Richmond’s biggest bank closed four more locations before 2012 ended.
Union First takes second swipe at branches
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Trading Day: Inside local SEC filings for 1.3.13
Santa was kind as several local executives cashed in on big money stock options. A director on the board of one of Richmond’s biggest companies calls it quits. And a Midlothian bank gets out of hot water with its stock market after its share price climbed back up in recent weeks.
The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 1.2.13
Several of Richmond’s biggest companies start the new year with new patents including Phillip Morris, Tredegar, Capital One and a local firm called TransThought. The R&D Dept. gives you leads on all the innovations local companies are working.
Our favorite BizSense stories of 2012
These picks weren’t necessarily the most widely read of our stories. But their intriguing – and sometimes peculiar – details and characters made them stand out among the hundreds of stories we published this year.
Bank on it: Why 2012 was a turning point
After years of a lot of bad news, the local banking scene saw a sunnier side in 2012.
Big deals: Transactions that shaped 2012
BizSense looks back at some of the highest-profile and biggest-money deals announced in Richmond during the past year.
Monday Q&A: Rip up the playbook
Tom Yeager has been in the business of college sports since the late 1970s, but he’s never seen anything like what’s happening these days.
Hardywood commits to second building
Just months after leasing a second building, one of Richmond’s fastest growing breweries has gone from renter to owner.
Markel announces $3 billion acquisition
Grab the sunblock and get used to driving on the other side of the road: The Richmond insurance company is buying its way into the Bermuda reinsurance business.
Trading Day: Inside local SEC filings for 12.20.12
The pay packages for two new local executives are revealed. A major shareholder of a local bank continues its sell-off. And Richmond’s king of tobacco makes a payment on a major anti-smoking settlement.