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.

From bankruptcy to the block

More than 200 acres set aside for a residential development that never made it out of the ground will be auctioned off Monday.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 10.13.11

A big selloff by an investor in a local coal company, plus Genworth closes on the $276 million sale of one of its subsidiaries. And Apple REIT changes the way it allows its investors to cash out.

Hindsight is 20/20, but they’re suing for $365 million

Were the bosses at LandAmerica so incompetent in their handling of the company during the dark days of 2008 that they should pay damages? Or were they making the best decisions they could in a tumultuous time?

The R&D Dept.: Patents for 10.12.11

A Petersburg company has invented a knife with a heated blade. And Philip Morris has a slew of new patents including a chewable tobacco pouch.

Apartments headed for auction

A foreclosed complex, owned until recently by a landlord who is going head-to-head with a Richmond TV news station, will be auctioned off Tuesday.

Xenith wants disputed play reviewed

A dispute between a failed local bank and a bankrupt local homebuilder has made its way to federal court.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 10.6.2011

Two local companies, including a bank and a REIT, announce big-dollar settlements, plus plenty of insider trades and hotel purchases from another local company.

Banks shuffle local ranks

The FDIC’s annual market share report reveals that some national banks are losing ground in Richmond, and smaller local banks are scooping up that cash.