http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/25/french-faces-federal-charges/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/25/french-faces-federal-charges/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:54:14 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=25361 Developer Justin French's downward spiral finds him facing up to three decades in prison for abusing state and federal tax credit programs]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/01/25/french-faces-federal-charges/feed/ 21 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/17/9-felony-counts-for-french/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/17/9-felony-counts-for-french/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:20:23 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=20936 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. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/17/9-felony-counts-for-french/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/17/the-herd-new-hires-promotions-for-3-17-10/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/17/the-herd-new-hires-promotions-for-3-17-10/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:55:59 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=16497 A big and diverse Herd this week, including a new sustainability manager for the City of Richmond and a lawyer-turned-VP-of-communications. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/17/the-herd-new-hires-promotions-for-3-17-10/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/04/green-building-and-adaptive-reuse-under-one-roof/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/04/green-building-and-adaptive-reuse-under-one-roof/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:42:07 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=15412 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]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/02/04/green-building-and-adaptive-reuse-under-one-roof/feed/ 6 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/28/signs-signs-everywhere-new-signs/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/28/signs-signs-everywhere-new-signs/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:05:34 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12759 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 on how that will play out, including a new branch in the works]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/28/signs-signs-everywhere-new-signs/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/26/merged-banks-get-new-namelogo/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/26/merged-banks-get-new-namelogo/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:04:40 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12670 First Market Bank and Union Bankshares, which are in the process of merging, have created a new name and logo. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/26/merged-banks-get-new-namelogo/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/23/putting-two-banks-together-doesn%e2%80%99t-come-cheap/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/23/putting-two-banks-together-doesn%e2%80%99t-come-cheap/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:05:07 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=12618 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 goes. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/10/23/putting-two-banks-together-doesn%e2%80%99t-come-cheap/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/28/first-market-bank-cuts-%e2%80%9cduplicate%e2%80%9d-jobs/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/28/first-market-bank-cuts-%e2%80%9cduplicate%e2%80%9d-jobs/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:39:58 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=11845 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]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/28/first-market-bank-cuts-%e2%80%9cduplicate%e2%80%9d-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/16/centerstage-inc/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/16/centerstage-inc/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:00:27 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=11469 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]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/16/centerstage-inc/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/15/fitness-club-gets-pumped-up/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/15/fitness-club-gets-pumped-up/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:25:50 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=11407 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. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/09/15/fitness-club-gets-pumped-up/feed/ 2