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Jul 23, 2026

Chesapeake approves 8-month pause on data center applications

Chesapeake City Council voted to pause consideration of data center applications for up to eight months.

Dominion Energy's headquarters at 600 E. Canal St. in Richmond. Photo by Kira Jenkins/Virginia Business
Jul 22, 2026

GOP legislators call for extension of SCC’s review time of Dominion merger

Two legislators have requested that Gov. Abigail Spanberger call a special legislative session to extend the time limit the Virginia SCC has to review the Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger.

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Jul 20, 2026

ASRC Federal names new CEO, as Felix steps down

ASRC Federal, the Reston-based federal contractor and subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional, has a new president and CEO, Mike Manzo.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at a Sept. 16, 2025, news conference announcing a $5 billion Eli Lilly pharmaceutical manufacturing plant for Goochland County. Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin
Jul 15, 2026

Youngkin takes chairman role at Red Cell Partners

Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Red Cell Partners as partner and chairman of the technology venture studio.

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Jul 14, 2026

Averett University names next president, its fourth in 18 months

Tatia Daniels Granger becomes Averett University's fourth president in 18 months as the Danville school rebuilds financially.

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Jul 13, 2026

Ferguson planning $1.6B acquisition of Texas valve distributor

Ferguson Enterprises announced that it has agreed to acquire FloWorks for $1.6 billion from private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital.

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Jul 10, 2026

Serco CEO is leaving to lead KBR spinoff

Serco CEO Michael LaRouche is leaving the company to lead the planned spinoff of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business.

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Jul 9, 2026

Virginia ranks No. 3 in CNBC Top States for Business list

Virginia is ranked third in the annual CNBC Top States for Business list, up one spot from last year, the news network announced Thursday morning. 

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Jul 8, 2026

Prince William supervisors reject another big data center project

The Prince William County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night rejected a comprehensive plan amendment for a massive data center campus.

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Jul 6, 2026

Prince William Digital Gateway data center project officially dies

The controversial Prince William Digital Gateway, a proposed 23 million-square-foot data center complex, is officially dead.

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Jul 1, 2026

2026 Top Projects & Real Estate Deals

Virginia’s commercial real estate developers, contractors and dealmakers delivered an impressive array of projects and transactions across the commonwealth last year — 29 of which are being honored in Virginia Business’s inaugural Virginia Top Projects & Real Estate Deals recognition program.

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Jun 30, 2026

Tract planning 872-acre data center campus in Goochland

Denver-based data center developer Tract has proposed a 900-megawatt data center campus in eastern Goochland County.

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