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New bank finally opens; paperwork not quite done

“We are in business and talking to customers, opening deposits and making loans.” Xenith Bank president and CEO Galyon Layfield has been waiting more than a year to say that. Richmond-based Xenith Bank originally wanted to start a new bank from scratch, but because federal regulators were not letting new banks form, the founders bought a bank in Hampton Roads. That slowed them down considerably.

Business Licenses for 12.31.09

Best names this week: Strictly Legal. The City of Richmond continues to not email us business licenses despite repeated emails and calls.

Henrico Kellen Alder Alder Art 8706 Gladewater Ct, 23294 Commercial Artist

Levert Braxton Braxton Moving Company 4701 Burtfield Ct, 23231 Pack, Move, Haul

Stephanie N. Drysdale Stephanie Drysdale Skin Therapy 3012 Ridgegate Dr, 23059 Ret. Merch/Per Serv

Business Assistance Dept. to make paperwork easier

The Virginia Department of Business Assistance has upgraded its Business One-Stop website, which lets entrepreneurs find out how to start a business in the state and assists them in filling out forms. Phase 1, which was completed in 2008, let users answer a few questions online and get a list of steps, plus a list of resources, said Will Vehrs, a spokesperson for the agency.

NewsFeeds 12.31.09

McDonnell commerce appointee intends to keep corporate board positions (Roanoke Times) Governor-elect Bob McDonnell's incoming commerce and trade secretary is offering to take a pay cut if he's allowed to stay on the governing boards of several large corporations -- an arrangement that could create conflict-of-interest issues for the administration. Job-help firms ordered to repay $865K (Virginian-Pilot) Three local job-assistance companies must pay about $865,000 in penalties and refunds to about 300 consumers who paid for but never received help finding work, a Norfolk Circuit Court judge has ruled. State gets bargain on 1,200 acres for new park (Daily Progress) The Biscuit Run property in Albemarle County has been acquired by the Commonwealth of Virginia for $9.8 million for use as a future state park. On Wednesday, Forest Lodge LLC transferred the 1,200 acres to the state, land that had once comprised the largest residential development ever approved in ...

Top innovators of 2009

Some people have a vision of something that doesn’t exist. They believe that people will pay for it. And then they take the gamble and invest time and money creating it. We’ve picked seven of the most innovative business people to highlight. Surely there are others, but you'll have to keep reading RBS in 2010 as we discover them. 7. Peter Vinci, Vinci Pro When you talk to lots of startups, you hear a common refrain: “We just don’t have the money for marketing, and that’s what we need to get the word out.” Peter Vinci found a way around that. The Richmond-based maker of baseball mitts – run by a father/son team – gives them to minor league players, and when those players move up to the big leagues, they stick with their glove. The company sells more than 65 types of gloves and styles that cost between $50 and $250. The company was featured in Fortune and an RBS story .

The Herd: An attorney retires

Chuck Long is retiring after 47 years at Hirschler Fleisher, according to an email sent to the staff. Long’s principal areas of practice were commercial real estate and mergers and acquisitions. He went to Princeton for his undergraduate degree and received a law degree from Harvard. There are likely several more departures from Hirschler Fleisher, according to several sources at the firm. Please send HR notices (employees coming, going or getting promoted) to TheHerd@richmondbizsense.com.

NewsFeeds 12.30.09

Limbaugh host wrongly accuses area spa of using stimulus money (Times-Dispatch) When Henrico County businessman Mike Vines applied for a loan to open a second spa, he never imagined his transaction would become fodder for a national radio show Luna purchases rival's patents (Roanoke Times) It is one of several moves the biotech company is making as it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy. D.C. housing market's collapse lessens developers' swagger (Washington Post) Some of those who rode the boom are still plugging away, setting up for the recovery, but others are taking time off or abandoning the real estate business. One is pitching a reality TV show. Another has returned to the land, raising sheep, growing tomatoes and delivering farm-food orders to Washington households. The swagger is now a limp. Health Cuts With Little Effect on Care (NY Times) A New York Times business reporter comes to Richmond to ...

New president of board at Big Brothers Big Sisters

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (December 28, 2009) --- Jayne A. Pemberton, a lawyer in the Risk Management practice at Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, P.C. and a long-time volunteer leader and mentor with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization of Greater Richmond & the Tri-Cities has been made President of their Board of Directors, Risk Management chair Terrence L. Graves announced this week. “One of our cultural values as a firm is service to our community and Jayne is a stellar example of a lawyer who is putting in the time it takes to help both individuals and organizations improve and succeed,” said Graves. In 2007, Pemberton was awarded the Big Sister of the Year recognition for her volunteer service with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Central Virginia. Pemberton concentrates her law practice on the defense of companies and individuals in insurance litigation, and on insurance coverage issues. Founded almost 160 years ago, Sands Anderson ...

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