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Capital One bringing 700 jobs to Richmond

Al Harris October 26, 2010 0

Capital One will create 700 positions at a call center and an operations center it plans to open in Innsbrook next year. BizSense first reported in August that Capital One had bought two office

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More funny ads in the Geico campaign

Aaron Kremer October 26, 2010 1

Three new Geico ads that are part of a campaign asking obvious questions are running, and two of them are quite funny.

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A lack of forward progress

Michael Schwartz October 26, 2010 1

A $6 million investment that a Richmond private equity fund made in a Florida bank has gone up in smoke.

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Software developers hit the right chord

Al Harris October 26, 2010 3

With every download, entrepreneurs Kevin and Diane Hamilton are closer to turning what started as a pet project into a full-blown business venture

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The Docket: Court Roundup for 10.26.10

BizSense Staff October 26, 2010 2

We’ve beefed up the docket. Now it includes federal cases as well as our best catch yet of circuit court cases. This week a commercial landlord in Ashland is trying to collect unpaid rent,

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NewsFeeds 10.26.10

admin October 26, 2010 0

Brandon ‘did not lie’ about use of computers (Times-Dispatch) Despite claims to the contrary, school officials did not install 211 of about 500 computers that were found sitting in the system’s warehouse in March,

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NYC-based financial firm opens Richmond office

Michael Schwartz October 25, 2010 0

A broker-dealer that specializes in mortgage-backed securities announced it has expanded to Richmond

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BioTaxi adds another cab

Aaron Kremer October 25, 2010 0

BioTaxi, a local cab startup run by two brothers from Chesterfield, has added another diesel burning rig. This one is  VW Jetta, and now the company has two vehicles. You can read more about

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Embezzlement scheme is a kick in the pants

Michael Schwartz October 25, 2010 0

Sometime the very people hired to prevent malfeasance are the ones up to no good. That seems to be what happened to a local association of physicians, which was the victim of a two-year

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Monday Q&A: Election edition, Part Deux

Al Harris October 25, 2010 12

Eric Cantor has represented the 7th District for the better part of a decade. Unlike previous elections, Cantor faces challenges on both the left, from Democrat Rick Waugh, and on the right from Tea

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