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French pleads guilty to fraud
Developer Justin French's downward spiral finds him facing up to three decades in prison for abusing state and federal tax credit programs
Read More »9 felony counts for French
Richmond developer Justin French was released from Richmond City Jail after being arraigned on nine felony counts. Plus, BizSense has learned who was supposed to be paid by the bad check.
Read More »Green building and adaptive reuse under one roof
Developer David Gammino has moved onto his next apartment project—a historic property in Jackson Ward. Gammino isn’t making it easy on himself by using green building and historical preservation techniques at the same time
Read More »A whole new look
Yesterday we reported that First Market Bank and Union Bank & Trust will merge into one bank with branches that display the sign: “Union First Market Bank.” Now we have a few more details
Read More »Merged banks get new name/logo
First Market Bank and Union Bankshares, which are in the process of merging, have created a new name and logo.
Read More »Putting two banks together doesn’t come cheap
Union Bankshares, the parent holding company of Union Bank & Trust, will pay almost $10 million in coming quarters to consummate its acquisition of First Market. Plus a few details about where that money
Read More »First Market Bank cuts ‘duplicate’ jobs
As part of a 9 percent cut in overhead, First Market Bank and Union Bankshares – which are in the process of melding operations – recently cut around 50 jobs
Read More »CenterStage, Inc.
The city’s new performing arts venue, Richmond CenterStage, recently opened its doors, thanks in part to generous donations from the area’s largest corporations
Read More »Fitness club gets pumped up
Robious Sports & Fitness Club will be getting a new local owner and a million-dollar upgrade. Boxwood Partners, a Richmond-based private equity firm, purchased the club and has big plans.
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