A local bank that owes the government more than $1 million finally got the green light to make its first TARP payment in more than a year.
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The most-read stories of 2011
Richmonders were treated to all sorts of big, strange and juicy stories in 2011. Here’s a fun review of the biggest stories of 2011.
The Collegiate takes shape
An 11-acre, $22.4 million student apartment project is quickly coming out of the ground off Chamberlayne Ave., north of VCU.
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Developer Justin French enters plea agreement on state forgery charges (Times-Dispatch) Disgraced Richmond developer Justin G. French, who cheated the government and investors out of millions of dollars, entered a plea agreement Thursday in Richmond Circuit Court on state charges of forgery. No-show Norfolk CSB worker got raise and bonus, city says in filing (Virginian-Pilot)… Read more »
Coffee shop gets a kick-start
Lamplighter Roasting Company took over a derelict gas station in the Fan and transformed it into a neighborhood hot spot. Now the owners of the coffee shop are looking to recreate the magic.
When buying is a bright idea
A local company that makes luminescent tape is moving to the Boulevard from its location in Chester.
Cycling nonprofit shifts gears
Richmond Cycling Corps is spinning off a for-profit venture in Scott’s Addition.
VCU students living north of the Interstate?
An Indiana-based student housing developer is staking its claim in the Richmond market with a $22.4 million apartment complex. The company will run a shuttle to Virginia Commonwealth University, which is about half a mile away.
Talk about a silver lining
After a fire sends several Richmond businesses scrambling for new homes, owners reflect on how the cloud saved them.
Xenith Bank to buy Paragon branch
Xenith will close Paragon’s Henrico office and is still working out which staff will come onboard.