Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) articles from September 2001

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) archives from September 2001

Richmond, Va.-Area Retailers See Increased Demand for Bible, Religious Books.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Sep. 29--Americans are searching for answers. And many are turning to God. Retailers are seeing an increasing interest in the Bible, prophecy books and other religious-oriented materials since the Sept. 11...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Iris Taylor Sep. 29--PATIENCE HELPS IN THE NEW AGE OF AIRLINE TRAVEL: If you're planning to travel soon, get ready to be patient. Expect that your flight might be canceled. Airlines are cutting flights like crazy. Call the...

Magazine Highlights Richmond, Va.-Based Company's High-Tech Innovation.
September 29, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 29--Two years ago, InformationWeek magazine plugged Owens & Minor Inc. in the No. 106 slot in its ranking of innovative business use of information technology. A year ago, the Richmond company climbed to...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Tech Notes Column.
September 29, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 29--AREA FIRM WAGES STEALTH BATTLE ON BIOTERRORISM: A Richmond life-sciences research firm is playing a behind-the-scenes role in the fight against bioterrorism. In fact, it's so far behind the scenes...

Richmond, Va.-Area Experts Say Attack Changes Psychology, Reality of Travel.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 29--This is not a good time to take sharp objects to the airport. Glenn Prillaman, president of the Richmond Dive Club, has the daunting task of leading a 30-member group next weekend on a long-planned...

Houston-Based Energy Firm Seeks Permit for Cartersville, Va.-Area Power Plant.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 28--Kinder Morgan Power Co. of Houston wants to build a $300 million power plant in Cumberland County. The plant, which would burn natural gas, would be 3 miles southwest of Cartersville. Kinder Morgan has...

More Layoffs Hit Web Consulting Firm's Richmond, Va., Office.
September 28, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 28--Richmond's already-depleted iXL Enterprises Inc. office contracted again this week as its parent company conducted another round of national layoffs. Company officials would not provide specific...

Electric Utility Requests Delay of Competition from Texas Commission.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 27--American Electric Power has asked the Texas Public Utility Commission to delay the start of power-supplier competition in part of Texas from next Jan. 1 to March 31, 2003. AEP is Virginia's...

Richmond, Va., Airport Gets New Security Company.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 26--A new security firm will screen passengers at Richmond International Airport, airline officials said yesterday. International Total Services Inc. of Cleveland, better known as I.T.S., has received a...

Richmond, Va., Airport to Cut Spending.
September 26, 2001... Sep. 26--Faced with a turbulent airline industry, Richmond's regional airport board yesterday approved belt-tightening measures to cut Richmond International Airport's spending on operations and construction by $1.6 million. "All...

Virginia Expands State Web Portal.
September 26, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 26--State officials yesterday rolled out new programs they predict will make the Internet an easier place to do business and a more effective tool to deal with state and local government. The new efforts...

Virginia Business Writer Keeps Busy Despite Retirement from Academia.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 25--If you're an expert on working, what do you do when you retire? You keep working, of course. Dr. Wallace R. Johnston toiled as a business professor at Virginia Commonwealth University for 25 years. In...

Richmond, Va.-Area Businesses Quietly Boosting Security.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 25--Talk about security and no one wants to talk about it. They don't want to compromise it. But security has increased markedly at some Richmond area businesses since the terrorist attacks on the World...

Richmond, Va.-Area Tech Event to Look at Web-Based Services at Local Level.
September 25, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 25--Economic uncertainty and talk of war did not slow registration for the state's annual technology conference, which focuses this year on Internet-based services at the local level. But those...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Associations Column.
September 24, 2001... Sep. 24--Dr. David W. Barber, a Colonial Heights optometrist, was elected president of the Virginia Optometric Association. Other officers include: president-elect, Dr. James E. Powers of Fairfax; vice president, Dr. Philip E. Larrabee of...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
September 24, 2001... Sep. 24--BANKING, INVESTMENTS David J. Samuel has joined Mann, Armistead & Epperson Ltd. as an investment banking analyst. He is a recent graduate of Wake Forest University. Marion B. Rowe has joined Bank of Essex as an assistant...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
September 24, 2001... Sep. 24--LARRY WILSON JR. New position: General manager of the Richmond Coliseum, which is run by SMG/Johnson Inc. Old position: Assistant general manager of the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, La., another SMG center; was part of...

