The City of Richmond has sold an 18-acre plot of land as part of the Diamond District redevelopment project.Preview: Guidepost Montessori plans to close two locations in Virginia Beach as well as schools in Colorado and Oregon due to financial strain. Virginia Teacher Katrina Flores tells 10 On Your Side she and other parents and staff are now trying to find a way forward after the sudden closure announcement.Preview: Parent company, Higher Ground Education, says the decisions were made because some locations were operating with monthly losses of over $50,000 dollars per month. Officials say the regional manager will be on campus Friday to answer questions.
A new solar panel facility has been built in Powhatan. Virginia Dominion Energy built the facility named Quillwort Solar about 35 miles west of Richmond off Brauer Road. The 150 acre facility has 40-thousand solar panels and can power up to 45-hundred at peak output. Dominion Energy says the new facility will provide around $1.2 million dollars in economic benefits to the state of Virginia. It will also generate more than 64-thousand in tax revenue for the county. The facility is the second large-scale Dominion Energy solar plant in the county.