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The largest expansion project in the history of the Virginia Port Authority cleared its final regulatory hurdle Thursday, when the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approved a permit authorizing the eastward expansion of Craney Island. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fx68v30mirdmLBLHNwa-Z0goNDw/0/da"img…

Gov. Bob McDonnell's administration may opt to scrap a state review of three proposals that aim to privatize Virginia's port operations, a move that would effectively end a nearly year-long, high-profile debate over the future operational structure of the state's cargo terminals. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wiWg4HwkhjQ1m5Ddht0nvGNZMjQ/0/da"img…

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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued permit approval to the Virginia Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today.

VERONA - MeadWestvaco’s continued investment in Augusta County was rewarded Wednesday by county supervisors with a planned reimbursement to the company for county real estate taxes over a five-year period.

Foreclosure activity in Virginia appears to be falling, but that could be related to the harsh weather in February.

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