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The connector: Chesterfield County racked up a trophy case of economic...
Garrett Hart, director of Chesterfield Economic Development, has had a year of repeated high-profile corporate location announcements for the county. A certified economic developer who graduated from...
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JANUARY 10 Picture Your Success with a One-Page Business Model, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (virtual). Don’t get bogged down writing a lengthy business plan for your startup. Begin instead by drafting a one-page...
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HCA Virginia names a new CEO
LANCE JONES HCA Virginia has named Lance Jones the new chief executive officer of Chippenham and Johnston-Willis Hospitals. Jones was previously the market president for HCA Healthcare’s LewisGale...
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The season of customer returns, Part 1: A problem or an opportunity?
It won’t be long before the jingling of the cash registers – remember those? – will have diminished and been replaced by the sound of feet (and UPS and FedEx drivers) starting to bring returns back to...
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A Talk With … Kelly Suazo-Davis
Outgoing chair of Chesterfield Women’s Business Council ASH DANIEL Q&A Observer: Can you explain what the Women’s Business Council is? Kelly Suazo-Davis: The Women’s Business Council is a program...
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A long-burning duty: Founded in 1943, the Chesterfield-based W.G. Speeks...
Greg Speeks and sister Vicki Clark are the third generation of the family that has run W.G. Speeks Heating and Air Conditioning. Their grandfather, W. Gwyn Speaks, founded the company in 1943. ASH...
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How to handle merchandise returns, Part 2
In this second part of last month’s discussion I’m going to list some things to consider when facing customer returns. First, there are some of the problems: • Costs associated with having to pay the...
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Feb. 1 Step-by-Step Email Marketing Guide for Your Business, 1-2:30 p.m. virtually. In this webinar, learn email marketing basics, strategies and techniques, how to create a content calendar, how to...
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Here’s how Chesterfield County can help small businesses
One of the best-kept secrets in Chesterfield County is how much the Chesterfield Department of Economic Development can do to help small businesses in the county. The number of services they offer is...
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Close watch on Carvana: As online car retailer cuts workers and continues to...
The nationwide online used car retailer Carvana has seen a drastic drop in its stock price and recently laid off 1,500 workers. County officials say the trouble has yet to affect operations at its...
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