New Journal and Guide
On Oct. 8, state and local leaders watched while the final steel beam was placed atop a multi-story hotel at Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia, in Petersburg.
A recent “topping out” out event was held at the nearly 500,000-square-foot complex, which opened its temporary casino in January, on a 100-acre site in Petersburg. The $1.4 billion project is expected to have a $2.8 billion impact on the City of Petersburg–a city with 33,734 residents and an 88 percent Black population, according to census data…