Circuit City Hopes Flat Commissions Will Improve Customer Service.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Sep. 24--Employees working on commission at Circuit City Stores Inc. knew which products would earn them the most money. They could look at the sales tag to find a code that told them if they got a...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News Column.
September 24, 2001... Sep. 24--BUS COMPANY COMPLETES ACQUISITION: James River Bus Lines has completed its purchase of Carey/VIP & Celebrity Limousines Inc., which has a fleet of limousines, executive sedans, executive vans and mini-coaches -- vehicles James River...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Iris Taylor Sep. 24--From Woodbridge, Va., to Berkeley, Calif., loan scam artists using bogus company names and Canadian post office boxes are bilking consumers seeking debt relief or trying to help the families affected by the...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Honors Column.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Michelle Diehl Sep. 24--Yevonne J. Childers of Cardiovascular Associates of Virginia has achieved fellowship status with the American College of Medical Practice Executives. In order to be eligible for fellowship, a candidate...

Railroad Companies Try to Provide More Efficient Service.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 24--When he's waiting for newsprint from Southern paper mills to arrive at his freight center near New York City, all Patrick Wynne has to do is click the Web page of CSX Corp. "We know what cars are moving to...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends Column.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Gary Robertson Sep. 24--Like never before, successful retailers are trying to learn as much as possible about their best shoppers. There's a good reason why. Frederick Reichheld, who wrote "The Loyalty Effect," says that...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Speaking of Work Column.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Wallace Johnston Sep. 24--Do you know anyone who isn't motivated? Are you suggesting that someone who is alive isn't motivated? What a silly thought. Look around. Do you see anyone in your office who isn't breathing?...

Gas Masks, Survival Gear Are Popular Items in Richmond, Va., Since Attacks.
September 21, 2001... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Sep. 21--Sam Hardesty has worried for some time about the threat of an assault on the United States with chemical and biological weapons. But it wasn't until the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World...

Richmond, Va.-Area Hotels Experience Drop-Offs.
September 21, 2001... Sep. 21--Last week's terrorist attacks continue to affect the area's hotel industry, causing canceled meetings and a drop in room occupancy. Nowhere is that more true than along the stretch of Williamsburg Road near Richmond...

Consultant Tells Virginia Officials to Keep SCC As Key Regulator.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 21--A consultant for a General Assembly subcommittee says the State Corporation Commission should continue as the independent policeman of utilities, banks, insurance companies and other Virginia businesses. ...

Stock Market Battered Again.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 21--Investors who hoped Wednesday's end-of-the-day stock rally would carry through yesterday were sorely disappointed. Instead, markets focused on gloomy prospects for the economy in the aftermath of last...

Circuit City Reports Second-Quarter Loss.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Sep. 20--Circuit City Stores Inc.'s core consumer electronics business lost $12.5 million in the second quarter compared with a profit of $43.2 million a year ago as sales fell more sharply than expected. ...

Markets Drop Again; Rally Stops Dow Fall at 144 Points.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 20--Stocks plunged to some of their lowest levels in nearly three years before buyers stepped in late yesterday afternoon and fueled a powerful, last-hour rally that erased much of the day's losses. By...

Aviation Woes Prompt More Honeywell Cuts.
September 19, 2001... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Sep. 19--Honeywell International Inc. said yesterday it plans to cut more jobs this year as the U.S. air transportation industry, struggling after last week's terrorist attacks, cuts purchases of aircraft...

IRS Joins Companies in Granting Extensions on Federal Obligations.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 19--Some credit-card, finance and mortgage companies are waiving late fees and extending payment periods in light of disruptions caused by last week's tragedies. Even the Internal Revenue Service is...

Media General Moves to New York Stock Exchange.
September 19, 2001... Sep. 19--Media General Inc.'s Class A common stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. The Richmond-based company's stock also will get a new ticker symbol: MEG. Media General, which publishes The Times-Dispatch, had...

Virginia Architectural Firm's Pentagon Work in Ruins.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 19--When Cecil Doyle arrived in Arlington County around 2 a.m. on Sept. 12, he could still see the red glow from the fire at the Pentagon. Doyle is president and chief executive officer of Hayes Seay...

