Virginia-born SmartRoof is sticking to its roots and expanding in Fairfax County. The roofing and solar company is moving from McLean, where its headquarters is currently located, to a 25,000 square-foot space on Sunset Hills Rd. in Reston, an announcement from Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office revealed. SmartRoof is investing $350,000…

Over the past five years, there have been some important policy strides made for workers in the state, particularly low-wage workers. …

Courtesy of Slack12 (CC 2.0) The University of Virginia’s School of Medicine announced it’s adding an internationally recognized plastic surgeon: Scott T. Hollenbeck, MD, FACS. Hollenbeck will lead ,the Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery starting November 28. Who is Scott Hollenbeck? He is coming from Duke University where he has held numerous roles…

This week, Omega Protein’s fishing contractor, Ocean Harvesters, was faced with its second dead fish cleanup within a month. Omega Protein is a company based in Reedville that produces products made from menhaden. Ocean Harvesters holds a contract to catch the menhaden. On Monday, July 25, an Ocean Harvesters’ fishing…

Group Camp 7, a camping area created for African Americans in the 1930s, was recognized with a historical highway marker that was unveiled Tuesday, June 21. The marker is located across from the entrance of Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield, VA and it reads: Group Camp 7 Group Camp 7…

Danville Regional Medical Center, known as Sovah Health — Danville, agreed to the third-largest civil penalty ever obtained from a hospital system for claims of Controlled Substances Act violations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia (WDVA) announced. The $4.36 million settlement stems from Sovah Health —…

LEGO Spending Over $1 Billion for 1st U.S. factory & solar site Lego is investing over $1 billion to build its first U.S. factory in Chesterfield, VA. This project involves 1.7 million sq. ft. of newbuild construction. …

After a project investing $30 million to renovate the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC), it has reopened. The Richmond, VA-based museum underwent the most extensive and transformative renovation in the institution’s nearly 200-year history, according to a museum press release. …

I lost my appetite for CNN some time ago, and I’m not the only one. I know people who claim they stopped watching CNN years back. The network’s abysmal numbers show it’s not just people in my circle. Saying ‘no thanks’ to CNN is a trend. CNN’s ratings have been…