It was a packed, festive evening last week as BizSense hosted its inaugural young professionals networking event, RVA < 30. And we plan to do more of these for businesspeople age 30 and under.
Slideshow: BizSense’s first young professionals event
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.
Former local bank CEO lands new gig in Midlothian
Tommy Bourque is back in the game.
Topgolf thinking small with planned addition to Westwood facility
With its 3-story driving range and towering nets taking shape on Westwood Avenue, the company also is eyeing a 14-hole mini-golf course on the site. It’ll be only the third such location in the company’s national footprint, joining Dallas and Chicago.
Live Well Financial forced into Chapter 7
An embattled local mortgage lender has been dealt another blow, as a group of its largest creditors were successful in their bid to push the company into bankruptcy.
Hild wants bank lawsuit tossed
The CEO of defunct local mortgage company Live Well Financial is fighting back against a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, arguing he’s not personally on the hook for debt his firm owes to a Michigan-based bank.
Local bank president departs after year on the job
He joined the bank in April 2018 after a long stint at a Northern Virginia-based competitor.
C.F. Sauer Co. to be sold to private equity firm
The Charlotte-based buyer will control 100 percent of the longtime family-owned company and will continue to operate Sauer’s century-old Broad Street factory.
LeClairRyan loses another batch of attorneys
The steady stream of departures continues out of LeClairRyan.
Trading Day: Local SEC filings for 6.20.19
A recently retired CEO gets a new incentive plan for his new gig as executive chairman. Plus several local insiders sell off shares and cash out options.
Creditors: Live Well Financial under watch by FBI, SEC
As a group of creditors attempts to force it into bankruptcy, a collapsed local mortgage company also apparently has federal authorities on its back.