, included a gain of...

Circuit City will freeze pension plan.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 29--Circuit City Stores Inc. plans to freeze its employee pension plan as it restructures its retirement-benefits program. The Richmond-based chain is one of the last national retailers to switch from...

Sales of plastic, paperboard packaging boost Richmond, Va.-based firm's profit.
October 29, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 29--Richmond-based Chesapeake Corp. said its profit rose 62 percent in the third quarter on improved sales in plastic and paperboard packaging. The specialty packaging company reported profit of $5.5...

Richmond, Va.-based specialty chemicals firm posts profit of $827,000.
October 29, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 29--Albemarle Corp. reported a profit of $827,000, or 2 cents per share, in the third quarter, down from $9.9 million, or 23 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2003. The Richmond-based specialty...

Web site set up for information on federal tobacco buyout.
October 29, 2004... Byline: Peter Hardin Oct. 29--WASHINGTON -- Tobacco growers and quota-holders who have questions about the $10.1 billion buyout recently passed into law have a new place to go to locate answers. The Farm Service Agency, a unit of the...

New check clearing law goes into effect nationwide.
October 28, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 28--Consumers shouldn't count anymore on a three-day cushion to clear a check. Now, personal checks can be electronically transmitted between banks. A check can hit the bank account within hours, not...

Richmond, Va., airport's Doubletree Hotel undergoes repairs.
October 28, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 28--The Doubletree Hotel Richmond Airport will be closed today because of "significant water damage" from the remnants of this year's hurricanes, a hotel official said. The storms "hit us pretty hard," general...

Richmond, Va.-based insurance broker posts $21.3 million net income.
October 28, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 28--Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. reported third-quarter net income of $21.3 million, or 58 cents per share, compared with $18.4 million, or 50 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. The Richmond insurance and...

New CEO named at Richmond, Va., title insurance firm.
October 28, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 28--Even though the faces are not changing, one of Richmond's Fortune 500 companies will have a new chief executive next year. After 14 years at the helm of LandAmerica Financial Group Inc., Charles H. Foster...

Passenger traffic up 5 percent at Richmond, Va., airport.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 27--Despite turmoil in the airline industry, Richmond International Airport posted a nearly 5 percent gain in boardings in September, compared with the same month last year. "All in all, Richmond continues to...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
October 27, 2004... Oct. 27--UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST INC. reported third-quarter funds from operations of $50.7 million, or 35 cents per share. The results include a charge of 4 cents per share related to hurricane damage. For the same period a year...

Dominion Virginia Power tells state commission of regional grid's cost.
October 27, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 27--The cost of joining a regional grid is a new expense and should be paid for by Dominion Virginia Power's customers who benefit, the utility told the State Corporation Commission yesterday. The commission...

Head of AMF Bowling hopes to shift perception with new designs, ideas.
October 26, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 26--Fred Hipp has a plan to change the way people think about bowling. Since becoming president and chief executive officer of Mechanicsville-based AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. in March, Hipp has set...

Control of Virginia Power grid pondered.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 26--How "capped" are Dominion Virginia Power's electric rates was the implied question during yesterday's hearing on plans to give control of the utility's grid to a Pennsylvania-based operator. The State...

Richmond, Va.-based realty trust firm is sold.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 26--Say goodbye to a Richmond-based company. Colonial Properties Trust of Birmingham, Ala., said yesterday it plans to acquire Cornerstone Realty Income Trust Inc. The deal is valued at $1.5 billion, or...

Richmond, Va.-based trucking company's income rises.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 26--Overnite Corp. reported steady earnings and revenue growth after nearly a year on its own. The Richmond-based trucking company reported third-quarter net income of $22.4 million, or 80 cents a share,...

Richmond, Va.-based bank posts increase in quarterly earnings.
October 26, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 26--The Bank of Richmond reported third-quarter earnings of $213,950, compared with $122,736 for the same period a year ago. Net income for the first nine months rose $279,879 to $506,009. Total loans...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
October 25, 2004... Oct. 25--ACCOUNTING --At Adams, Akin, Jenkins & Cheatham: Angela Vickers, Angela Pound and Catherine Steele are senior staff accountants. Jason Loehr and John Cheatham are staff accountants. Steve Moran is a tax manager. Mary...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz column.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 25--OWNER HAS RELOCATED SOUTH POLE TOY STORE: Tom Lind moved to the Richmond area a decade ago to open the South Pole Toy Store, locating the educational-toy store in the Village shopping center at...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names column.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Linda Dunham Oct. 25--LOCAL ADVERTISING TRIO THRIVES ON FAMILIARITY: There are times when Dave Livesay gets the impression his two other partners, Calvin West and Mike Wilson, are speaking to each other in their own language. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News column.
October 25, 2004... Oct. 25--RELOCATIONS --Integrated Electric & Control Inc. has moved to 1402 W. City Point Road in Hopewell. CONTRACTS --Think Design Inc. reports the following contracts: The completion, with Chris Cunningham Photography, of the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones column.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 25--A QUESTION: WHY DOESN'T INDEPENDENCE FLY HERE? As Richmonders keep waiting for relief from high air fares, one inquisitive traveler asked recently why Richmond International Airport can't land the only...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends column.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Gary Robertson Oct. 25--IN ARIZONA, CASTING A VOTE MAY BE HITTING A JACKPOT: If you want to persuade people to vote, maybe the best way to do it is give them a chance to win a million dollars. At least that's the thinking of...

