It’s a double dose of the R&D Dept. this week with patents from firms all over town including Philip Morris, Afton Chemical and Hamilton Beach. And a local woman is trying to patent a dog-related invention.
The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 10.10.12
Michael Schwartz
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An era ends at Media General
One of Richmond’s largest media companies has finally washed its hands of newspaper ink.
Big banks? Count ’em on one hand.
Banks operating in the Richmond market added $6.3 billion in new deposits over the past year, according to the annual deposit market share report released last week by the FDIC, but the Big 5 still rule.
Ledbury adds more green to its collection
The Shockoe Bottom shirt maker has a fresh load of venture capital up its sleeve.
Trading Day: Inside local SEC filings for 10.4.12
A local bank CFO leaves his post. Several new directors at some of Richmond’s biggest firms, including a recently retired CEO who has taken a new seat on a local board. And Warren Buffett’s empire now owns 16 percent of Media General’s common stock.
Paving a new path
A Hanover manufacturing plant is getting a second life after being going dormant during bankruptcy and foreclosure proceedings.
A new stat to track
C&F Bank is offering a certificate of a deposit with a rate of return that goes up each time the William and Mary football team wins.
Bank branch planned in Innsbrook
Capitol One might soon have a second Richmond location for you to deposit what’s in your wallet.
Dawson’s debut
Ellwood Thompson’s is finally opening its new store.
What happened to the money?
At his sentencing hearing, convicted fraudster John Ross Greer’s home and health are shown to be in disrepair, leaving a big question.