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HII's Newport News Shipbuilding announced on 29 September 2026 that the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), has reached preliminary acceptance and sailed for Naval Station Norfolk, the last step before formal delivery.

The roughly 900,000-square-foot Hurt plant targets completion in late 2028 and production in early 2029, with about 1,500 technical jobs planned.

The Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $5.1 billion contract on 29 September 2026 to refuel and overhaul the USS Harry S. Truman, which reached the yard on 30 September as the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to get the work.

The Pentagon plans the first tests of Golden Dome space-based interceptors before 31 December 2026, with orbital flight demonstrations in 2027, backed by $3.2 billion for prototypes from Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly.

EIA’s September 2026 preliminary inventory identifies Alberta Solar, plant 68070, in Brunswick County, VA, with 3 MW electrical generation nameplate. The listed stage is (U) Under construction, less than or equal to 50 percent complete. Operation is forecast for 2026-10; this is a preliminary survey estimate, not an achieved opening or capacity commitment.

On 1 October 2026 the US Navy and Raytheon announced a five-year contract with two option years worth up to US$24.4 billion for Standard Missile-6 interceptors, the third major munitions award after Tomahawk and AMRAAM.

Drive or hike the 105-mile ridge road through peak Blue Ridge color, with overlooks and trailheads every few miles.

Google and the Justice Department must file one jointly proposed Final Judgment in the ad tech antitrust case by 2 October 2026, writing Judge Brinkema's behavioral remedies into an order that takes effect 60 days after she enters it.

Boeing's 13 October 2026 delivery release counts 22 787s delivered in the third quarter and 62 so far this year, and its second-quarter filing says the line had stabilized at eight a month. Boeing plans to move to 10 a month at its South Carolina expansion.

Applications for the 2026-27 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program close between 19 and 23 October 2026 at 8 p.m. Eastern, depending on field, for about 1,500 new fellowships paying a $37,000 stipend a year.

In Maigret, Chief Inspector Maigret and his team of maverick but loyal detectives, Les Maigrets, solve a series of complex crimes in Paris. Maigret's unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent. Maigret must outwit some of Paris's most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past. Season 2 starts on PBS.

RTX reported US$25.0 billion sales, adjusted EPS of US$2.26 and a US$340 billion backlog on October 20. It raised its full-year adjusted sales and earnings outlook.

Northrop Grumman reported US$11.1 billion third-quarter sales and US$7.89 diluted EPS on October 20. It raised key 2026 guidance as backlog reached US$110 billion.

Lilly broke ground in Goochland County on October 22 for an integrated API and finished-medicines site. Its plan includes 650 high-wage operational jobs and about 1,800 construction jobs; the two workforces are distinct.

The Alaska VA Healthcare System is due to convert to the Federal EHR on 24 October 2026, with Cleveland's Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in the same final 2026 wave.

The 'People's Marathon' managed by the U.S. Marines.

Boeing will release its third-quarter 2026 results on Tuesday 27 October, with CEO Kelly Ortberg and CFO Jay Malave discussing the results on a call at 10:30 a.m. ET.

General Dynamics will webcast its third-quarter financial results call on October 30 at 9 a.m. EDT (13:00 UTC). Its October 9 notice supersedes the earlier October 28 estimate.

Sun Ridge Solar, LLC (via Energix Renewables) is developing a 50 MWac solar facility on about 564 acres south of Route 340 near Lynnwood in Rockingham County, Virginia. EIA lists a proposed completion of November 2026.

Skittles' new Gummy Crystals, soft gummies coated in tangy crunchy crystals, come in Original and Tropical Splash and go on sale on TikTok Shop on 2 November 2026 before retail in 2027.

Virginians decide whether to add a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, covering abortion, contraception, miscarriage and fertility care, to the state constitution's Bill of Rights.

The next full-proposal deadline for NSF's SBIR and STTR programs is 5 p.m. local time on 4 November 2026; Phase I awards run up to $305,000 and only applicants invited after a Project Pitch can submit.

Dominion describes the Drake proposal expanded from 65MW to up to 80MW, with a 2028 target. The older special-use permit and a different Loudoun battery do not establish Drake construction.

Dominion Energy Virginia, in partnership with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, is building the 100 MWac solar and 50 MW battery storage Dulles Solar & Storage Project across 835 acres on the grounds of Washington Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia. Serving as the largest renewable energy installation developed at any U.S. airport, the project powers over 37,000 homes and strengthens Northern Virginia’s high-tech grid.

RWE Clean Energy is constructing the 100 MWac Blue Rock Solar Farm on approximately 1,127 acres in southeastern Buckingham County, Virginia. Certificated by the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors and interconnecting into the PJM regional power pool, the single-axis tracking facility generates enough zero-carbon electricity to power over 20,000 Virginia households while delivering sustained tax revenues to the rural county.

TransGas Development Systems plans a 2,457 MW data center campus (1,890 MW IT) at the Harless Industrial Park in Mingo County, West Virginia, powered by an off-grid gas plant; Cleanview estimates 71.8B USD.

AVAIO’s current Appomattox page describes a 436-acre campus, with 300 MW grid power and 700 MW behind-the-meter baseload planned. Its homepage lists 50 MW first-phase power in 2027; the historical $3B announcement covered a 452-acre acquisition plan.

