A local attorney has spent five years writing a book about business heroes.
Al Harris
When bribery goes wrong
A Virginia engineer was recently sentenced to 37 months for conspiracy to bribe Panamanian officials. John Warwick of Virginia Beach was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Richmond last week. He also received two years of supervised release and was forced to forfeit $331,000 in proceeds from the crime. Warwick’s bribe was an attempt to… Read more »
Union First sues Justin French
Union First Market Bank filed a lawsuit filed last Friday seeking to place seven of his properties, for which they hold the deed of trust on, under receivership by court order.
In development feud, writing is on the wall
It’s not often that a spat over tax credits inspires graffiti artists. Developer Justin French said he supports the local artists who painted messages on the exterior walls of the Scott’s Addition industrial property they rent from him, messages not so subtly aimed at French’s tax credit purchaser for the renovated building at 1509 Belleville… Read more »
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 7.16.10
Cobblestone Cellars leased 28,800 square feet at 5401 Lewis Rd. in the Henrico. Need Supply Company leased 4,500 square feet at 3100 W. Cary St.
Philip Morris Int’l benefitted from child labor, report says
A human rights group has released a condemning report against Philip Morris International detailing worker exploitation and child labor on farms in Kazakhstan where it buys its tobacco.
Markel acquires workers comp unit
Markel Corporation is expanding its reach with the acquisition of an Omaha-based insurance company.
Virgina drops to number two
The state ranked second in the annual CNBC study America’s Top States for Business, with Texas taking the top spot.
Kroger’s shopping list: Bigger, fancier, greener
The grocery chain’s new 91,000-square-foot location features a wine bar, a drive-through pharmacy and lamps that adjust to natural light.
Gas company to invest $15 million in Hopewell
Connecticut-based Praxair, which produces and sells gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and helium, will locate on the property of the Osage Bio Energy Plant in Hopewell.