Shaban Athuman
/
VPM News
One report says more people lost work in March in the commonwealth than in any other state.
Bonnie Cash
/
Bloomberg via Getty Images
-
Mandalit del BarcoWriters are set to vote to ratify a new contract before they can end their nearly five month strike against the studios. -
Ryan Murphy/WHROThe retailer's planning a new robotic shipping facility and delivery station.
-
Hanna Barczyk for NPRThe head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says many borrowers are struggling to get through to the companies that get paid to answer their questions.
-
Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsAfter more than two years, the Envision Hanover draft is near the finish line.
-
Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsOfficials also pushed forward agreements on housing and redevelopment.
-
The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
-
The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
-
The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
-
A look at the week's top business stories with VPM News and Richmond BizSense.
-
Crixell Matthews/The administration is hoping to set up a new statewide agency by mid-2024.
-
Workers and advocates gathered on Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus and drove downtown, honking their horns in protest of wage theft allegations at several VCU construction sites and at the site for the new General Assembly building. -
Lawmakers rejected amendments from the governor on two bills passed to sunset some coal employment tax credits largely targeting Southwest Virginia.
-
As the City of Richmond narrows down proposals to build a potential casino resort, residents still have questions on how the city intends to address the social costs of gambling.
-
Inside Chesterfield County’s proposed budget is a request for more than $1 million dollars to purchase print books and electronic books for the county’s libraries. But one of these formats costs more than the other and it’s due to the demands of publishers -- many of whom won’t sell to libraries at all.
-
As the pandemic has progressed, the number of houses for sale on the market has cratered. In the Richmond area, the number of active listings has dropped by over 60% since October of 2018.
-
A group of adjunct professors gathered on VCU’s campus Thursday to demand better compensation for their work, including higher pay and access to healthcare services.
-
Over the weekend, the General Assembly approved legislation to allow businesses across the commonwealth to deduct up to $100,000 of forgiven PPP loans from their state taxes. While that will certainly come as welcome news for businesses that received PPP money in the state, it could deepen the inequities already faced by Virginia’s Black-owned businesses.
-
Advocates have created a new website that informs workers of how to best protect themselves against wage theft, which experts say has reached "epidemic" proportions in Virginia.
-
Last week, the Richmond school board approved a plan for using state and city money. Now they're moving forward with the rest of the superintendent’s budget, which addresses federal emergency funding
-
Chesterfield’s Board of Supervisors announced Monday that they’re setting aside 10 million dollars to close the pay gap between Chesterfield teachers and teachers nationwide.
