Business & Growth

City Council voted Tuesday to remove a 21-acre plot from its land-use plan to allow a business to expand. The parcel included a right-of-way and the business could not build with the ROW in place.

About half of Virginia households were expected to qualify for Solar For All, which sought to reduce energy bills by making solar power more affordable.

The Navy's drive to privatize barracks concerns some observers, who note problems with the military's earlier effort to privatize on-base family housing.

The species prefers tropical waters, but appears to be spreading north as the Chesapeake Bay warms.

Director Jens Dilling talked about the future of the facility during a visit by the U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Local researchers recently estimated that tidal marshes generate $90 million annually for the Middle Peninsula.

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore plans to move from Norfolk into a new $25 million facility in Virginia Beach in the next few years.

Virginia's State Corporation Commission is accepting public comments as it weighs whether to approve Dominion’s proposal.

The City Council on Tuesday directed city staff to pursue a version of the Rudee Park with surface parking for an estimated $42.6 million.

“It’s no longer cost-effective for us,” Vice President of Capital Projects Jeff Bass said.