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Pulaski startup aims to turn pollutants into profit
Where some people see pollutants, Steve Critchfield sees the potential for profit and to improve the environment. As founder and president of Pulaski-based MOVA Technologies, Critchfield developed and patented a filter about the size of a refrigerator that captures selected air pollutants and breaks them into byproducts that can[...]
Clean energy development could draw $8.5B in investments
Wise County and neighboring localities may become home to a massive clean energy development that could attract up to $8.25 billion in capital investments, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Nov. 1. An agreement between Wise County, the Energy DELTA Lab and Dallas-based Fortune 100 energy company Energy Transfer aims to develop 65,00[...]
Danville considers new rules for short-term rentals
Amid a boom in local short-term residential rentals like Airbnbs, Danville officials are examining ways to regulate the practice. Caesars Entertainment opened its temporary Danville Casino in May, drawing some area visitors. Additional factors driving short-term rentals, speculates Danville City Manager Ken Larking, may include [...]
100 People to Meet in 2024: Builders
These Virginians are building the future in bricks and mortar with major development projects in communities across the commonwealth. Duke Dodson CEO, Dodson Cos./Dodson Development Group Richmond A Richmond native, Duke Dodson grew up vacationing in Colonial Beach. “It was a mini-Atlantic City then, but legal changes forced[...]
The times they are a-changin’
Talk of a looming recession has seemed endless for the past few years. However, with their eyes on long-term retirement investments, many wealth management advisers’ clients have avoided dramatic, emotion-driven decisions. Educated and guided by advisers, they understand the cyclical nature of investing and therefore are consi[...]
December 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Oct. 14 to Nov. 15 included news of the Spotsylvania County Kalahari Resort’s groundbreaking. It’s slated to open in 2026. 1 | Democrats sweep Virginia General Assembly Democrats regained control of the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates in the Nov. 7 […]
