Two attorneys left one of Richmond’s larger law firms and set out on their own, and they’re not going to bill clients in six-minute increments.
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NewsFeeds 1.8.10
Liberty Tax dodges a bullet (Inside Business) A troubled bank these days isn’t catastrophic except for the fact that fewer than a handful of banks fund RALs, loans sold to customers in advance of their government tax refund. Such a small number of RAL originators leaves little wiggle room should one find itself in trouble,… Read more »
Used car lots going bust
I’m seeing more and more used car lots going out of business. They are sprinkling the main through fares — like West Broad Street and in the case of this photo Chamberlayne Ave. in the North Side section of Richmond. The trend seems to be getting worse, judging by my unofficial research of driving around… Read more »
Business Licenses 1.7.10
Best new names this week: Pressed For Thyme and Rising Son Computer Services.
NewsFeeds 1.7.10
Local jobs picture gets darker in latest month (Progress-Index) Unemployment in the Tri-Cities edged higher in November as the absence of significant hiring for the holiday sales season meant no added retail jobs to offset seasonal declines in construction and manufacturing employment. And a surge in claims for unemployment insurance benefits in December may indicate… Read more »
Banks to take back houses/lots from builder
A Richmond homebuilder operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will be turning over almost 100 houses and building lots to its lenders.
NewsFeeds 1.06.10
Minor bought the farm. Again. (Virginia Gazette) Halsey Minor, the Internet mogul who purchased Carter’s Grove Plantation in 2007, had to re-buy the Albermarle farm to settle the foreclosure of a second lien on more than 200 acres, valued at $3.9 million. His winning bid was $1.39 million. He also owns Carter’s Grove in Williamsburg…. Read more »
The Herd: Arrivals and departures for 1.06.2010
The Flying Squirrels hire a manager and some coaches. Plus some turnover at law firms and new hires in engineering and higher education.
More wide open space for outdoors shop
A Virginia-based outdoors gear and apparel shop is upping its game now that a national chain has come to town. It’s also likely opening a local outlet concept where customers can also order online while in the store.
NewsFeeds 1.5.10
1 North Belmont Restaurant, Bottega Bistro close (Times-Dispatch) 1 North Belmont Restaurant, which has received the prestigious AAA Four-Diamond rating for five years, and Bottega Bistro in The Shoppes at Bellgrade in Chesterfield County served their last meals last week. ‘Fort Lee Mirage’ dampens expansion enthusiasm (Progress-Index) The expansion of Fort Lee has created a… Read more »