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The 2009 Virginia Economic Outlook Forum

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:17:53 +0000

The Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce and Partners will host an even that focuses on the current economy meltdown and offers an outlook for 2009. Topics include an overview of the current global economic downturn, impact on workforce and newcomers, supply chain management strategies, valuable lessons learned, coping strategies for corporations/small businesses/non profits/job seekers, and economic outlook in 2009 with a new administration.

Capital TechSearch to hold emergency workshop for out-of-work IT people in Richmond

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:21:58 +0000

Capital TechSearch The Hoople Group and The Innsbrook Foundation team up to help displaced IT workers get back to work. Due to the layoffs and impact on IT workers in the Richmond area, three local organizations have teamed up to help. Capital TechSearch will lead a workshop that will explore:

1.   What are companies looking for right now?
2.   What skills should you highlight on your resume?
3.   What are networking skills that will give you an edge?

Chip Delano of Sands Anderson Law Firm Receives National Community Service Award

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:32:34 +0000

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (November 3, 2008) --- Robert B. "Chip" Delano, Jr., shareholder and member of the Risk Management practice group at the law firm of Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, received the Defense Research Institute ("DRI") Community Service Award at the 2008 DRI Annual Meeting, which was held last week in New Orleans, firm President M. Pierce Rucker announced today.

Longwood University using non-traditional method for recruitment

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:36:12 +0000

WFofR Online, LLC, a division of WFofR Inc., has been retained by Longwood University, and agency partner CRT/tanaka, to manage an online advertising display campaign. Longwood University is a state-assisted co-ed University located in Farmville, VA.

RVA Construction to Move Headquarters to Hull Street Downtown

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:26:44 +0000

RVA Construction, a commercial Class-A general contractor serving the Richmond region, today announced the purchase of a new location for their corporate headquarters in the Manchester Heights section of Downtown Richmond, located at 515 Hull Street.

MWV Helps Consumers Avoid "Wrap Rage" this Holiday Season with Natralock(R) Packaging

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:25:39 +0000

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 300,000 people visit the hospital annually as a result of injuries incurred while trying to open plastic packaging, ranking "unintentional cut/pierce" as the fifth most common cause of non-fatal injuries. Global packaging solutions leader MeadWestvaco Corporation has developed a packaging solution to ease consumers' fury and avoid the injurious struggle often associated with plastic clamshells.

Insmed Announces That NASDAQ Temporarily Suspends Minimum Bid Closing Price Rule

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:53:45 +0000

Biopharmaceutical developer Insmed Inc.announced that on Thursday, NASDAQ said it will not delist the company's stock.

Designforum Selected To Update And Modernize Brandermill Master Plan

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:01:50 +0000

Designforum, a landscape architecture firm specializing Urban Design and Town Planning has been selected to redefine the master plan for Brandermill, a 2,800 acre planned community in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Approved in 1974, Brandermill was the first large scale mixed-use community in the Metropolitan area and in 1977 was named The Best Planned Community in the U.S. by the National Association of Home Builders and Better Homes & Gardens Magazine. It will be the first time since the project's approval that the master plan, which sets guidelines for the future of the community, has been updated. The goal of the new master plan is to make the Brandermill community more livable, vibrant and exciting for its current residents while competing with new neighborhoods in Chesterfield County and the Richmond area.

Sands Anderson Law Firm Sets Up Team To Serve Clients During Financial Recovery

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:22:13 +0000

Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, P.C., has assembled a team of experienced lawyers to offer legal advice, counsel and representation to clients dealing with the current financial and credit environment, firm President Pierce Rucker announced today.
“Lenders, banks, company finance officers, entrepreneurs and investors among our clients are asking for very specific and detailed analysis of their business options and legal alternatives during the tightening of credit markets and softening of business growth, and we’re fortunate to have the skills they need among our shareholders and counsel,” said Rucker.

LandAmerica Participates in U.S. Treasury Department's $700 Billion Rescue Program

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:30:33 +0000

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. announced that it is competing for the opportunity to serve as a contractor with the U.S. Department of the Treasury in providing whole loan asset management services for portfolios of troubled mortgage-related assets.