Some interesting inventions from locals this week including a cigar box from a company in Glen Allen and a foldable cup from a man in Richmond. Plus patents from Capital One, Afton Chemical and more.
The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 12.19.12
Michael Schwartz
Michael Schwartz is the editor of Richmond BizSense, and covers banking, lawsuits, finance, M&A and golf. He can be reached at [email protected] or 804-855-1037.
Colonial Downs wants lawsuit scratched
A local horse track is trying to buck off a federal lawsuit that alleges trademark infringement and false advertising.
Monday Q&A: No regrets
Outgoing Media General chief executive Marshall Morton reflects on his 23 years with the drastically changed company.
Financial firm pushes south
Virginia Asset Management’s absorption of another firm will give the Midlothian company a foothold in two new markets.
Trading Day: Inside local SEC filings for 12.13.12
A new director at a Richmond Fortune 500 company. A ton of stock options and stock sales by local insiders this week. And a local firm continued to sell off its shares of the area’s largest bank.
After long slog, bank has cause to celebrate
A Glen Allen bank has gotten a monkey off its back, becoming the first local financial institution to work its way out of a written agreement with regulators.
Genworth gets a new general
Genworth Financial on Tuesday named Thomas McInerney as its president and chief executive. He’ll take the helm of the West End mortgage insurance and financial firm Jan. 1.
Hooters owner fires back in legal battle
Cornett Hospitality asserts that one of its landlords and lenders should not be able to evict it from five of its restaurant properties, including two local Hooters locations and a Topeka’s Steakhouse in the West End.
Richmond firm to cut 90 jobs in Florida
Bostwick Laboratories, headquartered in Innsbrook, will lay off employees at its lab in Orlando, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel.
The curious case of the missing golf carts
Golf carts have been mysteriously disappearing, in bulk, from country clubs, golf courses and dealerships across Central Virginia.