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Easter is, of course, a major religious holiday for Christians, but for the secular world it’s all about candy. As it turns out, this country played a key…
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Part I: A Pig PrimerFor many families, ham is part of a holiday tradition. The nation’s largest producer – Smithfield – is based in Virginia, and this…
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Kroger is the latest supermarket chain to adopt an online grocery ordering system. George Anderson, e-Commerce Manager for Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Region,…
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The new gig economy is already disrupting businesses across Virginia, although the future of how they will be regulated is still an open question. That’s…
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The long-running legal battle involving bonds issued by the City of Buena Vista and the company that insures those bonds has taken a new turn.In 2005,…
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Earlier this year, Virginia lawmakers were considering several bills that would have cracked down on the car-title lending industry, a business that’s…
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There won’t be any picket lines later this month outside Kroger stores in Southwest and Central Virginia, West Virginia and Eastern Tennessee.The union…
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Small dollar lending has become increasingly controversial in recent years, especially now that the number of automobiles repossessed by the car title…
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Kroger and the food workers union have a new deal…one that will stop a possible strike next week.The tentative contract agreement comes after two days of…
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Car-title lenders in Virginia may have dodged a bullet earlier this year when the Virginia General Assembly passed on reforming their industry. But the…
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Workers at Kroger stores in western and central Virginia could soon be on strike. The union representing some 3,000 employees rejected the company’s…
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Scientists are warning that climate change could mean higher prices for one of the world’s most popular drinks – beer, but farmers and scientists in…