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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Never underestimate the Chinese. Bill Crutchfield, the CEO of the Charlottesville-based Crutchfield Corp., learned that on his short jaunt through Hangzhou, China, carrying the Olympic Torch in May. Tens of thousands of young Chinese among the 1 to 2 million people lining the streets that day were sporting…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Ben Irick has joined the Member Investment Services team at DuPont Community Credit Union as a financial consultant. Irick, who lives in Charlottesville, comes to DCCU from a large investment firm in Houston. Irick has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Texas and holds both the Series…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] An Albemarle County winery will hold a special opening on Aug. 2 and Aug. 3 to introduce itself to the Virginia wine community. Virginia Wineworks has set up shop at the former Montdomaine winery 12 miles south of Charlottesville. Partners Michael Shaps and Philip Stafford will offer complimentary tastings at…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] An urgent message from a business colleague yesterday. “Call me. Private.” I’m expecting some sort of scoop. I had no idea I would be the subject of the scoop. Turns out that somebody is calling around asking friends and former and current business associates the…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Poll: Would you support the adoption of some kind of universal health care system in the U.S.? As recently as a year or two ago, mention of the words universal health care in the context of the ongoing national discussion of what to do to address the growing…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Media General apparently isn’t making enough money at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville to justify spending the “several million dollars of repairs, refurbishing and rewiring” needed to continue long-term operations at its printing plant on West Rio Road. These can’t be good days at the Richmond-based Media General, the parent…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Good news for travelers who drive back and forth to Charlottesville every day. The bridge rehab on Interstate 64 over Stockton Creek at mile marker 108 has been substantially completed, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation, and both westbound lanes were reopened to traffic yesterday afternoon. But we’re not…
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Column by Jim Bishop [email protected] VIRGINIA BEACH – Whether to the mountains, the beach or another destination of choice, it’s just good to get away, rest a spell and catch up with yourself (and with others important to you). That’s exactly what my wife and I were able to do last week – t’was grand,…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Money is a sign of strength in a political strength. Tom Perriello’s congressional bid continues to show fiscal strength. The Fifth District Democratic Party nominee raised more than $300,000 in the second fundraising quarter of 2008 and has raised more than $900,000 all told, the campaign announced on Tuesday.
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A project initiated by students, teachers and parents in the J.P. Burley Middle School community to design and place a new sign, plaque and garden on the school grounds has come to fruition.
