EVMS grant to study obesity's link to disease Richmond Times Dispatch NORFOLK, Va. -- | Eastern Virginia Medical School has received a $1.8 million grant to research the link between obesity and chronic diseases. | The 5-year grant was awarded by the National Institutes of Health. Obesity triples the risk of heart attack and nearly 80 percent of those who develop Type...
City seeks proposals to develop Jackson Ward property Richmond Times Dispatch | What promise does a parking lot in Jackson Ward hold? | That's what the city of Richmond wants to find out. | Richmond's Economic Development Authority is seeking proposals to purchase and develop a piece of property a half block west from the Grea...
Retail Roundup: Amazon, sales-tax issue under review The Roanoke Times | When you make a purchase from you're not paying sales tax on that item (unless you report the purchase on your taxes). | It's an issue that has irked Virginia brick-and-mortar retailers, including some in the Roanoke area, which say Amazon has an u...
The Next 28 Days: Upcoming business events The Roanoke Times | TUESDAYJANUARY31 | IPAD FOR BUSINESS WORKSHOP | Bring your iPad to this hands-on interactive workshop, which will explore applications to organize your professional and personal life. Registration is required. | Where: Roanoke County Administration...
Names and changes The Roanoke Times | AGRICULTURE | The Virginia Agriculture Leaders Obtaining Results Program within Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named its members: Michael Bertelsen, associate director, Office of International Research, Education and D...
Environmental regulators again cite Roanoke company Richmond Times Dispatch ROANOKE, Va. -- | Environmental regulators have cited Celanese Acetate for failing to properly monitor emissions from its Giles County plant. | The company reportedly agreed to pay a $13,000 fine to resolve its most recent citation from the Virginia ...
EVMS grant to study obesity's link to disease Richmond Times Dispatch NORFOLK, Va. -- | Eastern Virginia Medical School has received a $1.8 million grant to research the link between obesity and chronic diseases. | The 5-year grant was awarded by the National Institutes of Health. Obesity triples the risk of heart atta...
Richmond company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Richmond Times Dispatch | Cushing Manufacturing & Equipment Co. Inc., which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, intends to resolve the case as soon as possible while continuing normal operations. | "We fully expect to get out of it soon," Ross Jennings, the ...
Expo helps small firms connect with big ones Richmond Times Dispatch | Ken Ampy remembers the first time he went to a matchmaking expo. | His technology and staffing company, Astyra, was about six months old and hungry for customers. | "I wore my only suit, went to the event and walked over to the Reynolds Metals boot...
Virginia business briefs for Richmond Times Dispatch | Dynex prices IPO at $9.12 a share | Dynex Capital Inc. said Friday that it has priced a public offering of 12.5 million shares of its common stock at $9.12 per share for total gross proceeds of $114 million. | The Henrico County-based real estate i...
Richmond-area Better Business Bureau warns against TV scam Richmond Times Dispatch | The Better Business Bureau says it is getting complaints of a scam aimed at Hispanics in the Richmond area, purporting to offer a bargain price for DirecTV, which carries several Spanish-language channels. | The telephone scam offers a year’s...
