One home in the Fan, one in Church Hill, and the rest are mostly homes with principal loans around $200,000 this week.
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Monday Q&A: A crash course from the school of hard knocks
Three weeks ago two brothers from Chesterfield launched BioTaxi. Now they take turns driving a black Benz taxi that runs on used cooking oil. And already they are looking to hire a few more drivers. They also want to add a few more taxis to handle the call volume.
But their biggest concern these days is an obscure taxi regulation in the City of Richmond that prohibits cabs ten years and older.
The Docket: Circuit Court Roundup for 7.26.10
A Flying Squirrels fan claims he slipped at a game and is suing the Diamond’s municipal owners for what he says are shoddy and narrow steps. Plus a landlord alleges a restaurant is behind on its rent in Chesterfield and an out-of-state architect claims it hasn’t been paid by a big local developer working in another state. And lots of other legal proceedings.
NewsFeeds 7.26.10
Henrico leads way as region home sales surge (Times-Dispatch) The housing market in the Richmond area has turned upward, with sales outpacing the nation and state, according to reports released yesterday. PVCC financial aid requests skyrocket (Daily Progress) The number of students applying for financial aid at Piedmont Virginia Community College is shooting up dramatically…. Read more »
Mannequin party
Every wonder what happens to the mannequins when a department store closes down? These await a new home at the empty Dillard’s at Virginia Center Commons, where a fixture liquidation sale is underway.
NewsFeeds 7.22.10
CIA Foils Plot To Steal Glass From Star-lite (SATIRE from Tobacco Avenue) Senior U.S. bar counter-intelligence officials today said that they have successfully stopped a local woman in her attempt to extract a pint glass from the popular Main Street restaurant and bar Star-lite. Entrepreneur Lee Jundanian went from accolades to bankruptcy in two years… Read more »
New hires and promotions for 7.21.10
The head of wealth management at one local bank is going to a cross-state rival. Plus moves at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and in commercial real estate.
NewsFeeds 7.21.10
Workers’ compensation premiums could be cut (Times-Dispatch) A top headache for many business owners — insurance that pays for lost wages and medical bills when an employee is hurt on the job — could get cheaper next year. Carilion takes big financial hit (Roanoke Times) Despite a $60 million operating loss and a nearly $100… Read more »
NewsFeeds 7.20.10
Liberty Tax explores teaming with H&R Block (Virginian-Pilot) The founder and CEO of Liberty Tax Service said Monday that he is trying to meet with a disgruntled director of rival H&R Block Inc. to discuss a possible combination of the two tax-preparation firms. Care in a cottage: Salem company reveals backyard medical home prototype (Roanoke… Read more »
Foreclosures for 7.20.10
For the second week in a row, a development is in foreclosure, this time in Chesterfield.