The University of Virginia’s law school was the top ranked law school in the state and the ninth best law school in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report.
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.
Cinderella comes to town
Richmond has suddenly become the capital of the college basketball universe. And that has some major business implications for both schools as they try and get the most out of the national exposure and hoopla.
Foreclosed golf course finds a new owner
A local businessman forks over $500,000 to buy Royal Virginia Golf Club at auction.
Coup attempt backfires
Commonwealth Biotechnologies removes its board chairman.
Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 3.17.11
It’s our favorite time of year — Proxy season — when publicly traded companies reveal how much their executives make. It’s good to be the kings at Media General and Owens & Minor.
‘You can’t get any financing’
Part of a massive mixed-use development in Ashland tied to one of the area’s largest real estate developers is going into foreclosure and will be auctioned off this month.
The R&D Dept.; Local Patents for 3.16.11
Capital One has a new invention to help people get more credit. Plus, the brains at Afton Chemical are at it again; and a local inventors teams with a group in India on a complex invention.
‘It happened by accident’
Local investment research firm Dorsey Wright & Associates has acquired a stake in an online startup in India.
He has had enough
Bill Guo wants shareholders of a bankrupt local biotech firm to change the size of its board to a single director. And you can probably guess who he wants to be No. 1.
Two local banks didn’t make the grade
Although Richmond is still home to two of the lowest rated banks in the state, one bank managed to work its way out of the cellar, according to ratings released last week. Central Virginia Bank and Virginia Business Bank were among the five banks in Virginia to receive a zero rating for the fourth quarter… Read more »