Despite vocal public opposition, developer Irfan Ali of Herndon-based company Balico says he’s still moving forward with seeking local government approval for a power plant and data center campus he wants to build on 2,233 acres in the Banister district of Pittsylvania County.  County residents turned out in large numbers for two public meetings about […]

Loop Capital is no longer affiliated with the development partnership working on the mixed-use development component of Richmond’s $2.4 billion Diamond District project, leaving Thalhimer Realty Partners as the development team’s sole principal. The partnership, a limited liability company named Diamond District Partners, is developing the area surrounding the planned new baseball stadium for the […]

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $676 million contract to continue manufacturing the TOW weapon system, which provides heavy anti-tank guided missile capability, RTX, the Arlington County parent company of Raytheon, a defense contractor, announced Wednesday.  Two separate awards consist of a $430 million contract for FY 2023 and an additional $246 million contract […]

Of the donors, health professionals and area leaders who turned out for Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the Carilion Taubman Cancer Center, Orion Moses, age 9, commanded the most attention.  Doctors diagnosed Moses, who lives in Elliston, with leukemia at age 5. After enduring three and a half years of chemotherapy, he is now cancer free.  “I […]

General Dynamics NASSCO, a Norfolk subsidiary of Reston aerospace and defense giant General Dynamics, was awarded a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $123.3 million last week for maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS Porter destroyer during fiscal 2025.  The base amount of the firm fixed price contract to General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk is $686,843. The contract […]

Despite vocal public opposition, developer Irfan Ali of Herndon-based company Balico says he’s still moving forward with seeking local government approval for a power plant and data center campus he wants to build on 2,233 acres in the Banister district of Pittsylvania County.  County residents turned out in large numbers for two public meetings about […]