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PETERSBURG - A bank is foreclosing on the business location of a Petersburg company that is facing complaints from customers who say they paid the firm for cemetery markers that were never delivered.
A Richmond law firm that represents BB&T Corp. filed documents in Petersburg Circuit Court late last month to begin foreclosure proceedings against the property where Hess-Trigard Inc. has been in business for nearly 20 years.
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Despite questions surrounding its future location, plans for the new Kenna Elementary School in Jackson County are slowly coming together.
Following the recent allocation of $8.7 million in state School Building Authority funds, Jackson County Superintendent Blaine Hess is ready to begin further negotiations with the authority to secure an architect for the $11 million project.
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CHESTER - Northrop Grumman employees supporting the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) as it upgrades Virginia's computing systems held a two-week clothing collection for the Chesterfield Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry Career Clothes Closet for Women and Cottage for Men from March 9 through 25.
Employees donated more than 260 items in all sizes including pants suits, skirts, blouses, slacks, shoes, ties, jewelry, blazers, belts, dress coats, purses, and scarves. CCHASM will distribute the clothing to residents in Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Prince George who are in need of business attire for job interviews.
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EDINBURG, Texas, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In its latest report analyzing the cost of doing business around the world - Competitive Alternatives 2010 - KMPG has ranked Mexico as the most cost competitive location among developed nations in all industry sectors. Monterrey and Mexico City ranked first and second respectively among global cities with populations of 2 million or more. McAllen, Texas was ranked as the most competitive city in the U.S. Midwest region.
Competitive Alternatives 2010 compared the key costs of doing business in 100 cities and 10 developed countries. Costs examined for this comparative study included: labor, facilities, utilities, transportation, taxes and other factors such as the cost of laying off workers.
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A little over a year ago, battered by the recession and a downturn in the high-end home construction market, Nick Harding closed Decorum, his once-thriving specialty hardware store on Commercial Street in Portland.
It was a difficult decision, born from a desire to avoid bankruptcy and the hope that the 31-year-old business might re- emerge stronger at a different location.
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SAN DIEGO -- Security Business Bancorp (OTCBB:SBBC) and its operating subsidiary, Security Business Bank of San Diego, today announced its unaudited 2...
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With the smell of baked goods in the air and a display of a dozen pies under glass, Audrey Anderson puts on her most enchanting smile and offers a free taste.
Within moments, she retrieves a chocolate slice in a plate with a fork. She watches and waits for the moment of delight.