Matt Busse

Tate will open a new facility to make data center components for customers in Virginia and elsewhere, according to the governor’s office.

Proponents of artificial intelligence technologies say they can save time — and lives — when used in health care. But with such advances come concerns about safety, accuracy and the evolving role of the human medical professional.

Modular construction, also called industrial construction, is seen as a potential solution to the problems of labor shortages and rising materials costs in the housing industry today.

The job cuts at Morgan Olson are scheduled to take effect Dec. 22. The company is also laying off workers at its location in Tennessee.

Property owners in Franklin, Montgomery and Roanoke counties had sought to stop construction activity on their land as their eminent domain challenge against the natural gas pipeline remains unresolved.

Several other Virginia proposals did not make the cut in the federal Tech Hubs program, including two aimed at growing the nuclear industry in Lynchburg and Southwest Virginia.

Equitrans Midstream says workforce shortages, difficult terrain and other challenges mean the 303-mile natural gas pipeline that runs through part of Southwest Virginia will have a higher price tag and won’t come online until next year.

As Virginia localities continue to receive applications from companies seeking to build new solar power plants, several Southside local governments are tapping the brakes with new rules aimed at capping how much land can be used for solar development. Large, utility-scale solar farms that provide electricity to the power grid can share millions of dollars […]

Airport officials hope to provide a “much bigger, much more capable” window to the Henry County region. Much of the traffic that comes through the small airport is tied to two local attractions: the Martinsville Speedway and Primland Resort.

Parkland Direct, which makes lithographic prints and custom envelopes, will create 41 new jobs as it adds new machinery at its Forest facility, the governor said Tuesday.