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Performance Pickleball expanding from Regency to Roanoke

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“We’re taking the leap west,” said Lee Warfield, who also is CEO of locally based commercial real estate giant Thalhimer. “We feel like we’ve created a really great brand that’s already well known in the state and in Roanoke.”

C&F Bank swapping branches in Brandermill area

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“You’ve got to play offense in Chesterfield. Everyone wants to be in that market,” C&F executive Matthew Steilberg said of the bank’s move into a former Wells Fargo location.

Judge calls for Hild to pay $46M in restitution

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If the amount is approved by the court and Hild’s conviction survives his appeal, the restitution would be owed to four lenders and the bankruptcy estate of his former company.