4+ week, 1+ day ago   (66+ words) City Council could take action Tuesday on a resolution that would establish a 12-month pause on permitting new data centers. The pause would give city leaders time to develop regulations for the industry. City Council could take action Tuesday on…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (905+ words) Produced by environmental scientists, the report — which the state for more than six months had refused to release — said regulators should have more authority to reject industrial water withdrawal permits, force entities to examine alternative sources of water and clamp…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (331+ words) A years-long fight over one of the most ambitious data center projects in the country has come to an end in Virginia. The data center developer QTS officially ended its plans to build a section of the planned 2,100-acre data…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (920+ words) It sounds like an offer that the 143 homeowners in The Regency, a Virginia housing community, couldn't refuse: a roughly $4.4 million payout to sell their houses to a data center developer (1). The ultra-rich use these 5 real estate strategies to build wealth…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (692+ words) Virginia Top Projects & Real Estate Deals Virginia Beach City Council voices support for citywide ban on large data centers Panel raises concerns about land availability, energy consumption and water use Josh Janney //June 5, 2026// SUMMARY: Virginia Beach plans to ban traditional…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (678+ words) In a region widely regarded as the data centre capital of the world, voters are pushing back against soaring electricity prices. In Northern Virginia, data centres are emerging as a flashpoint over power demand and infrastructure strain. NORTHERN VIRGINIA: Rising…...

7+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (1760+ words) When he took office in February 2023, Weir championed the creation of an advisory panel to weigh in on issues of data center growth and noise. When he died, the group was putting the finishing touches on a proposed noise ordinance…...

8+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (281+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new report from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation found that the Commonwealth’s workforce is “especially exposed” to the impacts of artificial intelligence. The Virginia AI Landscape Assessment, prepared by Economic Leadership LLC and supported by…...