Ticket Refunds in Question for Some Fliers.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Katherine Calo Sep. 18--For American travelers this week, the big question may not be "Can I fly?" but "Should I?" Ticket-holders who answer "no" might find that the next challenge is getting their money back. Airlines...

Richmond, Va.-Area Flights Show 80 Percent of Usual Activity.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 18--Virginia travelers took to the skies yesterday as some said they were heeding President Bush's advice to "go back to work." Some were boarding planes to Florida to play. Before dawn yesterday at...

Stocks Drop Sharply as Trading Resumes after Attacks.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 18--The American stock market dropped sharply Monday as trading resumed less than a week after terrorist attacks devastated Wall Street. Stocks fell even though the Federal Reserve announced, before the...

Verizon Relocating Phone Equipment to Aid in New York Recovery.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 18--Portable telephone-switching centers used in Franklin after the Hurricane Floyd flood are on their way to New York City to stand in for Verizon equipment damaged in the World Trade Center terrorist attack....

July Home Sales Sizzle in Richmond, Va., Area.
September 17, 2001... Byline: Donna W. Rogers Sep. 17--As summer continued, the home sales market stayed hot, too, in July, Virginia and Richmond Realtor groups reported. June home sales had soared into the double digits over 2000 figures. In July in...

Virginia's Ad Message of Hope Runs in New York Times.
September 15, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 15--Virginia sent a message of hope to New York that captured, at least for a moment, the attention of millions of Americans. The Virginia Tourism Corp. bought a full-page ad that ran in the New York Times...

U.S. Airports Resume Limited Operations; Some Travelers Board with Reluctance.
September 15, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 15--Linda Chappell hardly felt like boarding an airplane for a red-eye flight from Las Vegas, not after the most harrowing week in U.S. aviation history. Chappell did catch a US Airways flight to return home...

Richmond, Va., Residents Begin to Cope with Tragedy.
September 15, 2001... Sep. 15--With the markets closed last week, stock brokers lost four days of work. But it wasn't the lost revenue that hurt. "It's the loss of human capital," said Kent Engelke, a senior vice president at Anderson & Strudwick Inc. ...

Chester, Va.-Based Tobacco Company to Introduce Smokeless Products.
September 15, 2001... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Sep. 15--Chester-based tobacco company Star Scientific Inc. is only a few weeks away from introducing two products for people who want alternatives to cigarettes, company officials said yesterday. ...

Richmond, Va., Employee Assistance Services in Demand after Attack.
September 15, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 15--While much of the nation's work force slowed or stopped last week, those providing employee assistance programs and services got busier. In Richmond, the REACH Employee Assistance Program, a...

Virginia Housing Conference Attendance Dips.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Donna W. Rogers Sep. 14--WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Travel disruptions and other effects of the national tragedy Tuesday lowered attendance at the Virginia Housing Conference yesterday. Still, about 75 percent of the registered...

Brothers to Close Richmond, Va., Hardware Store.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Sep. 14--Taylor Johnson and his brother, Burke, knew they had their work cut out for them when they bought the Guy Smith Hardware store in August 1999. But the Johnson brothers figured they could make it...

Richmond, Va., Trade Show Heightens Visibility of State's Businesses.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Gail Kelley Sep. 14--If it's a trade show, understandably there'd be a trade-off. At BIZ LINC 2001, Virginia's largest business-to-business trade show, exhibitors traded time for visibility and networking opportunities. ...

TV Networks Forfeiting Millions in Ad Revenue as Attack Coverage Runs Nonstop.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 14--Americans have been huddled around television sets for three days. Millions have been checking out Internet news sites. And they've been buying newspapers like they're going out of style. The attack on...

Richmond, Va., Airport Tightens Security, Prepares to Restart Flights.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 13--Richmond International Airport prepared to resume flights today after implementing what were termed the tightest security measures since the Persian Gulf War. The airport followed an order for heightened...

Financial Transactions May Take Longer to Clear in Accounts.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 13--If you paid bills yesterday, they may take longer than usual to clear your account. The Federal Reserve is providing cash to keep the financial system stable after the terrorist attack. But it still...

Richmond, Va.-Area Security Firms See Increase in Business.
September 13, 2001... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Sep. 13--Several Richmond area security companies said yesterday they've seen only a modest increase in requests for services since Tuesday's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. ...

