Plus: Appalachian Power seeks more renewables, Danville chamber hosts employment law webinar.
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Appalachian Power seeks rate increase
The utility said its request, which would raise the average residential monthly bill by $9.10, is the lowest proposed increase in nearly 30 years.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Transformer factory opens in Wytheville
Plus: Lynchburg upgrades its GIS website and more than $1 million in grants will go to Campbell County projects.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Mabry Mill restaurant set to reopen with new operator
Plus: Airports get federal funding, Roanoke law firm expands, home builders launch charitable foundation.
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Dominion, NextEra announce merger plan
The companies said the deal, which requires regulatory approval, would close within 18 months and would result in billions of dollars in bill credits to customers.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Old Dominion Power proposes rate hike, 2 Roanoke businesses expand, Food & Farm Trail debut, public meeting about rail
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Columbia Gas seeks 2-part rate increase
The company wants to raise the average residential customer’s monthly bill by a total of about $14.
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In Carroll County, a $100 million investment begins to bear fruit
Pluck’d announced last year that it would build out more than 60 acres of greenhouses to grow tomatoes. Its products now are heading to stores.
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AeroFarms avoids shutdown, says it will be a ‘stronger, more stable business’
The indoor farming company in Pittsylvania County said in late March that it was working to sell its business.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: 9 years of I-81 work, police buy Roanoke County building, restaurant and brewery reopen, Lester Group names chair
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