VERDINIA: The 550 mile, $5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline project would deliver natural gas from wells in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania More than 100 businesses, labor organizations and other groups in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina announced late last week a coalition supporting the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Energy Sure Standing Up for Reliable Energy represents millions of employees and associates across Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, including several companies and organizations with ties to and employees from Suffolk.
It is expected to generate significant economic benefits across the region, including more than 17,000 jobs, $2.7 billion in economic activity and $4.2 million in average annual local tax revenue during construction, proponents say.
In Virginia alone, construction would support 8,800 jobs and result in $1.4 billion in economic activity, the add.
