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.

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Bankrupt LL Flooring completes $140M asset sale

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The Henrico-based retailer on Monday finalized the sale of about half of its 400 stores and its intellectual property to founder and former CEO Tom Sullivan, while it also sold its massive Sandston distribution center to data center giant QTS.

Breaking News: TowneBank to acquire Midlothian-based Village Bank in $120M deal

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TowneBank is grabbing a bigger piece of the Richmond market. The $17 billion Hampton Roads-based bank announced this morning a deal to acquire Midlothian-based competitor Village Bank. The move would give Towne an extra nine branches in the Richmond region to go along with its nine existing local locations, as well as taking on Village’s… Read more »