Economy

County residents packed the meeting auditorium in opposition to a 1,900-unit housing project. The board of supervisors approved rezoning for the project, 5-2.

City and Caesars officials say they’re pleased with how the first three months have gone, while small-business owners in the neighborhood say they’re looking forward to the opening of the permanent casino — and to a solution to ongoing traffic problems.

The regional consortium is at least the third Virginia project vying for potentially tens of millions of dollars in federal grants.

The state theater hopes to replace seats, including the original Empire Theatre seats, as well as carpet and make improvements to two stages and dressing rooms. 

While the decision was unanimous, two of the three judges raised questions about the precedent that was being set, with one wondering whether recent congressional action to eliminate the 4th Circuit’s jurisdiction over the cases is “a harbinger of erosion not just to the environment, but to our republic.”

A six-year project aims to break new ground in terms of the scope of real-world data collected on sediment and stormwater runoff at utility-scale solar facilities.

These elements and minerals are found in technological applications like electric cars and smartphones, and are considered essential to the economy. A half-million dollars in new federal funding will extend a project to find new sources for these minerals, including in Southwest Virginia.

The two towns in Southwest Virginia are among four localities to get more than $8.2 million combined from a state fund aimed at “breathing new life into dilapidated structures.”

Virginia Tech’s proposal involved advances in shipping logistics, freight and vehicle transportation across supply chains.

Bluegrass outlet County Sales, celebrating 50 years in Floyd, shifts to nonprofit