A couple of tipsters are telling us that Royce Builders is back in business, only a little more than a week after shutting everything down! Members of the Speer family, say our sources, have started up a new company with about 10 employees in the same Royce Builders building on Beltway 8, in the space formerly occupied by Royce’s sister company, Hammersmith Financial.
Even more fascinating is the name of the new company, which one of our sources says is Vestalia. If that’s true, it’s a terrific choice! In ancient Roman mythology, Vesta was the virgin goddess of hearth and home. How appropriate!
Well, sort of. Vestalia is actually the name of a holiday that celebrated Vesta. Wikipedia provides the . . . uh, gory details:
On the first day of the festivities the penus Vestae (the curtained sanctum sanctorum of her temple) was opened, for the only time during the year, for women to offer sacrifices in. Such sacrifices included the removal of an unborn calf from a pregnant cow.
Can’t wait to hear what sort of business this new company will be!
- Vestalia [Wikipedia]
- Previously in Swamplot: Royce Builders: It’s All Over But the Refunds, Staff and Paperwork Reduction at Royce Builders and Hammersmith Financial, Royce Builders Watch, The Real Reason Royce Builders Home Sales Were in the Toilet, Royce Builders: So Hard To Say Goodbye, Royce Builders Sales Staff Update: Never Mind the Rumors, Sell Sell Sell!, Royce Builders Death Spiral: Juicy Details!, We Have Layoffs: Heads Roll at Royce Builders, The Rumors Circling Around Royce Builders
The calf trick would be much cooler at staff meetings than the barking toilet was.
ahhhh…the things you learn on this website!!
The “Bovine Abortions” tag should really be used more frequently.
Please keep us informed of the IPO! We all want to get in on the groundfloor with such morally corrupt folks….they are bound to make money hand over fist!
Will Vestalia being paying money owed by Royce? Inquiring minds want to know!
I have done some research into this claim and I have found that Vestalia LLC was filed with the Secratery of State on 9/29/08, and the only listed managing member that I see so far, is John Speer. Interesting!!!
Yeah, Vestalia LLC is on the GHBA website for “Custom Builder.” John Speer’s name is there.