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Defense Hiring: Reston-based Blue Sky Innovators plans to grow its workforce from about 120 to more than 150 by the end of 2027 as it expands its secure facility for defense and intelligence clients. Energy and Data Centers: A large crowd raised concerns about electricity bills and data-center demand at a public hearing on Dominion Energy’s proposed $67 billion merger with NextEra Energy; Virginia’s lieutenant governor opposes the deal. Retail Closures: Virginia Beach-based Haynes Furniture and The Dump will close all stores after 128 years as owner E.J. Strelitz retires. Business Expansion: A Norfolk maritime repair company plans to add 40 jobs, while Richmond brewer Hardywood has acquired Crozet-based Starr Hill in a major Virginia beer deal.

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Oct. 9, 2026

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Virginia State Corporation Commission hearing on Dominion merger brings large crowd A large crowd came out Friday night to voice their concerns about the proposed $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy. The hearing was h

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16 Handles opens first Virginia frozen dessert shop in Newport News

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Stafford residents oppose massive data centers proposed near Rappahannock River Several Stafford County, Virginia, residents who live in a neighborhood on the Rappahannock River are concerned about a proposal that would place data centers a

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Loudoun County nursery donates 1,000 native plants to help communities flourish For more than a century, a greenhouse in Purcellville, Virginia, has delighted green thumbs with native plants that allow Northern Virginia gardens to transform

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