The farm and home goods retailer will set up a distribution facility in a county industrial park, according to the governor’s office.
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EEOC sues Salvation Army, alleging disability discrimination in Lynchburg
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that the Salvation Army denied a part-time case worker reasonable accommodation to seek treatment for cancer.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Share your thoughts on Columbia Gas’ rate increase request
Plus: Columbia Gas finishes a new Covington facility, Ringana property sale tops $9 million, Botetourt supervisors OK grocery store and a new bookstore opens in Collinsville.
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State levies $106K civil charge on Halifax County solar facility
In a series of inspection reports, the state’s environmental agency cited multiple violations of erosion and sediment control regulations. The developer said it’s working with the agency to address everything that’s required.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Botetourt grocery store plan advances
Also: New Christiansburg train station renderings, Microsoft’s Mecklenburg expansion, Valley Link’s Buckingham meeting postponed and electric upgrades at Wythe County’s Progress Park.
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Austrian manufacturer to invest $85 million in Roanoke, creating 435 jobs
RINGANA will use the Roanoke facility as its distribution hub for the United States, as well as for manufacturing and research.
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Microgreens grower AeroFarms acquired by investment firm
The indoor vertical farming company in Pittsylvania County had faced possible closure for months before it was sold.
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As Dominion seeks bill increase, state commission floats idea of rebates from greenhouse gas fund
The proposal would send the proceeds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative back to Dominion customers rather than using the money to fund energy-efficiency and flood-preparedness programs.
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Gigawatt data center project planned for Wythe County
TAC Data Centers plans to build on approximately 1,000 acres in eastern Wythe County, near the Pulaski County line.
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Valley Link says its new transmission line plan would impact fewer people. Opponents vow to continue fighting it.
The developer of an “extra-high-voltage” electric transmission line slated to run through nine Virginia counties has released a map with new proposed routes. Critics of the project remain committed to keeping it from ever being built.
