Sharing an upbeat approach, with market research to back it up, are owners of three new businesses: Be Wiched, Southern Seasons and an additional Starlings Cards and Comics location.
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Wise County plans webinar on electric authority as some residents resist proposal
Voters in Wise County are being asked whether to approve the authority, which the county administrator says would work with large businesses that require large amounts of electricity.
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Housing, tourism, hurricane recovery projects receive funding from GO Virginia
Among the awards: Almost $750,000 will help develop a modular training and production site in Russell County.
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New tech, health and life sciences companies join RAMP fall cohort
RAMP, short for Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program, introduced its fall cohort of new businesses, which focus on post-natal feeding, music business support, educational testing and 3D-printed bike helmets.
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Universities, businesses navigate expensive change to work visa program
After a Trump administration executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on nonimmigrant aliens seeking a visa to work in high-skill jobs, institutions, including Virginia Tech, are studying the ramifications.
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New section of long-planned Coalfields Expressway opens in Buchanan County
A dozen miles of the road are now complete, with 38 more to go. The idea for the roadway surfaced more than 30 years ago as a way to build an economic lifeline to Wise, Buchanan and Dickenson counties.
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Proposal would make data about utility disconnections public
Making it easier to see information such as how many households have their electricity cut off for nonpayment would increase transparency around the topic, a state commission subcommittee heard Wednesday.
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Lynchburg nonprofit to open homeless shelter, addressing ‘crisis point’ for homelessness in central Virginia region
The greater Lynchburg area lost about half of its homeless shelter beds between 2022 and 2025, leaving a gap in services at a time when the nation was experiencing an unprecedented rise in homelessness. Miriam’s House is repurposing its Magnolia Street building to meet the need.
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4 Virginia newspapers cut back on print editions
Daily newspapers in Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg and Fredericksburg will publish print editions six days a week, eliminating Mondays.
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Appalachian Power request would lower monthly bills
The electric utility said it wants to reduce the amount it charges customers for fuel, which would lower the average residential monthly bill by $10.