Economy

Wellmore, a Grundy-based producer of metallurgical coal, will cut 72 jobs in Buchanan County by mid-October, according to letters it sent to state officials.

The satellite internet provider’s owner, SpaceX, argues that the state’s broadband office should have approved more of its applications for federal broadband funding.

The utility-scale solar farm developer Energix Renewables has been cited by DEQ in multiple environmental cases in recent years. The most recent involved stormwater problems at Sunny Rock Solar in Henry County.

Less than two months after a federal rules change upended the process, the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development has published its recommendations for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment awards and locations. The document includes proposed awards to Elon Musk’s satellite service, Starlink.

McGlothlin, who parlayed a successful coal business into a hospitality company that opened the state’s first casino in Bristol, also will be remembered for the causes he supported, including education and the arts.

More than $12 million will go to seven localities in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia.

The county is set to receive an influx of payments amid residents’ concerns over environmental protections.

State inspectors said they found environmental violations at Energix Renewables’ Sunny Rock Solar. This marks the fourth year in a row that the company has faced such civil penalties.

Traditional Medicinals first revealed details of the $47 million project just before the pandemic hit. The California-based company now says the plant will be running by next summer.

The program is targeted toward farmers and foresters who have not received assistance through other programs.