Economy

The $18.1 million investment will help Modine serve the data center market, a large and growing business in Virginia.

The Roanoke City Council again voted 4-3 to support the Evans Spring Master Plan, which is designed to be a roadmap for the future use of the city’s largest swath of undeveloped land.

The natural gas company Williams plans to add just over 26 miles of pipeline in the county adjacent to its existing Transco corridor. It’s part of a larger project to allow its system to carry more natural gas.

Largely rural Pittsylvania County recently approved a new 1,900-unit housing development. But volunteer fire and EMS ranks are already dwindling.

The utility says the 7.5-megawatt system in Grayson and Smyth counties would improve reliability for nearly 2,800 customers on its Glade-Whitetop circuit, which is among the most difficult to reach when repairs are needed.

Mixed Use on Main Street grants also went to the town of Pulaski and the city of Hopewell.

The city will hold a public hearing Tuesday to discuss resurrecting a years-old plan to build housing for older residents.

Luna, which was launched by a Virginia Tech professor more than 30 years ago, recently obtained $50 million in funding and has acquired a U.K.-based fiber-optic sensing company.

The project to replace the bridge is expected to take two years and cost the city of Roanoke $50 million.

The new organization, called “EO” for “Endless Opportunity,” will manage the United Way’s $10 million portfolio of education and workforce initiatives.