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/2011/09/23/too-good-to-pass-up/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/too-good-to-pass-up/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:31:30 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=33128 A two-year old Richmond bank is the first of its local peers to tap into a government small-business lending program. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/09/23/too-good-to-pass-up/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/11/with-new-branches-union-closes-in-on-100/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/11/with-new-branches-union-closes-in-on-100/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:48:27 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=30612 Richmond’s biggest bank officially opened seven new branches in the western part of Virginia Monday – all inside Martin's grocery stores]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/07/11/with-new-branches-union-closes-in-on-100/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/15/more-branches-falling/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/15/more-branches-falling/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:22:11 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=29851 For the second time this month, an out-of-town bank is looking to unload one of its local branches. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/15/more-branches-falling/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/08/music-venue-hits-a-sour-note/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/08/music-venue-hits-a-sour-note/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:48:03 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=29628 Paragon Commercial Bank is suing the owners of The National Theater for defaulting on the loan they used to renovate the historic theater. The National said that it is talking to other banks about refinancing the loan]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/08/music-venue-hits-a-sour-note/feed/ 8 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/13/paragon-commercial-bank-wades-further-into-french%e2%80%99s-wake/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/13/paragon-commercial-bank-wades-further-into-french%e2%80%99s-wake/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:56:41 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=27832 One of Justin French’s former banks is pressing hard to make sure they are first in line for repayment, this time asking the bankruptcy court to appoint a trustee — and fast. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/04/13/paragon-commercial-bank-wades-further-into-french%e2%80%99s-wake/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/03/30/banks-try-to-force-french-into-chapter-7/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/03/30/banks-try-to-force-french-into-chapter-7/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:07:34 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=27344 Paragon Commercial Bank, Franklin Federal Savings Bank and Citizens Bank & Trust have petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond to place the formerly high-flying developer into bankruptcy. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2011/03/30/banks-try-to-force-french-into-chapter-7/feed/ 10 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/12/more-dough-but-a-smaller-piece-of-the-pie/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/12/more-dough-but-a-smaller-piece-of-the-pie/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:38:52 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=22450 An FDIC report shows that many locally based banks saw their local deposit base increase in the past year but watched their share of the total market decrease thanks to Bank of America’s growth. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/12/more-dough-but-a-smaller-piece-of-the-pie/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/08/more-trouble-for-tomac/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/08/more-trouble-for-tomac/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:49:58 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=22394 More of a Midlothian home builder's lots go into foreclosure. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/10/08/more-trouble-for-tomac/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/17/loan-troubles-swamp-veteran-developer/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/17/loan-troubles-swamp-veteran-developer/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:35 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=21784 Hank Wilton, a long-time Richmond developer with a family history in the business, has declared personal bankruptcy. Plus, BizSense has the filing for readers who need to know who is owed money. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/17/loan-troubles-swamp-veteran-developer/feed/ 5 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/14/business-banks-parent-raises-capital/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/14/business-banks-parent-raises-capital/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:00:41 +0000 Michael Schwartz http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=21662 The parent company of a Raleigh, N.C.-based bank that does business locally raised $5 million in a recent offering. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/09/14/business-banks-parent-raises-capital/feed/ 0