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Saxman: Building the digital future the right way
We should not repeat the mistakes of the past with the digital economy. Here are the questions we should be asking about data centers.
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6mKennedy: After touching the Moon, Virginia's Alexander Kaplan is building the future of reusable spacecraft
Virginia Tech grad was member of the team that worked on the Blue Ghost mission that landed on the moon. That team also won a prize that's often compared to an Oscar in aviation and aerospace.
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7mSoutheastern Wind Coalition: Offshore wind matters to all Virginians
If offshore wind had been online during Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, Virginians could have relied on domestic wind energy instead of costly natural gas imports and saved roughly $10 million in one day
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13mCarvins Cove is at one of its lowest levels in the past four decades. Here's why this is different from previous droughts.
The big difference between this year's drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley's water systems are connected now. That puts this year's drought in a different category from earlier ones, where the city relied almost solely on the reservoir.
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6mDanville Field Notes: Solar observation event being held Saturday by Pittsylvania County Schools
Plus, Virginia's attorney general will be in Danville to discuss the city’s successful crime reduction initiatives, and the town of Hurt will hear from residents about water plant improvements.
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14mA state study found that data center tax break was Virginia's 2nd best incentive, producing $6.1 of labor income for every $1 in exemptions
Two reports by the General Assembly's investigative arm attempted to measure the effectiveness of different economic development incentives. Here's what they found.