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Ex-owner of wetlands site sues, may delay conservation plan
Wayne McLeskey Jr., who once owned the 122 acres of wetlands, sandy beaches and forest near the Chesapeake Bay, has asked a judge to temporarily halt the sale of the land for environmental preservation.

New restrictions have banks altering overdraft policies
For people living paycheck to paycheck, it can happen all too easily: overdraft.
Spend more than your checking account holds and your bank covers it and hits you with a fee.
Maybe not anymore.
National Business News
- Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough
- Service sector grows at slower pace in August
- Earl sideswipes Outer Banks, heads for Northeast
- Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises
- Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
- Campbell reports Q4 profit rise on better margins
- Stocks extend September rally after jobs report
- Goldcorp to buy Andean Resources for $3.42 billion
- Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored
- Experts see trouble ahead for developed world
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Market Movers
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Index Returns
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Local Business News
- Columbia customers to see gas bills go up
- Hampton Roads' jobless rate stays the same
- Smithfield Foods turns corner, CEO says
- Norfolk Southern sets environmental goal
- Virginia tries to lure fall tourists with new website
- Norfolk homeowner narrowly averts foreclosure
- HR Bankshares seeks OK from shareholders for plan
- Williamsburg Pottery to move into new retail complex
- Smithfield Foods to host annual meeting today in Williamsburg
- Newport News research center to get $73.2M upgrade
Biz Buzz
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Local companies
Stocks of local interest
- Amerigroup
- BB&T Corporation
- Bank of America
- CACI International
- Capital One
- Commonwealth Bkshrs
- Dominion Resources
- Ford
- Fulton Financial
- Hampton Rds Bkshr
- International Paper
- MHI Hospitality
- MonrchFncl
- Old Point Financial
- Portfolio Recovery
- SunTrust Banks
- SuperValu
- TowneBank
- United Parcel Serve.
- Verizon Comm.
- Wellpoint
- Wells Fargo
Specials and interactives
ECONOMIC STRESSAssociated Press index of financial strain for all U.S. counties
UNEMPLOYMENT RATESU.S. joblessness figures by county, state and sector
- THE ROAD BACK
A new job doesn't always mean recovery - ECONOMIC SURVIVAL 101
Tips for getting through the financial meltdown - TAX CALCULATOR
See how you compare in terms of income bracket and how much tax your state collected -
BAILOUT TRACKER
Who's getting how much from the government
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CHINESE DRYWALL
A timeline of drywall health and safety investigations
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| Sep 09, 2010 | The Local Leaders Luncheon | Yorktown Freight Shed |
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| Sep 15, 2010 | Creative Messaging | Town Point Club |
| Sep 28, 2010 | 8th annual Women's Conference | NSU at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center |
| Sep 29, 2010 | Events Unveiled: Beyond the Centerpiece | Norfolk Waterside Marriott |
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