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Executives at several top local companies took a pay cut last year -- in the form of smaller bonuses and depleted stock options -- in a nod to the economic downturn.

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WINCHESTER -- This year's apple crop is a mixed bag, depending on which side of the equation you fall on.

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STEPHENS CITY -- Backstage Video will pull the plug on its store in the Food Lion shopping center next month.

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FRONT ROYAL -- Valley Connector, a regional shuttle and commuter bus service, will offer a free ride Tuesday to all passengers on Car Free Day as part of Virginia's second-annual Try Transit Week.

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WINCHESTER -- The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber's 2009 Business Showcase will be held at Apple Blossom Mall on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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FRONT ROYAL -- An economist and former budget director under President Reagan told a group of investors Tuesday that the federal stimulus package isn't working, and a full economic recovery is still years away.

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WINCHESTER -- Rep. Frank Wolf, R-10th, will host a job fair on Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the newly opened Virginia Army National Guard Armory near the airport.

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WINCHESTER -- The city is moving forward with plans to take over the crumbled Taylor Hotel property after developer Denver Quinnelly failed to provide an acceptable plan for its rehabilitation.

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WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University's maintenance department received a jolt this week.

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WINCHESTER -- A developer owes money and land to Frederick County included as proffers for a housing project approved years ago, a recently filed lawsuit claims.

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Area residents who are experiencing problems receiving network TV signals since the transition to digital-only broadcasting have an advocate in Washington, and, for some, a solution is on the way.

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate has approved a measure that could spark more international travel to area battlefields, parks and other destinations.

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WINCHESTER -- After eight years of costly litigation, Trex has won a patent lawsuit on appeal, the company announced late Wednesday.

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STRASBURG -- The landmark Hotel Strasburg will be sold at auction next month.

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WINCHESTER -- A lawsuit accuses a hat company of negligence in causing a fire in 2006 that destroyed warehouses used by the firm and other businesses.

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MT. JACKSON -- For the first time in the 70-year history of Bowman Apple Products Co. Inc., a non-family member sits at the helm.

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Winchester-area unemployment fell half a percentage point in July to 8 percent, following a statewide trend.

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FRONT ROYAL -- The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority has endorsed changes to requirements for the downtown technology zone in an effort to attract business.

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Red Hot & Blue on Featherbed Lane in Winchester closed its doors this week after its lease expired and wasn't renewed. The southern-style barbecue chain opened in the city in 2002. Dennis Grundman/Daily

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WINCHESTER -- Cabinet maker American Woodmark posted a $6.4 million loss for its fiscal first quarter ended July 31, citing weak sales and restructuring charges from the closing of two of its plants and the idling of a third facility earlier this year.

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Openings Edward Jones financial adviser Lora Cooper Loving held a grand opening Aug. 15 for the firm's new Mt. Jackson office at 5421 Main St., Suite 100. Call 477-2800. Carroll "Beau" Correll Jr. has opened the Correll Law Firm at 10 W. Boscawen St., Suite...

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WINCHESTER -- Its future remains up in the air, but work to begin stabilizing the old Taylor Hotel should get under way next week.Tay

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WOODSTOCK -- First Bank will operate three branches in town following its planned acquisition of the StellarOne office on West Reservoir Road.

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FRONT ROYAL -- The 16th annual Tradefest will be held Sept. 9 at the Holiday Inn & Suites at 111 Hospitality Drive.

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FRONT ROYAL -- About half of the Virginia Inland Port's work force was laid off earlier this month due to declining cargo volume across the Port of Virginia system.

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WINCHESTER -- The Virginia Employment Commission will host a job fair Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Sportsplex at 221 Commonwealth Court.

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The Northern Shenandoah Valley, VA NVDaily Woodstock hotel to open in September The Northern Virginia Daily urn:publicid:nvdaily.com:22657 Change 0 Usable urn:publicid:nvdaily.com:tag:www.nvdaily.com,2009:/business//27.16783 2009-08-15T06:00:29Z Copyright 2008 The Northern Virginia Daily

WINCHESTER -- The local job market lost 2,500 jobs in the 12 months ended in June, according to a Virginia Employment Commission report.

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Openings Molly Sprocket Antiques has moved from Leesburg to Stephens City. Established almost 17 years ago as a family business, the shop features furniture from the 1700s to the 1940s. Each piece is displayed in a home-like setting and accessorized with glassware, books, lamps, pictures,...

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