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Danville-Pittsylvania economic development group urges state to keep data center tax incentives
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (825+ words) Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s The legislators negotiating the state budget are at loggerheads over whether to keep, modify or abolish Virginia's tax incentives for data centers. Senate Finance…...
Bills on data center siting and water usage remain unresolved as General Assembly session winds down
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (1022+ words) Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s Senate and House of Delegates conferees this week are deciding the fate of at least two data center bills " one of which would relegate…...
2,050 jobs at $80,500 headed for Pittsylvania County? That could complicate data center tax talks and vindicate Youngkin
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (445+ words) Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s The news that a Colorado company with ties to data centers might be headed to Pittsylvania County " with a draft performance agreement that calls…...
To end data center tax incentives early or not — is that the question holding up the budget?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (518+ words) Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s Tax incentives for data centers have become a main sticking point in biennial budget negotiations." The state Senate introduced an effort to remove data…...
Lucas proposes data centers pay more to lower Dominion customers’ bills
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1069+ words) Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in A Senate committee on Monday advanced a bill intended to have Dominion Energy data center customers pick up certain costs in order to lower monthly electric bills for…...
Here’s a way to use the data center boom to build a new economy in some communities
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (438+ words) Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in When the big tobacco companies reached a legal settlement over health care costs with 46 states in 1998, those states were in line for a major windfall of money calculated…...
New governor could see new versions of old bills seeking to regulate the data center industry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1431+ words) Thousands without power after winter storm as Arctic air outbreak rolls in Last year, a group of mostly Democratic Virginia legislators introduced a set of bills to deal with data center proliferation. Then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered a State of the…...
Virginia has one of the highest utility disconnection rates in the nation. The data center boom will make things worse.
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (402+ words) 2 unlikely brothers have led Glenvar to the doorstep of a state championship The lab doesn't have information for all 50 states. But among the 23 states that reported data, Virginia had the highest disconnection rate. Things are about to get even worse....
Data center campus announced for Wythe County
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (827+ words) Big Stone Gap focuses on its undefeated team, not its fugitive coach A developer will set up a data center campus in Wythe County to support artificial intelligence and other advanced computing services, officials said Friday. The developer, Solis Arx,…...
Broadband expansion in Virginia can continue under federal program, Trump administration says
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (941+ words) Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket set to headline FloydFest Virginia has received federal approval for its plan to connect about 133,000 residences, business and community buildings to high-speed internet service. Virginia and 17 other states and territories may proceed with their…...