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HII closes on South Carolina plant acquisition
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Monday it has closed on its purchase of a metal fabrication manufacturing facility in South Carolina, which will now be part of its subsidiary Newport News Shipbuilding. The company did not disclose financial terms. In December 2024, HII said it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all […]
$40M Diamond District lawsuit dismissed in Richmond
A Richmond Circuit Court judge dismissed a $40 million lawsuit over the city’s $2.44 billion Diamond District project last week, in which a Connecticut developer claimed its former partners, including Richmond’s Thalhimer Realty Partners, cut it out of the development deal. Judge Bradley B. Cavedo ruled Jan. 22 in favor of defendants Thalhimer, a subsidiary […]
Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in early state polling
It’s still early days, but in Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial race, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a pair of new statewide polls. In the Virginia Commonwealth University Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll released Friday, former U.S. Rep. Spanberger has the support of 44% of people polled, and […]
Va. to receive $107.4M in updated opioids settlement
Virginia stands to receive up to $107.4 million in a multistate settlement proposed by OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Thursday. The defendants in the federal case have offered to pay $7.4 billion to 14 states to settle claims that under the leadership of the […]
Va. Beach gives Something in the Water 5-day deadline over contract breach
After receiving a brief reprieve, the clock is ticking for organizers for Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water music festival. Organizers were given five days to make significant progress in meeting Virginia Beach’s requirements for a lineup of performers and a start to ticket sales, city officials decided Tuesday. If organizers do not meet the […]
Dominion says offshore wind farm moving forward, despite executive order
President Donald Trump started his second term Monday with a flurry of executive orders, including one that temporarily ceases all federal wind leases under consideration and calls for an “immediate review” of the policies before resuming. So, what does that mean for Virginia and Dominion Energy, which is midway through constructing its $9.8 billion Coastal […]
Virginia Realtors has a new CEO
Rick Lugg is Virginia Realtors’ new CEO, effective immediately, the trade organization announced Friday. The association’s longtime chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Lugg replaces Terrie Suit, who retired last fall. Martin K. Johnson, Virginia Realtors’ chief external affairs officer, served as interim CEO. Glen Allen-based Virginia Realtors represents nearly 3[...]
Microporous secures $100M federal grant toward $1.3B Pittsylvania plant
Microporous, the Tennessee company planning to invest $1.3 billion to build a battery separator manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County, has been formally awarded $100 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, part of which will go toward the new plant. The company was among seven businesses chosen in November 2023 to receive a combined $275 […]
Perdue Farms agrees to $4M settlement in child labor probe
Perdue Farms has agreed to pay $4 million in restitution to settle a federal investigation into alleged child labor violations at the company’s poultry processing plant on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced it had launched a probe into alleged child labor violations at the […]
Norfolk airport adding JetBlue service in April
JetBlue will start service from Norfolk International Airport on April 30, offering seasonal daily nonstop flights to Boston‘s Logan Airport, Norfolk airport officials announced Wednesday. The airline will be the ninth commercial carrier at Norfolk’s airport, and its 140-seat Airbus A220 aircraft will depart Norfolk at 6 p.m., arriving at 7:29 p.m. in Boston daily […]
