Virginia

Mon August 14, 2017

Marine Resources Commission Approves Energy Project

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has voted unanimously on a 4-mi. portion of a power company's proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the commission authorized Richmond-based utility Dominion Energy's project that will be anchored below the James River....

Mon August 07, 2017

Virginia's CTB OKs $18.6B Six-Year Improvement Program

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved the latest Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), which allocates $18.6 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning July 1, 2017....

Wed August 02, 2017

After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes

Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....

Sarah Rankin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 31, 2017

Dominion Gets Permit for Power Transmission Line Near Jamestown

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted Dominion Energy a final permit to proceed with a towering power transmission line above the James River in Virginia, a project opponents have said will blight the views in one of the country's most historic areas....

Emily Buenzle - Wed July 26, 2017

BlueLine Rentals Acquires Virginia-Based Capital Rentals

BlueLine Rental recently announced its acquisition of Capital Rentals, a full-service rental provider in Northern Virginia. Capital Rentals' five locations in the Washington D.C. area will expand BlueLine's footprint into the region, which ranks among the top ten MSAs for rental revenue, according to an IHS Global 2016 report....

Sarah Rankin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 24, 2017

FERC Report on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Favorable for Developers

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline intended to carry natural gas across West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina would have some adverse environmental effects, including impacts on water resources, forest and other habitats, but most could be reduced to insignificant levels, an assessment by federal regulators found....