Albemarle News

Albemarle Corporation announced Friday that it will increase global prices for all grades of ibuprofen by an estimated 15% effective immediately, or as contracts allow.

A Albemarle Corporation announced today that John Steitz, President and COO, and Scott Tozier, CFO, will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference in Chicago, IL on June 14, 2012 at 8:40am CT.

Specialty chemicals maker Albemarle Corp. said Thursday it has opened a new Asia-Pacific shared services center in Dalian, China.

Best sign Virginia isn't for all lovers: The House of Delegates, led by Bob Marshall, torpedoes the nomination of Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland to General District Court judge because he's gay in a 1am May 15 vote, Dahlia Lithwick reports for Slate .

Charlottesville City Council could soon make some important changes to the city's employee benefits package.

Baton Rouge-based Albemarle Corp. said Tuesday it expects to exceed $5 billion in revenue and more than $9 per share in earnings by 2015, during an investor conference in New York.

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport officials confirmed on Monday that they are considering possible changes to their flight crew security policies after federal officials last week charged a Piedmont Airlines pilot with bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight that departed from CHO on Wednesday.

Louisiana's property insurer of last resort has gotten permission to secure a $75 million line of credit in case a hurricane damages the state.

As one of almost 60 bands in the Tom Tom Founders Festival was setting up its equipment on the stage at The Haven, Oliver Platts-Mills was busy getting the ironing board in place for the pre-concert activities.

The first of the Thursday accidents occurred around 2:50pm on U.S. 29 south near Covesville when a southbound pickup truck crossed the median and slammed into a northbound tractor-trailer, according to a police release.

The old Ragazzi's restaurant in Shoppers World soon will be given a new lease on life as the home of a Jason's Deli.

Albemarle County supervisors are calling a work session this week to figure out the best way to budget for last-minute changes to the Virginia Retirement System .

Law enforcement officers from Albemarle County and Charlottesville raised a bundle for Special Olympics Wednesday by covering their cruisers with stickers.

Latest former Albemarle police officer/reserve deputy to be charged with unsavory acts against a family member: Charles Farrell Long Jr., 47, who also is a former fourth-grade teacher in Charlottesville, is charged with two counts of possession and two counts of production of child pornography.