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Petersburg approves Cordish Cos. for possible casino
Despite no state approval, city takes steps
Petersburg City Council is taking a gamble on Maryland-based The Cordish Cos. to develop a casino there — even though Petersburg doesn’t yet have permission to build a casino, according
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Va. Beach honors Ramon W. Breeden Jr.
Mayor Bobby Dyer proclaimed day in honor of real estate mogul
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Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer proclaimed Aug. 9, 2022, as Ramon W. Breeden Jr. Day, in honor of the real estate mogul. Since starting The Breeden Co. in 1961 out
Richmond pares down Diamond District developer pool
Remaining six applicants to provide more info by April 25
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Story updated, March 24 at 11:45 a.m. The city of Richmond announced Wednesday that six competing development teams have been chosen out of 15 applicants to continue in the competition
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Salem names new economic development director
Tommy Miller has spent past 5 years with VEDP
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Salem’s new economic development director, Tommy Miller, says he has “the entrepreneurial gene,” a trait that should come in handy with his new role. Miller established Richmond Brewery Tours, a
30 Va. projects awarded $24.5M in flood prep grants
Funding distributed among 30 applications from 22 local government organizations
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The Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund has awarded $24.5 million in grants for 30 projects statewide, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “The Community Flood Preparedness Fund will provide an estimated
Stafford supervisor elected to head VACo
Meg Bohmke was elected Nov. 16
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Stafford County Supervisor Meg Bohmke was elected the next president of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) at the group’s annual conference in Norfolk on Nov. 16. Bohmke succeeds Fairfax
Prince George County administrator headed to King William County
Percy C. Ashcraft has been with Prince George County since March 2011
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Prince George County Administrator Percy C. Ashcraft is leaving to take the same role in King William County, county board chairman Floyd Brown Jr. announced Monday. Ashcraft’s last day in
Henrico green-lights $2.3B GreenCity project
Next step is sale of land from county to GreenCity developers
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The Henrico County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved rezoning the 204-acre former Best Products headquarters campus into the $2.3 billion GreenCity project, a major mixed-used development that will
Pittsylvania, Danville governments see labor gap, too
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Businesses aren’t the only organizations finding it difficult to hire employees. Amid dropping state unemployment rates and a nationwide labor shortage, Danville and Pittsylvania County have been seeking new ways
Richmond mandates vaccinations for city employees
City is first Va. locality to require COVID shots
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Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Wednesday that all city employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming the first Virginia locality to mandate vaccination. Fairfax County has taken