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.

Venture Forum names Companies to Watch

Michael Schwartz October 29, 2013

Eight local businesses will get some love Wednesday.

104-room hotel is set to be auctioned

Michael Schwartz October 28, 2013

Another local hotel is heading to the auction block.

Local bank branches on list to be closed

Michael Schwartz October 25, 2013

More than a dozen bank branches across the state – including two that recently opened in the Richmond market – are set to close next year as a result of the year’s biggest local banking deal.

50-year-old complex to get a new owner

Michael Schwartz October 25, 2013

One of Richmond’s largest landlords has a deal in the works to shed one of its older assets.

Law firm sues two former employees

Michael Schwartz October 24, 2013

Two local lawyers who struck out on their own last spring are caught up in a legal feud with their former firm.

Trading Day: 10.24.13

Michael Schwartz October 24, 2013

An executive is leaving his post at one of Richmond’s largest companies. A local coal mining firm is laying off hundreds in Appalachia. And the date is set for a shareholder vote on the biggest banking deal in the state.