AVAIO Digital Partners plans a 3B USD, 300 MW, six-building data center campus on 452 acres in the Appomattox industrial park, Virginia; the county board approved its performance agreement on 31 August 2026 and construction is now planned for 2027-2028.

Dominion Energy Virginia is constructing the 125 MW utility-scale Southern Virginia Solar facility across approximately 1,400 acres southwest of Berry Hill Road and Buford Road in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) as part of Dominion's Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) clean energy filings and tracked in PJM queue AF1-049, the facility generates clean solar electricity to supply growing industrial demand near Danville.

Cartersville Solar is a 99.9 MW solar project in Powhatan County, Virginia, in PJM queue AC2-165 since March 2017, tying into the Bremo-Powhatan 230 kV line. The interconnection agreement was executed in December 2020 and the aggregator lists a proposed COD of March 14, 2027.

RWE Clean Energy is constructing the 100 MWac utility-scale Blue Rock Solar Farm across 1,127 acres (686-acre fenced area) in southeastern Buckingham County, Virginia. Approved by the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors under a special-use permit south of Stagecoach Road near Curdsville, the installation utilizes 237,000 single-axis tracking modules to generate clean energy for the PJM Interconnection power grid, supporting Virginia's clean energy requirements under the Virginia Clean Economy Act.

On 27 October 2026 Kalshi put an official Freddie Mac IPO confirmation at 2% before Nov 1, 2026, rising to 7% before Jun 1, 2027. The largest step in the ladder runs from Apr 1, 2027 to May 1, 2027 (5% to 6%), so that window is the market's most likely stretch; it is a bet on timing, not a listing date.

Dominion Energy Virginia is developing the 74 MWac (77 MWdc) utility-scale Sweet Sue Solar Project across approximately 1,300 acres near Aylett in King William County, Virginia. Acquired from Invenergy and reviewed under Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) clean energy dockets and Virginia DEQ Permit by Rule standards, the single-axis tracking solar array connects into the PJM Interconnection grid under queue position AD1-105 to power approximately 18,500 homes.

DCD’s November 2025 report lists SDC VA-04 as a 70-acre, 300 MW Prince William site. It does not establish the prior $2.1B price, 120 acres, 3.53 million sqft or hardware stats incorrectly matched to STACK NVA02.

Virginia is expanding the world's first bridge-tunnel, adding new tubes and widened approaches at Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base on Earth, more than 50 years after it first opened.

EDP Renewables North America is constructing the 85 MW / 340 MWh New Road Battery Energy Storage System in Loudoun County, Virginia. Contracted under a long-term capacity tolling agreement with Dominion Energy Virginia and operating in the PJM Interconnection under Queue AE2-019, the four-hour facility provides critical dispatchable capacity to power Data Center Alley during peak demand constraints.

Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data Centers are building two 100 MW data center buildings (200 MW; PowerHouse cites 300 MW+ of utility power for the site) at 1600 Digital Drive in Chesterfield County, Virginia, to be leased to CoreWeave; the first is due late 2027. No project cost has been published.

Hecate Energy is developing the $175 million, 150 MWac Cumberland Solar Facility across nearly 1,000 acres north of Columbia Road (Route 590) in the Cartersville community of northern Cumberland County, Virginia. Formally approved by the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors under a Conditional Use Permit and Siting Agreement, the single-axis tracking solar array interconnects directly into the regional PJM transmission grid along the Bremo-Cartersville 230 kV corridor, generating clean power for over 37,500 Virginia homes.

The Meadow Brook Solar Project is a 125 MWac utility-scale photovoltaic generation facility situated across pastoral acreage near Moorefield in Hardy County, West Virginia. Developing clean power along the Potomac Highlands, the facility interconnects into FirstEnergy’s Potomac Edison transmission network within PJM, supporting West Virginia’s renewable energy expansion and economic diversification.

Wylie Ridge Solar is a planned 8.4 MW solar plant along Wylie Ridge Road in Hancock County, West Virginia, part of Mon Power's West Virginia Solar program. EIA-860M lists Monongahela Power as operator with a proposed completion of December 2027.

Estimated operation/completion target: 2027. 2,600 MW generating capacity; About USD 11.7 billion published project cost. Partly operational / under construction.

TransGas Development Systems plans a 14-building, about 2,300 MW data center campus (about 2,090 MW IT) on the former Twisted Gun Golf Course near Wharncliffe, West Virginia, powered off-grid; no total cost is published.

Tract plans Hanover Technology Park, a 2,400 MW data center park on about 1,200 acres in Hanover County, Virginia, about 25 miles north of Richmond; zoning was approved in 2024, site energization is targeted for 2028 and no cost has been published.

Nscale's Monarch Compute Campus in Mason County, West Virginia is a 2,250-acre off-grid gas-microgrid AI campus with a 1.35 GW (1,350 MW) Phase 1 and a stated path to 8 GW plus; Nscale cites more than 20B USD of planned investment (a local report says 40B USD) and Microsoft signed a letter of intent for 1.35 GW.

Bedington Energy Facility, LLC proposes a 100 MW solar plant on a former DuPont brownfield site near Bedington in Berkeley County, approved by the West Virginia PSC in 2024. EIA data lists a proposed completion of October 2028.

Bealeton Solar, LLC has a 14 MW solar project in the PJM interconnection queue (AH1-345) in Fauquier County, Virginia, queued in September 2021. The queue lists a proposed completion date of September 1, 2029.