Gasoline Price Gouging Suspected in Virginia.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 13--People from across Virginia complained to state officials yesterday about local gasoline stations that they thought were price gouging in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Price increases here,...

Terrorist Attacks May Bring Era of Telecommuting.
September 13, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 13--Some suggest the terrorist attacks could usher in an era of telecommuting and more emphasis on technology that makes businesses less reliant on centralized offices and information systems. "U.S....

Richmond, Va., Chamber of Commerce Turns Trade-Show Topic to Disaster Aid.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Gail Kelley Sep. 13--Because of the terrorist attack against the United States on Tuesday the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce has shifted its emphasis for today's BIZ LINC 2001 trade show. "In light of the disaster, we...

Analysts Split Opinions on Effect of Attacks on Economy.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 13--The day after the attack on America, uncertainty remains the only economic certainty. With U.S. financial markets still closed and most commercial airplanes grounded, large sectors of the economy lie...

Morgan Stanley Seeks to Reassure Clients on Investments.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 13--Morgan Stanley, one of the largest tenants at the decimated World Trade Center, was still reeling yesterday from the enormity of the loss. But the brokerage company moved quickly to assure clients that...

Virginians among Victims in World Trade Center-Pentagon Disaster.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Jeremy Redmon Sep. 13--RICHMOND -- Milton E. Burton started calling New York hospitals as soon as he learned his daughter was missing in Manhattan. Alysia C. Basmajian, a Godwin High School graduate, worked as an accountant...

Richmond, Va., Air Passengers React to Terrorist Attacks.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Will Jones and Chip Jones Sep. 12--Lawrence Sinsimer's cell phone rang shortly after his flight from Boston landed in Richmond yesterday. It was his brother, John, who works near the World Trade Center buildings destroyed by...

Terrorist Attacks A Reminder of the Threat of Cyber Terrorism.
September 12, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 12--Yesterday's shocking attacks provide visceral and visual evidence of the nation's vulnerabilities to conventional terrorist assaults. But experts say the ongoing threat of cyber terrorism presents as...

Terror Attacks' Economic Impact Unclear; Retailers Report Rise In Gas Costs.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 12--As the nation struggles with the human tragedies in New York and Washington, it's too early to tell whether yesterday's attacks will find another victim: the U.S. economy and financial markets. U.S....

After Terror Attack, Richmond, Va., Newspaper Prints First "Extra" Since 1945.
September 12, 2001... Sep. 12--The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in suburban Washington prompted the Richmond Times-Dispatch to produce the first Extra edition since the end of World War II. "I've been with this...

Retailers Expected to Suffer from Terrorist Attacks.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Sep. 12--Retail and economic experts call it the CNN-itis. It occurs when consumers are so glued to their television sets or to the Internet checking out the latest news that they stay out of malls and...

Richmond, Va.-Based Plastic, Aluminum Firm Elects CEO as Chairman.
September 12, 2001... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Sep. 12--John D. Gottwald has been elected chairman of the board of Tredegar Corp. and is handing the duties of president and chief executive officer to Norman A. Scher, the company's executive vice president...

Most Richmond, Va., Financial Centers Should Reopen.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 12--Despite the inconvenience of closings yesterday, financial centers expect to reopen on time today in Richmond and most other markets. "We hope we will return to business as usual in the majority of...

Virginia Foundation to Use $300,000 of Tobacco Settlement Money to Fund Study.
September 12, 2001... Byline: John Reid Blackwell Sep. 12--A special state foundation voted yesterday to allocate nearly $300,000 of the tobacco settlement money to Virginia Commonwealth University to study smoking prevention programs and determine what...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Trade Names Column.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Bob Rayner Sep. 11--Behind the scenes isn't where you'd expect to find Donna Duboy Spurrier. The daughter of a former Miss Virginia and a highly visible ad man, she once dreamed of becoming a rock star and even managed to...

Richmond, Va.-Based Utility Increases Natural Gas Holdings.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 11--Dominion is increasing its bet on the natural gas business in a big way. The Richmond-based energy company announced yesterday it has reached an agreement to buy Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. of...

Richmond, Va.-Based Tech Company Moves Subsidiaries Closer.
September 11, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 11--Delving deeper into the webcasting business, World Investor Link Inc. this year bought two firms that specialize in that technology. Now the Richmond company is moving those newly acquired firms...

