Title insurer LandAmerica has filed for bankruptcy. Three of its underwriting units will be sold, the company said. Fidelity National Financial said it would buy LandAmerica’s underwriting units Lawyers Title Insurance Corp and United Capital Title Insurance Co for $139.4 million. The units Fidelity National is purchasing remain solvent and continue to operate.
Residents Concerned About Expansion Of Nearby Landfill
Residents living off largely rural Kain Road are just a mile or two from the chaos and traffic of Short Pump, but you’d never know it with the thick surrounding woods that buffer the neighborhood. Property owners may be shielded from suburbia for now, but their proximity to Goochland County may be a bigger concern [...]
Fire Crews Battle Two-Alarm Blaze At West Broad Village
Henrico firefighters were called to an apartment complex under construction at the West Broad Village mixed use development Friday morning. The small fire started in a trash can and was put out within 20 minutes. Initial reports came in that it was the Whole Foods Market that was on fire, but those tips were incorrect. There were no [...]
Dining & Discounts Come To The Parc Place Shops
There are two new additions to the Parc Place Shopping Center at Short Pump Town Center. The first is a Dollar Tree superstore. The company has expanded operations of its “everything’s one dollar” stores in the wake of consumers looking for bargains in this tough economy. The other new addition is a Japanese hibachi grill [...]
Crews Clear Land For New Middle School
Construction crews recently began clearing land for a new Henrico County middle school, to be constructed off Nuckols Road, between the West Shore office condiminiums and the Wyndham Forest neighborhood. The new facility will ease overcrowding at Short Pump Middle School, and is scheduled for completion just before the 2010-2011 school year.
Silver Diner Opens In Innsbrook
The highly anticipated Silver Diner Restaurant opened this past weekend in Innsbrook, at the corner of West Broad Street and Cox Road. Lines were reportedly backed out the door as hungry people eagerly waited to be seated to try out the new ’50s style diner. We were on hand for the opening and will have [...]
Fitness Center Track Remains Closed After Roof Leak
A clogged pipe on the roof of the new American Family Fitness Center behind Short Pump Town Center is to blame for a major roof leak that left the facility’s track closed until further notice. As of Tuesday, the track, which runs around the perimeter of the entire building, was still closed, pending an investigation [...]
Circuit City Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
In a move that didn’t surprise most financial anylists, Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Monday morning, after laying off 800 workers on Friday. The filing indicates the company has $1 billion in assets and owes more than $1 billion to creditors and other parties. An internal email (sent to us anonymously) sent [...]
