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Energy & AI Power Play: NextEra has agreed to buy Dominion in a roughly $66.8B all-stock deal, aiming to meet AI-driven electricity demand and expand NextEra’s Virginia footprint—while critics warn the mega-merger could intensify affordability and oversight fights. Virginia Politics: Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed bills to create a regulated adult-use cannabis retail market and also rejected a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, pushing lawmakers back toward 2027. Local Industry Boost: Newport News won a $3.06M state grant to build a Mobility Innovation Center for drone testing, advanced air tech, and workforce training. Construction Watch: A new Virginia law (HB 238) signed by Spanberger expands wage-payment liability for construction general contractors starting July 1, 2026. Agriculture Under Stress: A hard freeze devastated Mid-Atlantic growers after early warm weather, with damage described as among the worst in decades.

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4 hours ago

Virginia Transformer to build new Alabama transformer plant, hire 1,100

Plant Services |

Owner: Chris Ferrell info about owner

Plant Services

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Owned By	Chris Ferrell through Endeavor Business Media
Year Founded	1914
Website	www.plantservices.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Northbrook
Owner Country	United States

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3 hours ago

Virginia Tightens Data Center Generator Permitting as Community Scrutiny Grows

Data Center Knowledge |

Owner: Informa PLC info about owner

Data Center Knowledge

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Owned By	Informa PLC through Informa Tech
Year Founded	2005
Website	www.datacenterknowledge.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, San Francisco
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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4 hours ago

Virginia Transformer plant will bring 1,100 jobs to northwest Alabama

Made in Alabama |

Owner: American Government info about owner

Made in Alabama

Gov't Institution

Owned By	American Government through Alabama Department of Commerce
Year Founded	Indeterminate
Website	www.madeinalabama.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Alabama, Montgomery
Owner Country	United States

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4 hours ago

Data center impasse could lead to Virginia's first-ever partial state government shutdown

NBC 4 - Washington D.C. |

Owner: Comcast Corporation info about owner

NBC 4 - Washington

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Owned By	Comcast Corporation (The Vanguard Group & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders) through NBC Universal LLC
Year Founded	1947
Website	www.nbcwashington.com
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Owner Country	United States

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12 minutes ago

New manufacturing company set to bring 1100 jobs to Muscle Shoals

WAFF 48 - Alabama |

Owner: Gray Media Inc. info about owner

WAFF 48 - Alabama

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Owned By	Gray Media Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1954
Website	https://www.waff.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Alabama, Huntsville
Owner Country	United States

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an hour ago

Cocktails and cruelty fuel Mountain Community Theater’s fierce ‘Virginia Woolf’

Lookout Santa Cruz - California |

Owner: Ken Doctor info about owner

Lookout Santa Cruz - California

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Owned By	Ken Doctor through Lookout Local, Inc.
Year Founded	2020
Website	www.lookout.co
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Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, California, Santa Cruz
Owner Country	United States

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4 hours ago

FDA conducted inspections of 5 companies in City of Virginia Beach in 2025

South Tidewater News - Virginia |

Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron info about owner

South Tidewater News - Virginia

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Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron through Metric Media LLC
Year Founded	2020
Website	https://southtidewaternews.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Virginia,
Owner Country	United States

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4 hours ago

Rising Energy Costs and Data Centers at Heart of NextEra’s Dominion Bid

The New York Times |

Owner: The Ochs-Sulzberger Family info about owner

The New York Times

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Owned By	The Ochs-Sulzberger Family through The New York Times Company (Vanguard Group & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1851
Website	https://www.nytimes.com/
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, New York, Manhattan
Owner Country	United States