Authority on cultural change to speak to Richmond, Va., leadership conference.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Kerry E. Grace Oct. 25--This year's Leadership Metro Richmond's annual Fall Leadership Conference, titled "Rewiring Our Brains for the Future: Telling Richmond's New Story," will take place Nov. 5. Dr. Jennifer James, a...

Richmond, Va.-area soy sauce maker produces variation of popular product.
October 25, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey Kelley Oct. 25--To get a sense of just how old Richmond-based San-J International is, take a brief look at American history. When San-J's parent company, San-Jirushi Corp., began in 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Apprentice column.
October 23, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 23--REALITY TAKES A BITE IN LATEST 'APPRENTICE' EPISODE: On "The Apprentice" Thursday night: One team washes dogs in Central Park and makes about a hundred bucks. The other team washes dogs, diversifies into...

Rule changes would exempt 41 Virginia banks from reinvestment loan requirement.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 22--Proposed regulatory changes would exempt 41 Virginia banks and savings institutions from having to comply with the federal Community Reinvestment Act. The act, which requires banks to invest in housing and...

German-owned chemicals firm expands Petersburg, Va., plant.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey Kelley Oct. 22--PETERSBURG, Va. -- A Virginia-based chemicals production company recently completed part of a multimillion-dollar expansion that Gov. Mark R. Warner has called the "single largest investment in Petersburg...

Richmond, Va., newspaper union files unfair labor practice charge.
October 22, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 22--The union that represents nonmanagement newsroom employees has filed charges of unfair labor practice against Media General Inc., the parent company of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond Newspapers...

Richmond, Va.-based Tredegar's profit soars as aluminum, film sales rise.
October 21, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 21--Tredegar Corp. said its profit more than doubled in the third quarter as sales improved in its aluminum and film-products businesses. The Richmond-based company reported profit of $15.3 million,...

Capital One's posts $490.2 million net profit.
October 21, 2004... Oct. 21--Capital One Financial Corp. reported a rise in third-quarter earnings yesterday and increased its earnings guidance for 2004 and 2005. The McLean-based financial-services company, the Richmond area's largest nongovernment...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Reid Blackwell column.
October 21, 2004... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Oct. 21--When British forces captured Baghdad from the Ottoman Empire during World War I, a British general proclaimed that his army was there "not to occupy, but to liberate." The same promise was made...

Richmond, Va., medical supplier posts $15.2 million third-quarter net income.
October 21, 2004... Oct. 21--Owens & Minor Inc. posted an 18.4 percent increase in third-quarter net income to $15.2 million, or 38 cents per share, compared with $12.8 million, or 34 cents per share, a year before. The Richmond medical and surgical supply...

Norfolk Southern sees income rise sharply in third quarter.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 20--Norfolk Southern Corp. posted a strong third quarter, with net income more than doubling because of more shipments of consumer goods. The third-quarter profit rose to $288 million, or 72 cents a share, up...

Richmond, Va., newspaper union rejects contract.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 20--For the second time since 2000, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the union that represents most of its newsroom employees are locked in a conflict over a labor contract. On Aug. 13, the newspaper filed a...

Virginia regulators say Verizon fails to comply with consumer-protection law.
October 20, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 20--State regulators say Verizon has failed to show that its proposed regulatory plan will comply with consumer protections in state law. The communications division staff of the State Corporation...

First Citizens Bank opens second branch in Richmond, Va., area.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 19--First Citizens Bank is new to the Richmond area. But it's gaining ground in Virginia. The Raleigh, N.C.-based bank recently opened its main regional office near Short Pump Town Center in Henrico County...

