| Followups
An update on companies and
trends featured in recent issues
Virginia Business
May 2005
Discount airline AirTran Airways
has announced plans to begin daily service in June
at Richmond International
Airport. Initial nonstop flights will be to Atlanta
and Philadelphia. Direct flights to Orlando will be
added by mid-November. The airport’s efforts
to attract a discount airline were detailed in February’s
issue.
Allen & Allen, a four-lawyer firm, has merged
with LeClair Ryan, the fifth largest law firm in Virginia.
Both are based in Richmond. The senior partner of Allen & Allen
was Everette
G. “Buddy” Allen, who was featured
in the Legal Elite section of December’s issue.
Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder
has proposed a budget that includes merging agencies
and eliminating contributions
to the Greater Richmond Partnership and the city’s “Clean
and Safe” program. Wilder also wants to use $6
million to hire 30 new police officers. Wilder’s
plans for the city were showcased in April’s
issue.
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