10 Hampton Roads companies make fastest-growing Fantastic 50 list (Daily Press)

Three Newport News companies made the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Fantastic 50 list of fastest-growing businesses this year. Ten businesses in Hampton Roads total made the list. Newport News-based Marton Technologies, Team Henry Enterprises and Insignia Technology Services — all government contractors — made the list, judged on four years of revenue, according to a […]

S. Hampton Roads businesses on “Fantastic 50” list (THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT)

Seven South Hampton Roads businesses are on the “Fantastic 50” list of fastest-growing companies, announced Thursday by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The chamber reviewed the sales histories of nominated businesses for the past four years. To be eligible, a company had to be based in Virginia, record annual sales between $200,000 and $100 million […]

Four Richmond-area companies among 50 fastest growing in Virginia (RTD)

Four Richmond-area companies are among the 50 fastest-growing Virginia businesses, according the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.  Making the chamber’s Fantastic 50 list this year are New Bell Truck Lines Inc. in Chester, KidMed Inc. in Henrico County, and Morooka USA and Dominion Equipment Parts LLC, both in Hanover County. Click Here for Article

Objection: Peninsula needs power (PilotOnline)

The Peninsula will need a new source of electricity once the coal-fired units at the Yorktown Power Station must close to meet what The Virginian-Pilot calls “overdue” environmental regulations. The Pilot agrees that without another source of electricity, service reliability will be compromised. Click Here for Article

Virginia Chamber of Commerce endorses pipeline project (The News Virginian)

Another group announced support for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Wednesday, as the Virginia Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the federal government. Chamber President Barry DuVal wrote that the pipeline fell in line with “Blueprint Virginia,” a business plan his organization put together for the commonwealth. Click Here for Article

Battle escalates over extending comment period on proposed pipeline (RTD)

Virginia’s two U.S. senators and a member of the state’s congressional delegation want federal regulators to allow more time and public hearings for opponents of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline to have their say. Click Here for Article

More Pros and Cons for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Newsplex)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (NEWSPLEX) — The Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been generating contention because of its path through parts of Nelson County. On Monday, U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking for more public meetings in Nelson and Augusta counties to allow residents more chances to comment. Click Here for […]

Canon is looking at new kinds of businesses and is looking to the area’s labor market for highly skilled workers that are tough to find. The company wants to market its expertise in automating production lines, recycling and making complicated shapes from plastics to other businesses, and says it needs employees who can figure out […]

Virginia named one of the top 10 states for encouraging innovation (Virginia Business)

Virginia is ranked among the top 10 states in the nation on a scorecard that grades  support for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. The inaugural Innovation Scorecard developed by the Arlington-based Consumer Electronics Association examined how the legal, regulatory and business climates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia welcomed and encouraged innovation during […]

Governor, energy companies say they want more lenient clean power plan (RTD)

Energy executives lined up Tuesday to slam a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to sharply cut carbon dioxide emissions. The EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan would force Virginia to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 38 percent by 2030. Much of the reduction in emissions would need to happen by 2020, when the EPA […]