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School of Business Media Activity – 04/22/08 to 05/16/08
Jon Ackley, associate professor of management

April 24, USA Today, "Rising fuel, hotel costs the pits for NASCAR fans"
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2008-04-23-attendance_N.htm?csp=34
April 27, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “Racing League Returns to its Roots”
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/business/more.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-27-0107.html
May 1, Associated Press (appeared in more than 100 outlets, including New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, etc.), "High gas prices have some race fans rethinking drive to the track"
http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/10806743/cbsnews
May 3, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Suddenly, NASCAR is harder sell"
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-03-0131.html

David Downs, professor of real estate

George Hoffer, professor of economics

April 27, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Carloads of Coping"
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-12-0053.html
April 30, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Could gas-tax holiday be of help?"
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news/politics.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-30-0108.html
May 6, Boston Globe, "Frustrated owners try to unload their guzzlers" (Dr. Hoffer’s comment here about SUVs drew a great deal of attention on the web)
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/05/06/frustrated_owners_try_to_unload_their_guzzlers/
May 7, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Is Chrysler’s $2.99 gas for three years a deal?"
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-07-0065.html
May 10, Interview with "The Bob Greene Show" in Montreal on the state of the SUV
May 15, Calgary Sun, "So long, SUVs?" (second item)
http://calsun.canoe.ca/Lifestyle/2008/05/15/5571721-sun.html

Ronald Humphrey, associate professor of management

May 11, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Ousted mortgage CEO seeks redemption with new company"
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/05/10/floodreturn_0511.html

Oleg Korenok, assistant professor of economics

May 7, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Is Chrysler’s $2.99 gas for three years a deal?"
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-07-0065.html

Jeffrey Krug, associate professor of strategic management

Michael Pitts, associate professor of strategic management

Robert Trumble, professor of management

April 24, NPR, "Bottom Line: Economy Forces Job Switches"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89913857&sc=emaf
April 27, MSNBC.com, "Is it time to move on (literally)?: Relocation decision often complicated by weak housing market"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24262691/
May 1, WTVR-TV Channel 6, "Overtime Over Budget"

David Urban, professor of marketing

April 28, WRVA, “Tax Rebates Start Today”
May 7, Richmond Times-Dispatch, “S&K readies new store design”
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-07-0064.html

Also:

April 23, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Students Get Real-Life Economics Lessons" (includes an online slideshow with audio).
http://www.inrich.com/content/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-23-0046.html.
April 28, Richmond Times-Dispatch, "VCU Team in U.S. Playoffs"
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment_living/education.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-28-0134.html
May 9, Richmond.com, "Cracking the da Vinci Code"
http://www.richmond.com/business/24177