Dominion receives final federal approvals for $9.8B wind farm off Virginia’s coast

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Richmond’s Dominion Energy Inc. (NYSE: D) said Tuesday it had received the final two federal approvals it needed to begin construction on its $9.8 billion wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach.

The 2.6-gigawatt farm, which will total 176 turbines more than 20 miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to generate enough renewable energy to power up 660,000 homes once it is complete. It is being touted as the nation’s largest offshore wind farm.

Bob Blue, Dominion’s chair, president and CEO, said in a statement the approvals will keep the wind farm’s construction “on time and on budget as we focus on our mission of providing customers with reliable, affordable and increasingly clean energy.”

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San Francisco defense intelligence firm relocates to Virginia

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DataShapes, a signals and waveforms intelligence company, is making a big move to Virginia.

The San Francisco firm on Tuesday said it is relocating its headquarters to Charlottesville. The company said the move is aimed at facilitating the company’s focus on electronic warfare and intelligence work for U.S. government and defense organizations.

The new headquarters will be at the UVA North Fork Research Park near the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.

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Lego delays the start of production at forthcoming $1B Virginia factory

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Lego Group said Thursday production at its forthcoming $1 billion Richmond-area manufacturing facility would begin in 2027, about a year later than initially planned.

The delay was caused in part by the time it took to finalize a deal with a general contractor and getting ramp-up and design plans squared away.

The Danish company behind those beloved toy bricks said it selected a joint venture between Lexington, Kentucky’s Gray and Richmond’s Hourigan to be the general contractor for the Chesterfield County facility, which will span 1.7 million square feet in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park. Gray|Hourigan, as the joint venture is called, will manage deep foundation and site preparation work this year. The construction of 13 factory buildings is expected to start later this year. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site in April without a contractor selected.

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