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Digital Gateway opponents score legal win
A Virginia judge voided the rezoning for the $500M Prince William Digital Gateway project, siding with residents who sued over transparency.
Federal funding repeals could halt rural broadband expansion
The much-heralded broadband expansion efforts in Southwest Virginia may not come to fruition after all. Virginia lawmakers and broadband advocates are facing a wave of uncertainty in the wake of a repeal of federal funding meant to close the digital divide in underserved communities, including many of the rural counties in South[...]
Danville invests $3 million to prep Coleman site
In July, Danville City Council members OK’d an infusion of funding for 158 acres on Gypsum Road known as the Coleman site, which is being readied for industry. In July, council members unanimously agreed to move $3 million from the city’s gas fund to its economic development fund to meet grant matching requirements. [...]
Data centers stir debate in Frederick
After rejecting two major data centers, Frederick County supervisors back a fact sheet to study impacts on land, utilities, jobs and revenue.
An overview of Hampton Roads
Home to 1.79 million people across 17 localities, Hampton Roads is Virginia’s second most populous region, just behind Northern Virginia. It also boasts the commonwealth’s biggest city by population: Virginia Beach, with an estimated 457,066 residents. Nearby Norfolk is the densest locality in the region, with 4,46[...]
Area Development ranks Virginia No. 1 for workforce training
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has been ranked the top workforce training program in the nation by Area Development magazine.
Nostalgia-fueled Colony House reopens
Thanks to $10 million in 21st-century improvements, Roanoke’s Colony House Motor Lodge will once again welcome guests who are into time travel. The iconic motel, which opened in 1959 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, closed in 2018 as it awaited an extensive makeover that includes redecorated rooms[...]
Chesterfield zoning update moves forward
Chesterfield County advances ZOMod, its zoning overhaul aligning rules with growth goals. Final vote set Sept. 17 after public hearing.
Peninsula businesses to get capital boost
Small and midsize businesses in distressed and underserved areas of Hampton and Newport News will be able to access economic support through a new $50 million low-interest business loan program. Launched in June by the nonprofit Greater Peninsula C.A.R.E.S. Foundation, the Peninsula Cooperative Fund is designed to close funding [...]
Marion museum aims to ‘Do the Dew’
The Birthplace of Modern Mountain Dew museum is expected to draw thousands of tourists with a thirst for history when it opens in the small town of Marion in May 2026. It will highlight the town’s role in improving a soda created in Tennessee in the 1940s. Bill Jones, general manager of Tip Corporation of […]
Crossed wires over regional power expansion
As data centers and power usage become ever more intensely debated topics in Northern Virginia, it’s no surprise that a new transmission line could ruffle feathers. Dominion Energy has proposed a 500-kilovolt transmission line to run from its Morrisville substation in Fauquier County through parts of Prince William and Lou[...]
Salem manufacturers plan expansions
Three advanced manufacturing operations with roots in Salem recently revealed plans to expand facilities in the city. Integer Holdings, which has operated in Salem for 30 years, announced expansion plans in April. The Texas-based medical contract developer and manufacturer of medical devices and components has leased a 13,000-sq[...]
