Glen Allen

RICHMOND, Va. - Star Scientific Inc., which sells tobacco products that dissolve in the consumer's mouth, is asking the Food and Drug Administration to certify them as less harmful than other forms of tobacco.

GLEN ALLEN, Va. - A wind farm in Pennsylvania that will provide power to Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has begun commercial operation.

GLEN ALLEN, Va. - Dynex Capital Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, said Monday its subsidiary, Issued Holdings Capital Corp., has bought Deutsche Bank's shares of a joint venture for $9.5 million in cash, giving Dynex 99.75 percent ownership.