Virginia

The county’s tax base has swelled thanks to the highest concentration of data centers anywhere. It’s already facing a future where those facilities stop gushing gobs of cash.

Single-family home construction spending is down 4% from last May, according to new Census Bureau data, as elevated mortgage rates and affordability pressures drag down demand.

“Even though I only live, like, 35 minutes away from the city, or 45 minutes by metro, it’s just a little inconvenient for people,” said William Craver in Herndon, Virginia.

The facilities can spur regional economic growth but increase electricity bills as well as carbon emissions.

Meghan Irby mapped her routes the old-fashioned way before navigation software was a thing. Her boss “used chickens as a landmark.”

Last year, the world set a Space Age record by launching more than 180 rockets into orbit. And every launch pumps money into local coffers.

A “Career Day” draws thousands, but Arlington residents are learning the 25,000 promised jobs will be filled over 10 to 12 years.

Bucky Culbertson's career has followed the booms and busts of Wise County, up to his current job fighting the opioid epidemic.

One in 10 renters in Richmond, Virginia lose their homes to eviction every year

While companies like Amazon get tax breaks and other perks to set up operations, local communities are pushing their own agendas as well.