It’s Mark Smith’s time to bask in the sunshine. Smith, a Boston native, left his job as an engineer at Qimonda in 2004. In 2006, he started Sun Smith Solar, a Richmond-based company that builds and sells photovoltaic solar panels. The first two years were dedicated to research and design; last year, the company started… Read more »
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Solar startup ready for sunrise on incentives
On a cold winter day, Bernie Stanley of Shockoe Solar puts the finishing touches on a solar panel array atop a veterinarian clinic in Glen Allen. Stanley, as far as he knows, is the only solar panel installer in Central Virginia. But that could change if Gov. Tim Kaine’s proposal to give businesses and residents… Read more »
Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 5.1.24
Lego’s five permits totalling $89 million top the list. (BizSense Pro required)
Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 4.3.23
Chesterfield reports a $3 million permit for a Walmart project. (BizSense Pro required)
Hanover approves zoning request for 1,200-acre data center project
Development company Tract has said the project area would be able to support up to 9 million square feet of data center space spread across 30 buildings on multiple campuses.
New Business Licenses: 3.22.24
Licenses this week include labor services, restaurants, cookies and more. (BizSens Pro required)
Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 3.20.24
Permits this week totaling $11.3 million for a hotel being built in Chesterfield and Richmond reports a $1.5 million permit for the riverfront amphitheater. (BizSense Pro required)
Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 3.6.24
Richmond reports a $2 million permit for Fox Elementary School’s reconstruction. (BizSense Pro required)
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 3.4.24
Hanover defers a vote on a 1,200-acre data center park project, a 50-unit apartment project is planned in the Southside, and Richmond schedules a business expo. (BizSense Pro required)
The Docket: Local court roundup for 2.15.24
A city property owner says a convenience store’s trespassing utility lines caused a significant delay in opening a car wash, and wants $190,000 in damages. (BizSense Pro required)