July 11: Survey Shows Richmond Executives Foresee Brighter Business Future (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 11, 2013
Top executives with some Richmond-area companies are a bit more optimistic about the business outlook in the next six months compared with earlier in the year, according to a new survey.
A quarterly business outlook survey jointly conducted by the Virginia Council of CEOs and the University of Richmond showed that about 68 percent of executives and business owners expect to see an increase in sales in the next six months, compared with 64 percent in the first quarter of this year.
About the same number of CEOs — 53 percent — said they expect to increase staff in the next six months...