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US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran with Just Diagnosed Lung Cancer to Call About Compensation if Before 1983 They Worked at a Shipyard in Washington, California, Maine, Virginia or Connecticut
WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate says, "We are passionate advocates for navy veterans who were exposed to asbestos in the navy before 1983 and who now have...

Two Six Technologies Celebrates Office at Coppermine Commons in Herndon, Virginia
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two Six Technologies (“Two Six”), a high-growth technology company dedicated to delivering innovative products and expertise to U.S. national security customers, hosted a celebration of the...

TMC Technologies Hosting Open House in Dahlgren, Virginia on September 18
TMC Technologies is pleased to invite the public to a special Open House event on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 9am to 5pm at the UMW – Dahlgren Campus. KING GEORGE, VA, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TMC...
Mirasol Advances Large Untested Target Towards Drilling at the Flagship Sobek Copper-Gold Project in the Vicuña District, Chile
Geochemical soil survey defined a large (~1.0 × 0.7 km), prominent and coherent copper-gold-moly anomaly where structurally controlled hydrothermal and tourmaline breccias breach the surface The 46 South target lies on the southern margin of a...

ABB, Inc. Expands in Henrico County
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, will invest $28.5 million to expand operations in Henrico County. The project will create more than 100 jobs in the next...

GetInsured Signs Multi-Year Contract with the State of Oregon to Launch New State-Based Marketplace
Mountain View, CA, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GetInsured, a leading provider of cloud-based technology for public health and human services, is proud to announce that it has finalized a multi-year contract with the State of Oregon to...

The Fashion Class Celebrates First Franchise Location in Virginia Beach
Family-founded fashion school expands from NYC to Hampton Roads with creativity, confidence, and community VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Fashion Class, New York City’s premier sewing and fashion...

HII Increases Throughput, Expands Industrial Base through Distributed Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) is partnering with shipyards and fabricators in multiple states to grow its throughput and meet the increased demand for ships by the U.S. Navy. With its customer’s support, HII...

"Good riddance," "Get his bum a*s out of here": CFB fans react as Virginia Tech CB Dante Lovett enters transfer portal after 0-3 start
Virginia Tech cornerback Dante Lovett is planning to enter the transfer portal, his agent Bryan told On3 on Monday. The 6-foot, 200-pound cornerback will redshirt and retain two years of eligibility. Fans had wild reactions to Lovett's...
Eli lilly to invest $5 billion in new Virginia plant as pharma braces for tariffs
(Reuters) -Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it will invest $5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Virginia, the first of four new U.S. plants the drugmaker has planned as it moves to expand domestic production and hedge against potential...

5 ways that Virginia’s changing demography is impacting the state
Want more on Virginia’s population trends? We’ve collected all our demographic coverage in one place. When we asked candidates for local office across Southwest and Southside this summer to identify the most pressing challenge facing their...

Benny’s Virginia Beach pizza spot reopens on Atlantic Avenue at the Oceanfront
After an almost yearlong hiatus, the jumbo 28-inch pizza pie is back for sale at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Benny’s on the Ocean, part of the Benny’s giant pizza phenomenon known as the “Virginia slice,” reopened on Sept. 5 at 1608 Atlantic...

Thousands of Dominion Energy customers without power across Hampton Roads
Storms knocked out power for thousands across Hampton Roads and northeast NC on Tuesday. More than 3,000 in Portsmouth remain without electricity. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Storms moving through Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina knocked out power...
Comparative energy costs between sources
Gas, nuclear and coal energy generation cost between $30 and $75 per MWh from fully depreciated plants, but including the price of building facilities, this was closer to $50 to $110 for combined-cycle gas, $70 to $170 for coal and $140 to $220...

How an engineering student turned red Solo cups into stylish sweaters: ‘A lot of trial and error’
If you’ve been on a college campus in the last 30 years, you’ve likely come across red party cups. Made by brands like Solo and Hefty, the iconic cups are beloved by frats, crucial to drinking games like beer pong – and very difficult to recycle...

E-bike and scooter crashes, injuries are way up in one area of Northern Virginia
An alarming number of accidents involving e-bikes and scooters are happening in one area of Northern Virginia. An alarming number of accidents involving e-bikes and scooters are happening in one area of Northern Virginia. Loudoun County Sheriff’s...

Gov. Youngkin Announces Virginia Derby will Again be a Kentucky Derby Qualifier in 2026
American Promise after winning the 2025 Virginia Derby. (Megan Roche/WYDaily) RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that the 2026 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs Racetrack will once again serve as an official qualifier on the Road to...

Virginia casinos report $84.8M in August revenue
August gaming revenues from Virginia’s three casinos totaled $84.8 million, up about $90,000 from July, according to a report released Monday by the Virginia Lottery. The state’s newest permanent casino, Danville‘s Caesars Virginia resort, led the...