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.

West Broad Village attracts a suitor

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Almost 1 million square feet of the popular Short Pump area mixed-use development might soon have a new owner.

Take me out to the farmers market

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La Plaza Latino Market is switching to Monday evenings in hopes of attracting larger crowds — and pulling in some baseball fans.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 8.9.12

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A local REIT gets a name change and a massive recapitalization, Media General discloses the sale of one of its units, and local bank insiders are buying and selling.

Bank bids on its own TARP shares

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Another bank with local ties has taken advantage of an unexpected chance to buy its way out of TARP on the cheap.

Gammino responds to suit

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Facing a $14 million lawsuit from a Norfolk bank for his work on two Justin French projects, the local developer argues that the case should be thrown out.

Bank eyes crowded field

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Citizens Bank & Trust, headquartered in Blackstone, about 60 miles southwest of Richmond, is in the early stages of an application for a new branch in Chester.

Extra, extra! Space, that is.

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch is looking beyond the news business to fill unused space in its downtown headquarters.

SportsQuest files for bankruptcy

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All that remains of the dream that was SportsQuest is $800 cash, a Dell computer, two printers, a fax machine, a calculator and a multimillion-dollar pile of debt.

Media General announces cuts

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The downtown-based company that until recently was the parent of the Richmond Times-Dispatch announces layoffs as it reinvents itself as a TV-centric media firm.