Monthly Archives: March 2010 »
“Back to basics” say bankers
Local bankers know they’re not the most popular guys around town these days. But the banking model doesn’t work so well when real estate prices are fluctuating so wildly and major industries are falling
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Hurt by bad loans, firm expects loss of $143 million for ’09 (Virginian-Pilot) Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc., hobbled last year by sour loans and an erosion of capital, said it expects to report a
Read More »Capital One banks on March Madness
Thursday and Friday will be two of the least productive workdays of the year, as the NCAA tournament kicks off today, but one company is banking on that distraction. Capital One, the McLean-based banking
Read More »Richmond competing for Google’s ultra high speed broadband
The City of Richmond has joined a growing list of municipalities hoping tech giant Google picks it for a new a high-speed broadband experiment that could increase Internet surf times by 100. And
Read More »There’s an App for that
Local business wunderkind Joel Erb seems to be making a bit of a comeback. That may seem an odd word to use for a 26 year-old entrepreneur, but Erb started his first company at
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Some still savor Roanoke’s closed Countryside golf course (Roanoke Times) Weeks after Countryside Golf Club closed, its future remains in flux, yet golfers still swing by to play 18. | “It’s something you can
Read More »Glued to the cell phone
A local commercial real estate veteran spent the last three and a half years designing and building a stretchy cell phone accessory he hopes will become the Bluetooth or holster for a new generation
Read More »March Madness for stock analysis
The University of Richmond has a bad outbreak of March Madness. But a team of crack finance students are trying to go to the Big Dance for another tournament.
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