The company, which has 755 employees in Lynchburg and more than 1,400 overall, also makes mobile substations.
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BWXT to build nuclear reactor for Army base
The Lynchburg-based nuclear technology firm aims to have a 20-megawatt microreactor up and running at Fort Campbell by the early 2030s.
Stricter data center regulations approved in Henry County
There is currently no property in the county zoned for a data center.
Berglund Center focus group finishes work; casino or not, will its months of meetings amount to anything?
One member said she thought it was an effort to try to sway the group toward a casino.
Cardinal Commerce Notes: U.S. 58 project in Patrick County reaches milestone
Plus: A Virginia community college gets $200,000 for power line worker training, and we have some restaurant and real estate news.
Judge declines to delay THC rule change for hemp products
Virginia hemp businesses said the new rule, set to take effect Saturday, will render much of their inventory illegal to sell.
State levies $179,000 penalty over Transco work in Pittsylvania County
The civil penalty stems from violations of environmental regulations at a Transcontinental Gas Pipeline expansion project.
Road to a deal: Patrick & Henry Community College, Rural King team up on truck driving need
A program will help Rural King distribution and put more licensed operators on the roads.
Regulators OK Appalachian Power’s $340 million plan for old Glen Lyn coal plant
The utility plans to haul the byproducts of coal-fired electricity generation to a future landfill across the West Virginia border. Utility customers could be paying for it for more than a decade.
Virginia Steel and Fabrication to invest $3.6 million, create 52 jobs in Bland County
The expansion will more than triple the company’s existing workforce while adding new advanced manufacturing equipment.

