Year-round strawberry production set to begin in Chesterfield County facility
Plenty said its concept of indoor vertical farming uses 97% less land and up to 90% less water than conventional farming.
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New position aims to bring together area entrepreneurs, support growth
"My role is being anywhere and everywhere, boots on the ground, throughout the region, to really get a handle on all the grassroots and more formal activities that are going on, so we can create a map of the system."
State housing authority asks court to appoint receiver for troubled Model Tobacco apartments in South Richmond
This May, Model Tobacco Development ceased its monthly loan payments to Virginia Housing and has also failed to carry out major necessary repairs to the roof, said the housing authority.
Stoney says he’s still hoping Virginia Democrats can ‘avoid’ gubernatorial primary
“I still believe that it makes more sense that we not have a competitive primary in which there is a lot of conflict and a lot of divisiveness."
Energy startup to build nuclear fusion plant in Chesterfield
The plant is tentatively scheduled to open in the early 2030s, and will create enough power for 150,000 homes.
Richmond to launch $300K pilot program to treat opioid addiction in city jail
City officials authorized using $300,000 in national opioid settlement money to help incarcerated people with drug problems.
Richmond's former chief judge disciplined over inappropriate conduct toward female attorneys
Before his retirement in June, a prominent Richmond judge engaged in inappropriate conduct toward two female attorneys, a state judicial misconduct body concluded after an informal hearing.
