Economy

McGlothlin, who parlayed a successful coal business into a hospitality company that opened the state’s first casino in Bristol, also will be remembered for the causes he supported, including education and the arts.

More than $12 million will go to seven localities in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia.

The county is set to receive an influx of payments amid residents’ concerns over environmental protections.

State inspectors said they found environmental violations at Energix Renewables’ Sunny Rock Solar. This marks the fourth year in a row that the company has faced such civil penalties.

Traditional Medicinals first revealed details of the $47 million project just before the pandemic hit. The California-based company now says the plant will be running by next summer.

The program is targeted toward farmers and foresters who have not received assistance through other programs.

The developer plans to rehabilitate the vacant industrial site to include housing, green space, wellness providers and other uses.

The company’s plan, called “MVP Boost,” would boost the pipeline’s natural gas capacity by 25% and could employ a new compressor station near the border of Montgomery and Roanoke counties.

The Association of American Railroads filed suit against the state soon after the General Assembly enacted a law governing the costs and timing of internet service providers’ use of railway properties for fiber-optic cable crossings.

The Trump administration has changed broadband expansion rules to shift away from fiber-optic cable and toward low Earth orbit satellite systems such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. The two technologies have significant differences.