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Amy Fries has 18 horses at Clover Brooke Stables in Nokesville. Twelve ar boarders.

Virginia’s horse industry trots through good times and bad

Amy Fries knows her way around the horsy set. After spending her teenage years competing in top hunter and jumper events, she now runs a stable called Clover Brooke in the Nokesville area of Prince William County.
Virginia’s Horse Industry

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Virginia’s Horse Industry

May 01, 2008 12:01 PM

Charlottesville firm designs horse-oriented communities

Hotels and resorts think green

April 01, 2008 12:01 AM

Lodges and resorts tap into tourists’ concerns about the environment.

2008 Virginia Business Winners’ Gala

March 31, 2008 2:10 PM

More than 200 lawyers, CPAs and CFOs gathered for a festive evening at the Virginia Business Winners’ Gala held in February at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond .

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• LIFESTYLE

Friendly challenge gave birth to award-winning winery

May 01, 2008 12:01 AM

Turning a hobby into a business can be tricky. Emotions can obscure judgment, and many a sound management principle has been sacrificed on the altar of misguided hopes.

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People

May 01, 2008 12:01 AM

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Two-story treehouse provides woodsy getaway

April 01, 2008 12:01 AM

Outdoors

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Virginia's Wealthiest

• The 2007 Virginia 100: Who are Virginia's richest citizens? Read the annual survey.

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List of Leaders

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Virginia's Legal Elite

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• LATEST NEWS

From Navy town to urban chic

May 01, 2008 12:01 AM

Norfolk looks to its waterfront and revives downtown with a mix of homes, retail and offices.

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Dominion Virginia chief to lead General Dynamics

May 09, 2008 8:24 AM

The CEO of Virginia Dominion Power will become the General Dynamics’ CEO in 2009, according to the Falls Church-based military contractor.

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Immigration officials arrest 33 at Richmond construction site

May 08, 2008 7:52 AM

U.S immigration agents raided the construction site of the federal courthouse in Richmond on Wednesday and arrested 33 workers alleged to be in the country illegally, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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• OPINION

Selling ideas to multicultural markets

May 02, 2008 12:01 AM

Commentary and Analysis

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Skilled-trade labor shortage looming

May 01, 2008 12:01 AM

Skilled trade

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GMU economist expects a stronger economy by the third quarter