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/2009/08/17/solar-slated-for-u-s-courthouse/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/17/solar-slated-for-u-s-courthouse/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:06:22 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10593 The brand-new federal courthouse in Richmond is already set for an upgrade. The General Services Administration has posted a request for proposals to install a 200-kilowatt photovoltaic solar array on the roof of the Spottswood W. Robinson and Robert R. Merhige Jr. U.S. Courthouse]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/17/solar-slated-for-u-s-courthouse/feed/ 4 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/24/bbt-investment-arm-sued-by-little-rock-firm/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/24/bbt-investment-arm-sued-by-little-rock-firm/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:21:33 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9761 Scott & Stringfellow, the investment-banking subsidiary of BB&T, is being sued for stealing clients and company secrets as it recruited analysts from a competitor’s Richmond office]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/24/bbt-investment-arm-sued-by-little-rock-firm/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/fedex-sues-ups-over-whiteboard-ads/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/fedex-sues-ups-over-whiteboard-ads/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:29 +0000 David Larter http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9023 One of Richmond’s most recognizable residents, Martin Agency celeb Andy Azula, is in the middle of a lawsuit between shipping giants. The Memphis-based FedEx is suing Atlanta’s UPS over a recent commercial that features Azula and his now-famous whiteboard, according to the Memphis Daily News. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Memphis. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/02/fedex-sues-ups-over-whiteboard-ads/feed/ 1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/24/security-traders-gone-wild/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/24/security-traders-gone-wild/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:25:12 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8790 A lawsuit filed by a former Scott & Stringfellow employee — a fellow who allegedly “mooned” his trading floor co-workers in Charlotte — was recently tossed out of U.S. District Court in Richmond. Timothy Martin was hired in 2004 at age 51 to work in the firm’s Charlotte office selling distressed CMBS loans.  After a ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/24/security-traders-gone-wild/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/04/phish-rocks-legal-case-against-bootleggers/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/04/phish-rocks-legal-case-against-bootleggers/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:46:23 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5301 The jam band Phish is not only kicking off their reunion tour in Virginia this weekend, but the band is also launching a legal battle with bootleg merchandise sellers.   On Thursday,  A U.S. District Judge in the federal court in Richmond will consider a request from the band to block the sale of unauthorized ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/04/phish-rocks-legal-case-against-bootleggers/feed/ 0