Weather hurts quarterly earnings of Richmond, Va., restaurant supplier.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 19--Earnings in the third and fourth quarters will be lower at restaurant supplier Performance Food Group Co. largely because of hurricanes hitting the Southeast. The Richmond-based distributor said...

Mattress retailer isn't ready to put his U.S. goals to bed yet.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 19--Neil Gulati dreamed a lot while growing up in India. Many of his wishes have come true over the years -- coming to the United States, owning a growing retail business and having a family. Along...

Richmond, Va.-based Southern States Co-op to pay off most long-term debt.
October 19, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 19--Southern States Cooperative Inc. closed on a new $265 million financing package yesterday that will refinance all but a small piece of the company's long-term debt. The debt refinancing is another step...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
October 18, 2004... Oct. 18--ADVERTISING --Michelle Tucker is a marketing specialist for Hall & Partners Communication Architects. ASSOCIATIONS --The following association officers have been elected: National Speakers Association -- Virginia...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 18--BEST BUY OPENS STORE IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS: Five years ago this month, consumer-electronics giant Best Buy Co. Inc. opened its first two stores in the hometown of chief rival Circuit City Stores Inc....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Donna C. Gregory Oct. 18--Ordering lunch for 140 people is no easy task. Half the people prefer mustard; the other half, mayonnaise. Some want water, some want cola, some iced tea. Ted on the fourth floor won't eat turkey,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News column.
October 18, 2004... Oct. 18--NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS --Old Virginia Mortgage Inc. has opened at 4120 Innslake Drive in Glen Allen. Stanley M. Vickhouse is chief operating officer. Betty S. Vickhouse is president. MERGERS/EXPANSIONS --Scott &...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Honors column.
October 18, 2004... Oct. 18--BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA Service to Youth Awards were given to Michael E. Keck of Bank of America; Edward L. Mustian III of Libbie Medical Center; Howard Feller of McGuireWoods; and Richard G. Williams of CCA Financial Inc. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 18--DOWNPOURS NOT BLAMED IN AREA DERAILMENT: This summer's hurricane season caused lots of destruction and property loss in central Virginia. But in at least one case, it appears that the heavy rains and winds...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., financial planning column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 18--If you have a question about investing or stretching those dollars, the State Corporation Commission probably has an answer. It has assembled a team of experts for an Investors Town Hall Meeting tomorrow...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Start-Up Spotlight column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Jeffrey Kelley Oct. 18--NOAH'S ARK FLOATS STAY-AT-HOME MOM'S BOAT: Ellen Faris doesn't need a newspaper article or paid advertisement to get the word out about her business. She can just let her children, 5-year-old James,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Gary Robertson Oct. 18--CORNFIELD MAZES YIELDING DOWN-HOME ENTERTAINMENT: Farm life can be a long, hard haul. With more family farms disappearing every year, many farm families are looking for anything that will make a...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Speaking of Work column.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Wallace Johnston Oct. 18--Late last month, I took my annual journey, along with my wife and friends, to crack/eat crabs over at Popes Creek. On the way, I noticed a new retail operation. It offered frozen custard. As...

Chick-fil-A founder to lecture at Wise, Va., college campus.
October 18, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 18--Thinking is hard work; that's the reason people don't do it, says S. Truett Cathy. Cathy, though, can never be accused of avoiding hard work. He was brought up to work during the Great Depression, and he...

Circuit City tests new tech-support service, including house calls.
October 17, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 17--Circuit City Stores Inc. can send its IQ Crew to the rescue. Rival Best Buy Co. Inc. has its Geek Squad for those needing computer technical service, including house calls. The nation's two...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch column.
October 17, 2004... Byline: Iris Taylor Oct. 17--BANKRUPTCY HAS ITS PRICE: A reader wants to know how soon after a personal bankruptcy filing a person might be eligible to buy a home, and if there is a list of mortgage companies that will lend to consumers...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Rayner column.
October 17, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 17--FROM AN ACORN, A SEED OF IDEAS: I chose to take my chances and return. There are some things, as MasterCard so frequently reminds us, upon which you simply cannot put a price. Not as many as you might...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Minding Your Business column.
October 17, 2004... Byline: Iris Taylor Oct. 17--FIVE STRATEGIES CAN HELP 'WOW' EXISTING CUSTOMERS: Your profits are the pits, and your sales aren't on tract. Is it time to beat the bush looking for new customers? Not so fast. Harvest the ones you have,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Apprentice column.
October 16, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 16--A LESS-APPEALING 'APPRENTICE'?: Six fired, 11 to go before we know who is The One. Donald Trump has culled a third of his hyperactive herd of aspiring acolytes. A quick review of the action on...

