Atlantic Coast Pipeline canceled
Dominion Energy also agrees to sell gas transmission, storage assets to Berkshire Hathaway affiliate
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Despite a favorable recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. announced Sunday that they are abandoning plans to build the controversial, long-delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The 600-mile, $8 billion-plus natural gas pipeline was supposed to run from West Virginia through Virginia to eastern Northern Carolina. At the same time, Dominion
Ex Chesterfield pharma CEO pleads guilty in federal opioid treatment investigation
Indivior PLC CEO Shaun Thaxter stepped down Monday
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Shaun Thaxter, former CEO of Chesterfield County-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior PLC, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Abingdon to a misdemeanor criminal charge related to the U.S Justice Department’s probe into the marketing of Suboxone, Indivior’s opioid addiction treatment drug. Thaxter pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Northam bans congregating in bars as Phase Three starts
Governor signaled he may pull back on reopening if health metrics worsen
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As Virginia enters Phase Three of the state’s Forward Virginia reopening plan on Wednesday, July 1, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that bar seating and congregating areas of restaurants will remain closed. Restaurants will be permitted to use non-bar seating in the bar area, so long as tables are at least six feet apart. While key
Virginia Business wins two national journalism awards
Freelance writer Greg Weatherford won gold, silver awards
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Virginia Business won two national journalism awards Thursday at The Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ (AABP) Editorial Excellence awards. The magazine placed gold in the “best feature” category for freelance writer Greg Weatherford’s November 2019 cover story, “The rise of the millennials,” which focused on the generation’s ascendance as America’s largest workforce population. In the
Associated General Contractors of Virginia picks new CEO
Brandon Robinson is a former executive director of Virginia Society of Association Executives
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The Associated General Contractors of Virginia (ACG-VA) has named Brandon Robinson as its new CEO, effective July 20. He replaces Gordon N. Dixon, who became executive vice president of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA) on June 1. Robinson formerly worked as director of policy at the Virginia Association of Health Plans, for which he
Metro Silver Line service to resume Aug. 16
Six Fairfax County stations also to reopen
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Metro will resume Silver Line service and reopen six Fairfax County stations on Aug. 16, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Wednesday. The six stations are the five “west-of-Ballston” Silver Line stations (McLean, Tysons Corner, Greensboro, Spring Hill and Wiehle-Reston East) plus one Orange Line station: West Falls Church. The remaining three west-of-Ballston stations
Va. hotel revenues remain down
Revenues for week ending June 20 dropped 65% compared to 2019
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As the lodging industry struggles to bounce back from the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia hotel revenues for the week ending June 20 dropped by 65% compared with the same period in 2019, according to new data from STR Inc., a division of CoStar Group providing market data on the hospitality
S.C. manufacturer relocating to Grayson County
Metalworx Inc. is investing $7.6M in move, which will create 59 jobs
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Metalworx Inc., a manufacturer of highly-engineered and precision-manufactured components, assemblies and products for industrial uses, is investing $7.6 million to relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations from South Carolina to the former Core Fitness Complex in Grayson County, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. Virginia competed with North Carolina for the project, which will create
Va. COVID-19 cases continue weekly decline
Virginia saw 3,579 new cases in week ending June 22
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Virginia continues to see a weekly decline in COVID-19 cases, with the Virginia Department of Health reporting 3,579 new cases for the week ending June 22. The state reported 68 new deaths from the coronavirus during the same time period, bringing the state death toll for the pandemic to 1,620. The state has seen 58,465
State offering relief grants to destination marketing organizations
WanderLOVE Recovery Grant Program will award grants of up to $10,000 each
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A new state relief program, the WanderLOVE Recovery Grant Program, will provide up to 50 grants of up to $10,000 apiece to destination marketing organizations (DMOs) across the commonwealth that have been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The program, which is being administered by the Virginia Tourism Corp., began