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Virginia logistics space squeezed by data center boom
After the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Virginia experienced a surge in demand for warehousing and distribution space driven by consumers shifting to the convenience of online shopping. In 2022, at the height of this boom, developers responded by rapidly adding new supply, with Richmond and Hampton Roads seeing dramatic increases in development of industrial spaces like […]
Fredericksburg weighs impact of federal job cuts
Northern Virginia politicians, all Democrats, started sounding the alarm immediately about federal job cuts and slashing of federal agencies’ budgets at the start of the second Trump administration in January. And there have been significant impacts in Fairfax and Arlington counties, as well as Alexandria, where the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is […]
Virginia lands billions in new business investments
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Goochland County: Washington-based retail giant Amazon.com announced plans in May to build its fourth Virginia robotics fulfillment center, which will involve a $500 million investment and is expected to create at least 1,000 jobs in Goochland County. Employees at the 3.1 million-square-foot facility will be assisted by advanced robotics in picking, packing and […]
Amazon cancels data center in Louisa County
Amazon Web Services has withdrawn its application to build a data center campus in Louisa County, following backlash from county residents.
Northern Va. Chamber unveils road map to reinvent economy
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Monday released a road map on reinventing the region's economy.
Omniplex lays off 199 Chantilly workers
Chantilly-based security firm Omniplex World Services will lay off 199 employees on July 31, following the abrupt termination of a contract.
Youngkin sets veto record as energy, AI fuel gridlock
Few observers of the Virginia General Assembly expected any groundbreaking legislation to emerge from this election year session, and for the most part, they were right. And Gov. Glenn Youngkin certainly did his part to keep that from happening as well. In the last full year of his term, the Republican firmly cemented his record […]
Frederick prepares for data center development
Increasingly, data center developers are eyeing sites in parts of the commonwealth outside Northern Virginia, the largest data center market in the world. Members of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors decided to put a game plan in place before those developers come to call. “We wanted to be ready,” says Wyatt Pearson, planning and […]
Globalinx grows bandwidth at subsea cable station
Virginia’s “digital port” is significantly growing its capacity at Globalinx’s subsea internet cable landing station at Corporate Landing Business Park. A Virginia Beach-based carrier-neutral cable-landing station and data center operator, Globalinx finished construction on four new cable bores at its Sandbridge landing site in late May, a $39 million project. Since 2018, Globalinx[...]
Chesapeake City Council rejects massive data center
Chesapeake City Council unanimously voted to deny a rezoning that would have allowed construction of Hampton Roads’ first major data center
Amazon to spend $20B on data centers in Pennsylvania, including one next to a nuclear power plant
Amazon will spend $20B on two new Pennsylvania data centers, including one next to a nuclear plant, in the state's largest-ever private investment.
Amazon planning $10B investment for North Carolina data center and AI campus
Amazon will invest $10B in a North Carolina AI and cloud campus, creating 500 jobs and boosting infrastructure in Richmond County, a rural textile region.
