A company in Mechanicsville has a patent for a plastic water bottle launcher. Plus patents from VCU, a Shockoe Slip company and an invention from a photographic firm in Petersburg.
The R&D Dept.: Local Patents for 8.9.12
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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.
So long, Snoopy
Richmond’s biggest local bank has nabbed dozens of staff members from a shuttered national mortgage company.
Monday Q&A: I left my heart in Richmond
Richmond Trolley Company, the venture behind the old-fashioned red trolley cars you’ve probably seen cruising Richmond recently, has hosted some big-name riders.
Even the profits are bigger in Texas
A local firm last week sold hundreds of acres of natural gas fields in Fort Worth for $198 million.
Next stop, NYC
Two of Richmond’s biggest law firms are beefing up their ranks in the Big Apple.
In legal response, VUU calls a technical
Virginia Union University said the lawsuit filed last month by former men’s basketball coach Willard Coker doesn’t prove defamation.
Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 5.3.12
One of Richmond’s most prominent executives abruptly resigns, plus a local bank gets two new board members.
In black, but no one’s mourning
The first quarter of 2012 marked Bank of Virginia’s first profitable quarter since 2009.
Richmond firm cracks Fantastic 50
Of the 50 fastest growing companies in the state, only one is based in Richmond, according to a list released last week by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Brink’s locks horns
The multimillion-dollar parting package paid to an outgoing Richmond executive has led to bickering between the company and an investment research firm.