Wall Street ends higher as Amazon soothes AI jitters
Amazon's strong quarterly report boosts Wall Street and investor confidence in AI stocks despite Apple's disappointing results.
Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports
The Nasdaq fell as investors worried about rising AI capital spending ahead of earnings from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Apple.
Amazon to build massive New Kent distribution center
Amazon plans a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in New Kent County, with construction starting this month.
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Innovation district takes off in NoVa
National IQ innovation district in Arlington County advances with founding partners Amazon, Northrop Grumman, and JBG Smith driving tech and national security initiatives.
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Amazon opens Virginia Beach fulfillment center
Amazon has opened its massive 3.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Virginia Beach, bringing hundreds of jobs.
Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers
Amazon now offers Prime members fresh groceries with same-day delivery in 1,000+ cities, expanding to 2,300 by year-end.
Navy, Dominion sign power agreement for Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Dominion Energy and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown signed a deal to explore solar, natural gas or nuclear energy options for power.
Amazon fulfillment center in Goochland to create 1,000+ jobs
Gov. Glenn Youngkin participated Wednesday in a ceremonial groundbreaking for Amazon.com's 3.1 million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center in Goochland County, which is expected to create more than 1,000 full-time and part-time jobs.
Amazon holds grand opening for Virginia Beach delivery station
Amazon on Tuesday announced that it had officially opened its new 200,000-plus square-foot delivery station in Virginia Beach. The facility, located at 2201 Harpers Rd, is Amazon’s 17th delivery station in Virginia and the sixth site in Hampton Roads
As data centers grow, Amazon and Dominion explore small nuclear reactors
With power consumption by data centers and AI projected to more than quadruple in Virginia in the next 15 years, Amazon.com and Dominion Energy Virginia have entered into an agreement to explore potential development of small modular nuclear reactors at North Anna Power Plant in Louisa County, the two companies announced at an event Wednesday […]





















