Richmond’s biggest locally based bank is making some changes to its leadership.
Union First shuffles the lineup
Billy Beale
State fair shuts down after 150 years
A victim of a poorly timed stock sale that locked in enormous losses, the State Fair of Virginia is no more. Its 360-acre fairgrounds in Caroline County will be auctioned off.
Step right up and buy the fairgrounds
As the clock ticks toward a crucial March 7 deadline, the bankrupt State Fair of Virginia will soon present a deal to its lenders that might involve funds from a new investor.
Union First Market Bank to exit TARP
Richmond’s biggest bank is paying $35 million to exit the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program, a move it hopes will boost its stock.
Shuffle continues for downtown digs
Union First Market Bank is moving its corporate headquarters from the Turning Basin building in Shockoe Slip to Three James Center.
‘We’ve got a heck of a lot of it behind us’
The first quarter financials are in, and Richmond’s local banks are slowly regaining their health.
Union expands west with more Martin’s branches
Richmond’s biggest bank today announced further expansion into the western part of Virginia.
Union First goes west
Richmond’s biggest bank is expanding again.
Bankers make more bucks
Pay for local bank executives rose in 2009 but was still below 2007 levels, according to SEC filings.
