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South Hill, Mecklenburg team on new industrial park
South Hill and Mecklenburg County officials want to ensure the region’s economic future doesn’t hinge entirely on data centers. This spring, county supervisors and town council members agreed to form the Route 58 Activation Corridor Regional Industrial Facility Authority. Regional authorities allow local governments to share costs and revenue from industrial commerce sites. Mecklenburg[...]
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 […]
Mecklenburg says no to future large solar projects
Mecklenburg County halts future utility-scale solar farms, citing concerns about aesthetics, land use and financial impact.
Barkin: Affordable housing key to rural economic growth
Richmond Fed President and CEO Tom Barkin said affordable housing and workforce investment are driving population and economic growth in small towns across the Fifth District.
