VPM Daily Newscast

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jackie Diartolomeo discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with a new sports complex coming to Colonial Heights, a lawsuit connected with a Manchester apartment complex and Richmond's Code Refresh effort.

Read more from VPM News:  Democratic National Committee taps Virginia for early 2028 presidential primary⁠  How do Virginia agencies use tech to hire workers?  WATCH: Amending Virginia    Other links:  Records: public housing staffers accused of trading maintenance work for sexual favors (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Ellwood Thompson's parent company...

Read more from VPM News:  Virginia lost $52M on failed child support system project, Spanberger says  Richmond City Council to discuss immigration ‘trust policy’    Other links:  Could a Dominion-NextEra marriage be bad news for rooftop solar? (Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO)  Virginia secures $17 million to upgrade rail service and imp...

Read more from VPM News:  Hanover tour brings history of religious freedom in Virginia to life  ICYMI: What’s changed in Richmond’s third draft of Code Refresh?  WATCH: Downtown Mall Tree Overhaul (YouTube)    Other links:  William & Mary under federal investigation for 'race-based' scholarships (WHRO)  SCC chair won't recuse herself on N...

Read more from VPM News:  What’s changed in Richmond’s third draft of Code Refresh?  ICYMI: VPM's 'Declarations' explores Black experiences during American Revolution  WATCH: Virginia’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (YouTube)    Other links:  James City County partners with VCU to test drone defibrillator delivery (WHRO)  Virgin...

More from VPM News:  Virginia childhood vaccines schedule unchanged after new Trump EO On the agenda: This week in Central Virginia public meetings VPM's 'Declarations' explores Black experiences during American Revolution  WATCH: Virginia’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (YouTube)    Other links: Severe nursing home violations surge 77% i...

Read more from VPM News:  Summer camps help Native American Virginians connect with their cultures VCU move-in Aug. 14-15: Road closures planned, heavy traffic likely   Other links:  David Archuleta to headline Virginia Pridefest 2026 (WRIC)  Snake caused fire at Forest Middle School (WSLS)  Virginia students use AI to find new ways to detect Alzheimer’s (FOX 5)  Late...

Read more from VPM News:  RPS teacher vacancies fall to 1% as contract talks continue  WATCH: Amending Virginia    Other links:  Coastal Virginia communities push back against proposed offshore seabed mining (WHRO)  Officials won't disclose locations, cost of 773 police-linked surveillance cameras (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  What the data suggests...

More from VPM News:  Chesapeake Bay osprey populations are struggling  ICYMI, Amending Virginia: Reproductive Rights Why is Virginia’s Reproductive Rights Amendment? (YouTube)  Listen to the Team No perspective  Listen to the Team Yes perspective   Other links:  Analysts predict Newport News lacks room to build Trump's battleships (WHRO)  Public housing boar...

Read more from VPM News:  Voters will decide reproductive rights' future four years after Roe  WATCH: Amending Virginia    Other links:  Federal judge rules in favor of Shenandoah students over Confederate school names (WMRA)  Oak Grove hands out 350 book bags to Richmond families 'to put people first' (WTVR)  Janet Howell, trailblazing Virgin...

More from VPM News:  How Virginia keeps tabs on cybersecurity threats as AI takes hold  Charlottesville sets deadline to clear Free Bridge encampment  On the agenda: This week in Central Virginia public meetings  'Unprecedented': Spanberger to intervene in Dominion–NextEra merger  Watch ICYMI: VPM’s New RVA Headquarters (YouTube)   (Note: Dominion...

Read more from VPM News:  New VPM HQ adds momentum to revival efforts on Richmond’s Broad Street  Study estimates $1.7B cost to expand subsidized childcare, raise teacher pay  The Auricular’s new website is a treasure trove of Richmond music content    Other links:  Memo: Most urgent violations at Imperial Village fixed, but 'long path ahead' to full compliance&n...

Read more from VPM News:  Updated: Quadaire Patterson wants full citizenship for people convicted of felonies  911 transition to Richmond Ambulance Authority going 'smoothly'  ICYMI: Who's on the ballot for Central Virginia's congressional seats in 2026?    Other links:  SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data cen...

Read more from VPM News:  Who's on the ballot for Central Virginia's congressional seats in 2026?  Result: Shannon Taylor to take on Rob Wittman in Virginia's 1st  Result: It's McGuire vs. Perriello in Virginia's 5th District    Other links:  Retired general Bert Mizusawa claims GOP Senate primary, will face Warner (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Incum...

Read more from VPM News:  Seven Democrats jockey for position in 1st Congressional District primary  Candidates in 4th Congressional District prepare for November general election  Frustration with McGuire drives both sides of 5th Congressional District primary  Harding, Ollivant, Smithers vie for GOP nomination in 7th Congressional District  Who in Virginia is runnin...

Read more from VPM News:  Pilot program connects childcare centers with substitute teachers via app  How Charlottesville's trees are faring on the Downtown Mall, 50 years later On the agenda: Albemarle schools investigation, Charlottesville housing grants  WATCH: Happy Primary Day, (most of) Virginia! (TikTok)   Other links:  Virginia senators request specia...

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VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with the expansion of the Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical firm Thermo Fisher, the Westover Place redevelopment, a drive-thru soda shop near Regency Mall and the owner of Baltik's Bagel new property.

Read more from VPM News:  Spanberger has restored voting rights to more than 66,000 Virginians  Virginia 'assault weapons' ban on hold until US Supreme Court hears gun cases    Other links:  Backers of Family Justice Center to seek $2 million from city for startup costs next year (The Richmonder)  Virginia’s disability services gap persists despite prog...

Read more from VPM News:  Henrico supervisors greenlight 2045 planning blueprint  ICYMI: Committees lay groundwork to campaign on constitutional amendments  VPM News congressional primary previews: 1st District | 4th District | 5th District | 7th District | US Senate    Other links:  Waynesboro residents ques...

More from VPM News:  Chesterfield residents call for more transparency on Google data centers Indigenous food program to bring culturally appropriate lunches to Virginia schools Royal Farms opens newest Virginia location in Chester  WATCH: 💵 New Tax for Richmonders? 💵 (YouTube)   Other links: Report on fatal ODU shooting details 'targeted terror attack' (W...

More from VPM News: Richmond advances 1% school funding tax question to local ballots Committees lay groundwork to campaign on constitutional amendments WATCH: Who foots the bill for Shoosmith Landfill cleanup? (YouTube)    Other links:  Spanberger admin to resume nursing home oversight board: 'The stories we're hearing concern me' (WTVR)  Following Cou...

Read more from VPM News:  Lawmakers move forward with plans for childcare center for state employees  Richmond council to vote on 1% sales tax hike for school construction  On the agenda: Richmond sales tax referendum, East End mural  Other links:  Fourth Circuit creates circuit split over handling of detained pro-Palestinian scholars (Courthouse News)  VDH,...

Read more from VPM News:  Chesterfield officials scramble for solutions to Shoosmith cleanup conundrum  Summer meal programs help Charlottesville students stay fed while school’s out  Who in Virginia is running for US Senate in 2026?    Other links:  Minimal oversight allows hazards in legal hemp products (WMRA)  ‘The worst it has ev...

More from VPM News: Hanover plans local cannabis rules ahead of 2027 retail market  WATCH: RVA dating advice for people on the spectrum (YouTube)    Other links: Chesapeake City Council approves 8-month hold on data center applications (WHRO)  GRTC: Service cuts may be necessary after private fundraising push finds few takers (The Richmonder)  Suetterle...