Richmond, Va.-Based Utility's Plan to Split Off Power Plants Draws Fire.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 11--Dominion Virginia Power's proposal to remake itself for the start of electric-supply competition on Jan. 1 has come under fire from a variety of directions. Critics of the company's proposal say it could...

Richmond, Va., Apartment Managers Give New Student Tenants Advice.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Donna W. Rogers Sep. 10--Moving into an apartment is hard enough, but when it's your first apartment, things can be a bit hairy. College students who are moving away from parents or parents who are moving away from the houses...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Associations Column.
September 10, 2001... Sep. 10--PHILIP J. BAGLEY III of Troutman Sanders Mays & Valentine has been re-elected vice chairman of the American Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. KAY TYLER of Sherwood Forest Plantation is president of...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Briefs Column.
September 10, 2001... Sep. 10--Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves has these changes: -- James F. Gabbert Jr. is now tax senior. He joined the company last year. -- Peter V. Dove is now manager of the technology consulting group. He was a senior...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Biz Buzz Column.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Gregory J. Gilligan Sep. 10--ANOTHER HARDWARE STORE ADDED TO CASUALTY LIST: Another longtime, mom-and-pop hardware store in South Richmond is calling it quits. Bon Air Hardware has been on Forest Hill Avenue near Buford Road...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Company News Column.
September 10, 2001... Sep. 10--INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP AND COMPUTER TRAINING CENTER OPEN: Shockoe Capital Partners, an investment partnership, has opened at 33 S. 13th St., Suite 301. The company was formed by Vance H. Spilman, William B. Notman and Charles J....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Consumer Watch Column.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Iris Taylor Sep. 10--Let's face it. Nobody wants to inventory household possessions. There's too much stuff, too little time and who feels like doing it anyway? But smart consumers such as Hanover County resident Michael...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Greg Edwards Column.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Greg Edwards Sep. 10--COMBINATION OF FACTORS SPARKED LATEST INCREASE IN GASOLINE PRICES: Hold on to your hats. The gasoline price roller coaster is headed back up the hill again after spending the summer on a downward track. ...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Business Honors Column.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Michelle Diehl Sep. 10--RICHMOND LAWYER Oliver W. Hill Sr. received the Award for Courageous Advocacy from the American College of Trial Lawyers. The award was established 37 years ago, and Hill is the 12th person to receive it....

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Chip Jones Column.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Chip Jones Sep. 10--BLACK ENTREPRENEUR NOW PARTNER IN RICHMOND AIRPORT CONCESSIONS: It took a few months longer than expected, but Byron Cox is now operating at Richmond International Airport in a new business alliance designed...

Community Lending Score Can Affect Banks' Plans to Merge.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 10--Banks say it's the right thing to do. Most are serious about rankings relating to the Community Reinvestment Act. The law requires them to meet the lending needs of their entire communities, including...

Web Initiative Reduces Paperwork at Virginia's Trigon Healthcare.
September 10, 2001... Byline: McGregor McCance Sep. 10--Trigon started slowly and advanced cautiously with large-scale Internet projects, but the giant health insurance company is reaching full stride with its signature e-business initiative. Called Point...

OPINION: Somewhat Surprisingly, Commercial Mortgage Lending Remains Active.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Andrew Little Sep. 10--Seemingly at odds with the slowing economy, commercial mortgages continue to show surprising strength, both in high volume and low delinquencies. During August, commercial mortgage rates fell to new...

Richmond, Va., Program Honoring 25 Fastest-Growing Companies Seeks Entries.
September 10, 2001... Sep. 10--Nominations are being accepted for the Rising 25, an annual program recognizing the fastest-growing, privately held companies in the Richmond area. The program, now in its 12th year, selects 25 small companies based on their...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., American Trends Column.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Gary Robertson Sep. 10--Got a small business? Might be time for another credit card. CardWeb.com Inc., which monitors credit-card offerings, says there are now more than 300 credit cards for small businesses. That's...

Wachovia-First Union Merger Forces Securities Firm to Take On New Identity.
September 10, 2001... Byline: Carol Hazard Sep. 10--Talk about whiplash. First Union Securities is about to get a new name, now that its parent company, First Union Corp., has merged with Wachovia Corp. The change will mark the fourth name in about as...