Economy

The utility-scale solar farm developer Energix Renewables has been cited by DEQ in multiple environmental cases in recent years. The most recent involved stormwater problems at Sunny Rock Solar in Henry County.

Less than two months after a federal rules change upended the process, the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development has published its recommendations for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment awards and locations. The document includes proposed awards to Elon Musk’s satellite service, Starlink.

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.