After stints at Altria and as a legal recruiter, a 33-year-old lawyer and Richmond native found himself daydreaming about the golf course and a fishing boat. His exit strategy combines the two.
Monday Q&A: Get a grip
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.
CVB ditches the 10-K to save $100K
A local bank is taking advantage of a new federal law to save time, money and mountains of burdensome paperwork.
Oil boom
Fueled by a new round of work on the BP oil spill settlement, Shockoe Bottom-based BrownGreer is hiring 800 people in 18 temporary offices in five states.
Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 4.26.12
More pay packages for local bankers are disclosed this week, plus some local executives cash in on big-dollar stock options.
Parting can be such sweet severance
The pending $40 million acquisition of a local bank will bring a payday for more than just the bank’s shareholders.
The R&D Dept.: Local Patents for 4.25.12
A local inventor is trying to patent a new type of grip for golf putters. And for all those menthol cigarette fans out there, Philip Morris has a new patent just for you.
New hope for tiny credit union’s members
Local credit unions are coupling up faster than high-school students on spring break in Cancun.
Aloft Hotel’s future is up in the air
A local bank wants to take control of a Short Pump hotel whose owner defaulted on the property’s $19 million loan.
Another Norfolk developer charged in massive fraud
Eric Menden, a 53-year-old developer in downtown Norfolk, pleaded guilty Friday to a $41 million bank fraud and tax credit scheme that authorities say contributed to the failure of Bank of the Commonwealth.
Arrest made in $11 million tax credit scheme
Using lessons learned from Justin French’s infamous scheme, state and federal authorities have charged a Norfolk developer with an $11 million tax credit fraud.