Redeveloping the land won’t be easy, especially if Wayne Acors and the Caroline County Board of Supervisors have anything to say about it.
Fairgrounds fiasco
Michael Schwartz
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State fair shuts down after 150 years
A victim of a poorly timed stock sale that locked in enormous losses, the State Fair of Virginia is no more. Its 360-acre fairgrounds in Caroline County will be auctioned off.
Richmond firm expands to Texas
A local law firm that might hold the unofficial record for most name changes in the past year has staked its claim in the Lone Star State.
Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 3.8.12
A new president at a local REIT. Plus a new director on the board of one of Richmond’s richest companies.
SportsQuest founder responds to latest lawsuits
Two local companies are getting more aggressive in their attempts to recover money SportsQuest owes them, and SportsQuest founder Steve Burton says he’s working hard to find the money to pay contractors.
LandAmerica bosses headed to trial
A federal bankruptcy judge’s decision clears the path for a trial to determine whether the bosses at LandAmerica were so incompetent during its demise that they should pay damages to creditors.
Local bank to be acquired in $40M deal
Richmond-based Peoples Bank of Virginia is being acquired by a larger competitor hungry for more deals and more branches.
Eleventh-hour settlement clears a path to market
A Shockoe Slip maker of pharmaceutical devices can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The first big hurdle cleared
A Northern Virginia investor moved one step closer last week to being able to buy a big piece of a local bank.
Liquidation near the links
Fifteen condos at the Links at Virginia Center, a chip shot away from the Crossings Golf Club, will be sold next month in a liquidation auction.