Recent Articles from Virginia Business
LEEDing the way
VCU has earned LEED status for eight new buildings and the renovation of a ninth.
Mosaic project makes Merrifield more urban
The Angelika Film Center & Café in Fairfax County isn’t your typical multiplex.
Tilting at windmills?
In its integrated resource plan, Dominion Virginia Power told state regulators last year that it wants to develop a combined 248 megawatts of electricity from three onshore wind farms in Southwest Virginia
Festival’s aim is to encourage innovation
Charlottesville is gearing up for the Tom Tom Founders Festival
JMU sustainability efforts take many forms
Harrisonburg-based James Madison University, the largest university in the Shenandoah Valley and one of its biggest employers, has various green initiatives and programs.
JTI aids city’s River District development
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has donated $400,000 for a fountain to be built in Danville’s River District, a project aimed at revitalizing Danville’s downtown.
Stewards of the land
About two miles east of Harrisonburg, an underground pipeline channels methane gas from the nearby Rockingham County landfill to the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH).
Family farm continues a 239-year-old legacy
When Lynda Stuart took over Stuart Land & Cattle Co. after her husband’s death in 2008, she would ask herself a question: “What would Zan do?”
Roll up your sleeves
These days, convention delegates could find themselves picking up trash along the Chesapeake Bay, feeding the homeless or cutting grass at a local youth shelter. Community service projects ― as well as the chance to inspire team building through cooking classes, wine-tasting seminars and outdoor recreational activities ― are part of a growing trend at meetings and conventions.
Offshore wind: gaining momentum
Hampton Roads would emerge as the main link in a U.S.-based supply chain for the offshore wind industry.