First comes the Wells, then the Fargo
Wachovia
The stagecoach rolls forward
Wells Fargo is starting the process of rebranding local Wachovia branches.
The business of accessibility
Kevin Mak remembers the day a man in a wheelchair entered his restaurant with a few friends, ate some sushi and left without incident. A few weeks later, Mak, who owns Carytown Sushi, received a lawsuit in the mail. The man in the wheelchair, Craig Fabian of Midlothian, alleged that the restaurant was in violation of… Read more »
Auction-rate insecurity: Local investors and businesses still waiting to get money
Some local businesses and individuals are still trying to get their money out of auction-rate securities – bond funds that were thought to be as accessible as savings accounts but became frozen. BizSense reported in April that investors with Wachovia Securities, Davenport & Co. and Charles Schwab could not get money from mutual funds that… Read more »