The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation started random inspections of real estate firms this month to make sure they are following guidelines — in particular whether escrow accounts containing security deposits are being handled correctly.
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Business Licenses for 11.18.10
Lots of restaurants plus a skateboard shop. Best name: “Dimples and Checks.”
The Docket: Court Roundup for 11.16.10
A patron is suing the Brio Tuscan Grille for biting into a stone in her minestrone. A business claims a competitor has a name that’s too similar. Plus a ton of slip and falls (including a case from someone who alleges the elevator in the James Center fell a floor). And banks trying to collect on loans.
‘Ultimate vertical gated community’ plan is no more
A New York development company wants to sell a downtown plot where it hoped to build a massive, 30-story high-rise. Plus it’s auctioning off unsold condos in a nearby building and selling a commercial building on Broad Street.
Business Licenses 11.11.10
New medical practices and some new restaurants. Best new name, a caterer called Green Monkey.
The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 11:10:10
A Midlothian inventor created a new pill organizer for the elderly. Plus an armor composite.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 11.09.10
A sports academy has a lease dispute with the Chesterfield sports complex SportsQuest. Plus a Pastor is suing a grocery store for firing him for allegedly not letting him work part-time on Sundays. A bank is trying to recover more than $1 million from a homebuilder on a line of credit, and an alleged embezzlement.
Business Licenses for 11.4.10
Lots of new retailers and restaurants this week.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 11.2.10
Lots of businesses trying to collect bills, including landlords and contractors. Plus local publication “The Voice” is being sued for defamation while a former Lumber Liquidators employee claims he was dismissed on account of his race. And a slip and fall lawsuit with the plaintiff alleging he slipped on ice.
Bank’s move could be mutually beneficial
One of the region’s largest local banks is looking to go public.