http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:48:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/29/going-dutch/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/29/going-dutch/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:12:58 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=31271 A Richmond insurer is set to open a Netherlands office]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/29/going-dutch/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/21/battle-over-wilton-shares-gets-heated/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/21/battle-over-wilton-shares-gets-heated/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:34:56 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=30950 A federal bankruptcy judge rejected an agreement that would have paved the way for Hank Wilton to sell his shares and bow out of the Wilton Companies]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/21/battle-over-wilton-shares-gets-heated/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/18/monday-qa-the-accidental-acquisition/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/18/monday-qa-the-accidental-acquisition/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:44:46 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=30783 Eight years is all it took for Linda Nash to build her business to a point where a deep-pocketed buyer wanted a piece of the action. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/18/monday-qa-the-accidental-acquisition/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/15/dealflow-investment-banking-roundup-for-7-15-11/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/15/dealflow-investment-banking-roundup-for-7-15-11/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:42:24 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=30742 Deals from Wunderlich, Stone & Youngberg, Cary Street Partners, Harris Williams and BB&T. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/15/dealflow-investment-banking-roundup-for-7-15-11/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/14/the-doctor-will-see-you-now/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/14/the-doctor-will-see-you-now/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:05:27 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=30734 In its latest investment, Markel Ventures has acquired a local concierge medical firm]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/14/the-doctor-will-see-you-now/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/12/french-tax-credit-records-raise-red-flags/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/12/french-tax-credit-records-raise-red-flags/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:53:31 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=20770
State records obtained by Richmond BizSense show that developer Justin French has received an unusually large amount of tax credits for renovating historic buildings. Several contractors said that the rehab costs reported by French in his tax credit applications are close to double the typical range]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/08/12/french-tax-credit-records-raise-red-flags/feed/ 30 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/16/in-development-feud-the-writing-is-on-the-wall/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/16/in-development-feud-the-writing-is-on-the-wall/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:54:38 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=20051
It’s not often that a spat over tax credits inspires graffiti artists. Developer Justin French said he supports the local artists who painted messages on the exterior walls of the Scott’s Addition industrial property they rent from him, messages not so subtly aimed at French’s tax credit purchaser for the renovated building at 1509 Belleville ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/16/in-development-feud-the-writing-is-on-the-wall/feed/ 9 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/15/markel-acquires-workers-comp-unit/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/15/markel-acquires-workers-comp-unit/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:21:42 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=20001 Markel Corporation is expanding its reach with the acquisition of an Omaha-based insurance company]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/07/15/markel-acquires-workers-comp-unit/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/06/markel-adds-third-company-to-pe-portfolio/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/06/markel-adds-third-company-to-pe-portfolio/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:33:42 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=13076 Maybe this is a sign deal making is coming back. Markel Corp. has added a third private company to its in-house PE subsidiary in a deal valued at under $50 million. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/11/06/markel-adds-third-company-to-pe-portfolio/feed/ 0