Several defendants, including one of Richmond’s biggest accounting firms, have shaken loose from a legal battle between Thalhimer and a scorned former employee. Meanwhile, the remaining defendants have begun to chip away at pieces of the lawsuit filed against the Henrico-based real estate firm’s top executives by Steven Brincefield, the company’s retired longtime head of… Read more »
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Collegiate grad’s West Coast tech firm puts down roots in Richmond
Last year, when San Francisco-based StreetLight Data needed an east coast hub, founder and CEO Laura Schewel looked to the familiar territory of her home town. Now, after a year of having her employees here work in a coworking space on Broad Street and fresh off a $10 million capital raise, the Richmond native and… Read more »
Chesterfield resident pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme case
A local investment advisor now faces federal prison time after pleading guilty this week to bilking dozens of investors out of more than $6 million.
PGA, Dominion strike deal to extend Richmond tourney through 2029
The annual John Daly sightings can continue in Richmond for at least another decade.
Topgolf tees off construction on $25M Westwood range
With heavy machinery already tearing up earth in the background, a fast-growing chain of golf entertainment complexes ceremoniously broke ground Wednesday on its first Richmond-area location.
Accused Chesterfield Ponzi schemer charged in criminal case
Four months after he was sued in a civil case by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly bilking 60 investors out of nearly $5 million, a local investment adviser now has the feds coming after him for criminal charges.
RVA 25 Slideshow: Hurricane Michael edition
A whipping of wind and rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Michael didn’t deter some of Richmond’s fastest-growing companies from celebrating their success last week.
C&F goes back for seconds in C-ville
A local bank is expanding its branch presence in Charlottesville beyond the city’s Downtown Mall, with a second outpost in the works and a third likely at some point.
$610M deal bolsters Union’s goal of becoming ‘Virginia’s bank’
Richmond’s Union Bank & Trust last week announced a deal that will give it its first significant piece of the Northern Virginia market, paving the way for it to become the dominant statewide bank in the commonwealth.
Breaking News: Union Bank strikes $610M deal for greater push into NoVA
Richmond’s Union Bank & Trust has hit the accelerator once again with yet another acquisition, this time making a play for its first significant piece of the Northern Virginia market. The $13 billion downtown-based bank announced a deal this morning to acquire Access National Bancorp out of Reston in an all stock transaction valued at… Read more »