Businesswomen gather in Richmond, Va. for annual convention.
October 16, 2004... Byline: Kerry E. Grace Oct. 16--The 2,000 businesswomen in town for the American Business Women's Association's national convention were a sea of red yesterday. They were sporting red suits, jackets, shirts, scarves and hats at the...

Economists at Richmond, Va., Federal Reserve Bank enjoy ties to Nobel winners.
October 16, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 16--Central bankers from around the globe have benefited from the research of two economists who won the Nobel Prize in economics this week. The wide influence aside, the ties to the Federal Reserve Bank of...

Richmond, Va.-based media firm posts 37 percent profit gain.
October 16, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 16--Media General Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $15.7 million, or 66 cents per share, compared with $11.4 million, or 49 cents per share, the year before, a 37 percent increase. In last year's...

Used-car dealer chain CarMax opens second store in Richmond, Va., area.
October 16, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 16--Austin Ligon is test driving an idea by opening a second Richmond-area CarMax lot. The strategy could steer the Richmond-based automotive retailer toward generating $40 billion in sales in 15...

Richmond, Va.-based bus line uses grant to equip coaches with security systems.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Chip Jones Oct. 14--No one wants to push this button. James River Bus Lines plans to install "panic buttons" and other features this fall into each of its 45 motor coaches to alert company dispatchers in case of an onboard...

Richmond, Va., awards ceremony honors enterprising women in business.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 14--The plan was to buy a house in Church Hill, renovate it and sell it at a profit. Kathryn Wiley would use the money to start a photography business. It didn't turn out that way. Wiley fell in love...

Annual ceremony honors Virginia's outstanding women business owners.
October 14, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 14--The plan was to buy a house in Church Hill, renovate it and sell it at a profit. Kathryn Wiley would use the money to start a photography business. It didn't turn out that way. Wiley fell in love...

Lawmaker says tobacco buyout will boost Virginia.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 13--The tobacco quota buyout approved by Congress this week should give a boost to the Virginia economy, said Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte, R-6th. The allotment system has been strangling Virginia farmers by...

Virginia Power contests state's ability to intervene in plan to pass on costs.
October 13, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 13--A phalanx of lawyers gathered three rows deep before the State Corporation Commission yesterday for a hearing on Dominion Virginia Power's application to join PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission...

Virginia public broadcasting finance chief tops (accounting) charts with songs.
October 12, 2004... Byline: Linda Dunham Oct. 12--Curtis Monk has a lyrical way with numbers. As a chief financial officer for Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp., he is careful with his accounting procedures. But if you have caught his performance...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., business briefs column.
October 11, 2004... Oct. 11--ACCOUNTING: At McGladrey & Pullen: Jeremy S. Parsons, Mark G. Gerdelman and Brooke A. Stafford are associates in the GS department. Carolyn W. Arnold has been promoted to manager in the tax department. Rebecca D. App has been...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News column.
October 11, 2004... Oct. 11--NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS: The Hernia Center of Virginia has opened at 110 N. Robinson St., Suite 400. --Shawn Waxenfelter has opened STW Consulting, a medical-practices consulting business. The firm's e-mail address is...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz column.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Oct. 11--POPKIN FURNITURE PLANS TO SHUT DOWN: Jerry Soble, known as "Mr. Popkin," is closing his downtown furniture store after 41 years. Popkin Furniture should shut down by the end of the year. But the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names column.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Kerry E. Grace Oct. 11--It's not every day you find a company whose president and employees love getting up to come to work in the morning. Employees at Phipps & Bird, a Richmond manufacturing company, along with company...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Greg Edwards column.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Greg Edwards Oct. 11--Isabel was a good teacher. Dominion Virginia Power learned a lot from the hurricane that swept like a scythe through its North Carolina and Virginia service area on Sept. 18, 2003, says Kenneth Barker, a...

Survey finds few Virginia workers take advantage of education opportunities.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Bob Rayner Oct. 11--Just about everyone agrees that education has become even more important for success in today's economy, which is increasingly driven by knowledge-based industries: information technology, telecommunications,...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends column.
October 11, 2004... Byline: Gary Robertson Oct. 11--ONLINE TRAVEL BOOKINGS CONTINUING TO TAKE OFF: You want to take a trip. No, don't take out the maps. No, don't pick up a telephone. But do log on. At least, that is the scenario online...

Gay, lesbian boycott earns some support in Richmond, Va.
October 9, 2004... Byline: Carol Hazard Oct. 9--If business was slow and there were more absences from work than usual yesterday, there could be a reason. Some Richmond gays and lesbians participated in Boycott for Equality, a boycott to show the...