MEDIAWORKS: It's Official! Texting and Driving Illegal in VA
Wednesday brings a close to Multitasking at the Wheel

South University Expands in Richmond
New Education Facility will be located in Glen Allen

Donna Taylor Joins PUNCH
Richmond Creative Firm's Newest Member will Handle HR


Richmond Rates in Top Cities for the 'Next' Generation
Next Generation Consulting Ranks Hotspots for Young Professionals to Work and Live in the United States

Thomas
“[Retail] develops you as a person. It forces you to deal with situations that you might not deal with otherwise.”
Wingfield
"There is much we can learn from entrepreneurs and how they harness opportunity in a changing economy."
Smith
"Often people only look at businesses where they love the product; instead of the business model."
Kobrick
"I had to cash in my 401k for this, learn how to sew, take out seventeen credit cards and refinance the house three times."
Malik
“The networking can be social, but it should not only be social;
there should be content
as well as
contact.” 
Richmond's Riverfront Investment Group, LLC to Partner with RBC Wealth Management

RBC Wealth Management, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, recently approved Riverfront Investment Group, LLC, to provide money management service ...

W. Baxter Perkinson, Jr. Building at VCU School of Dentistry Opens

Commonwealth Architects has completed the design and construction administration of a $20 million addition to the VCU School of Dentistry. The new bui ...

New Talent at Dynamic Brands

Dynamic Brands, the parent company for Bag Boy®, Baby Jogger™, Slotline® and AMF® Golf, is proud to announce the hiring of Tom Hall of Richmond, Va. ...

Hot Properties: Days Inn in Colonial Heights is Sold; + Virginia Air Distributors Building Sells for $1.6M

CAS Associates' Steve Albis has represented Cosmo Inc. in the company sale of the 120-room hotel at 2310 Indian Hill Road. Nikant LLC purchased the ho ...

VCU School of Business Dean Retires
Michael Sesnowitz, Ph.D., will retire as dean of the VCU School of Business on July 1 and join the Department of Economics as a professor. David Urban ...

Is Facebook Your Answer for Finding a Job?

Is Facebook networtking better than face-to-face interaction for jobseekers? AfterCollege.com asked recent graduates to pick the job-searching methods ...

Mediaworks: NBC's Terrell Brown Moves to CBS

Recently with NBC affiliate WWBT in Richmond, Terrell Brown will now provide reports for all CBS News platforms.

The News Development Program ...

Recreational Equipment Inc. to Launch New Store in Richmond

Beginning  as co-op amongst Seattle's climbing community in 1938, Recreational Equipment Inc (REI), which now has the largest product brands in ...

INNOVATORS
Smarter Interiors
Greg Campbell and Randy Alderson have a mission:  to furnish your office without taxing the ecosystem. Campbell and Alderson are the principals of Smarter Interiors, a full-service commercial interiors firm with an eye for design and commitment to environmental sustainability. 

Richmond Economic Development Corporation
Stephen J. Schley is the in the business of helping businesses succeed.  As President and CEO of Richmond Economic Development Corporation, Schley presides over what he calls a “one-stop shop” that has provided financing to 671 small businesses. 

WFofR Media
H ow do you get your message across a crowded mediascape?  At WFofR Media the answer is to buy locally—on a regional and national basis. 

My Little Cupcake
The newest coffee shop in Ashland, My Little Cupcake, has been in business for a little over six months and is developing a steady and largely local clientele.

SPARK Engineering
Bruce Ferris already knows what your next must-have product will look like—and how it will work.  Ferris is project manager and principal of SPARK Engineering.

Care Advantage
Everything I Know about Business I Learned from Nursing. That’s one working title for the business memoir that Deborah Johnston, RN would like to write. 
Five tips for securing a loan:  Think business loans have gone the way of the fanny pack? Not according to these loan experts.

Whether you’ve already started your own business, are considering starting one, looking to market yourself for a new career, marketing your special talent or skill is going to be key to making you stand out from the crowd.  

There’s a new woman who answers our phones. I’m not sure of her name, I call her Sylvia. Is that wrong? Not making an effort to learn someone’s name with whom you’re forced to interact by your profession. Childish? Well, it’s just that she’s so removed. It’s a little difficult to cozy up to her.

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