Economy

Thirteen commercial solar developments have been approved in far Southwest Virginia since 2020, according to a state database.

The company, which makes transformers for the power grid and specialized industries, plans to expand an existing facility and add a new one.

Passenger trains last served the Cambria station in 1979.

The U.S. senator’s family companies continue to pay down their overdue loan balance, while the Martinsville bank said it continues to miss out on interest income.

Travelers could find their plans affected, with funding and job cuts hitting the National Park Service.

Guidance on siting data centers and solar farms wasn’t needed 30 years ago. This rewrite is intended to address the changes that the county has seen — and anticipate new kinds of development for the growing region.

The company now expects to open the facility in late 2028 or early 2029.

NOAA provides weather and climate information to farmers so they can make decisions on their crops and livestock.

Volvo currently employees about 3,400 people making heavy-duty trucks at the Pulaski County location.

A final settlement involving the Roanoke-based tech company is due by May 5 in a California federal court.