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...JEFFERSON RICHMOND...
...York Public Library and the Frick, the Jefferson is known for its stained-glass skylight soaring over the Palm Court lobby and its Grand Staircase, down which countless Southern belles and brides have descended. For almost a century, the 260-room hotel was the center of Richmond social life...
...Richmond businessmen William Goodwin and Beverley Armstrong rescued it from the Sheraton chain, where it was on a "continuous slide with an occupancy rate of only about 50%," according to general manager Joe Longo. Guided by early photographs, management has spent close to $15 million to restore all the rooms to their former glory--and to add a fitness center, luxury pool, glass conservatory and a new courtyard entrance. Says Longo: "Anyone visiting the hotel now would find it difficult to identify a renovation...
...Norwood Systems Private company based in Richmond, England CEO: Paul Ostergaard What it does: Uses Bluetooth wireless technology for office connectivity Why it is hot: Weeks after it launched in January its technology won the grand prize at the Comnet networking conference in Washington, D.C., beating out players like WorldCom and Cisco www.norwoodsystems.com...
...Miranda S. Richmond...