The Richmond Public Library’s Summer Reading Program begins Saturday; Last month, Richmond city council finalized the $2.4 Billion dollar Diamond District redevelopment plan, but steps remain to fund the project; Two members of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors say that the political affiliations of the school’s student body and faculty should be tracked to ensure diversity; and other local news stories.
12/06/23 - As newly elected lawmakers head to Richmond, lobbyists remain
12/05/23 - New home solar co-op taking shape in the Richmond area
12/04/23 - Local Richmond businesses are less likely to be owned by Black residents
BizSense Beat: Dec. 1, 2023
12/01/23 - The Virginia Department of Education announced $12 million dollars in security grants for hundreds of schools across the commonwealth this week
11/30/23 - Virginia’s executive mansion will display a Christmas tree grown in Floyd County this year
11/29/23 - Most of Virginia under a drought advisory; Richmond Public Schools launched the Build Our Own Teacher program to help full-time staff become fully-licensed; and other stories
11/28/23 - The Richmond City School Board approved a $30 million bid to rebuild William Fox Elementary School
11/23/23 - Hanover voters struck down a referendum to elect the county’s school board on Election Day
11/22/23 - Divided priorities, economic unknowns loom over new state budget
11/21/23 - Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly are submitting key legislation ahead of the 20-24 session
11/20/23 - Southside Richmond residents have been vocal about what they need to make their neighborhoods safer, healthier and more liveable
BizSense Beat: Nov. 17, 2023
11/17/23 - Northrup Grumman bringing 331 new jobs to Waynesboro
11/16/23 - A bipartisan group of 11 Virginia lawmakers sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Investigator General to request an investigation into the site-selection process of the new FBI headquarters
11/15/23 - New commission to provide utilities oversight, report to Richmond City Council
11/14/23 - Republicans in the House of Delegates have elected Todd Gilbert as house minority leader
11/13/23 - The latest Virginia election updates
BizSense Beat: Nov. 10, 2023
11/10/23 - A federal agency announced Wednesday that the FBI’s new headquarters will be built in Maryland, not Virginia
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