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Fredericksburg Business News

Local business headlines the past three days.

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    It may be too early to like Facebook IPO
    Is it a good idea to buy Facebook shares?
    Taxable sales improve in fourth quarter locally
    Taxable sales improve in fourth quarter locally
    Housing listings continue to slide
    January housing figures
    Sweet tradition is teaching tool, too  
    Selling Girl Scout cookies teaches girls business skills
    VAKOS STARTS REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ARM IN SPOTSY  
    Developer launches Vakos Real Estate brokerage firm
    Road would link Southpoint, I-95
    Ramp to connect Southpoint Parkway with Interstate 95?
    Kobe accommodates its Spotsylvania fans  
    Tony Shih has opened a Kobe Japanese Steak and Seafood House in Southpoint II
    They found the recipe for success  
    What are successful restaurants doing right?
    Scentchips couple returning to Brazil
    Owners of the Scentchips store in downtown Fredericksburg plan to close or sell the business and open a Scentchips factory in Brazil
    Investors buy Coles Point Plantation property
    Coles Plant Plantation in Westmoreland sold
    Cardinal only bidder for rest of Westpark
    Westpark center reverts to lender.
    JENNIFER LaROCK  
    The Deal: JENNIFER LAROCK STEVENSON RIDGE
    We're fine, but can we be better?
    Business Sense column
    Fine print could sink eminent domain bills  
    legislation would limit eminent domain
    Menhaden rules may lead state to leave
    Sen. Richard Stuart pushes bill pulling Virginia out of commission because of menhaden regulations.
    Do we have an identity crisis?  
    In addition to the long commutes on Interstate 95 and the loss of tax revenue from businesses, there is another downside to residents working elsewhere. Call it lack of identity.
    Athletic center property auctioned
    New owners at Sports Booth facility
    Comcast makes effort to close the digital gap  
    Comcast seeks to help low-income children
    Cooking up a new venture  
    Asian Flair Catering opens in former Pho Saigon space on Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania
    Early adopter getting a charge out of new Volt  
    Volt early adopter is pleased
    Area job market looking brighter
    December local jobs numbers




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