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.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 10.27.11

Earnings season is upon us, and numbers are rolling in from companies across town. Plus a local banking executive gets a sizeable pay package, and there’s a new big name director at Altria from the beer world.

Welcome to Chi-Town

An Innsbrook-based consulting firm has expanded to the Windy City.

Big news for Bostwick

A New York private equity firm has acquired a majority stake of one of Richmond’s biggest lab companies.

The R&D Dept.: Local Patents for 10.26.11

Capital One is getting into the wireless transaction business. Plus an interesting medical patent from VCU, patents from Altria and a new and improved blender from Hamilton Beach.

Monday Q&A: Dual deployments

A Richmond startup would have had enough of a challenge with its Nov. 1 public unveiling without one of its partners heading to Afghanistan.