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ODU internships boost student success, employer ties
Jun 29, 2025

ODU internships boost student success, employer ties

As a creative writing major at Old Dominion University, Kayla Boney says she knows jobs in her field after graduation may be “one in a million.” An internship with Teens with a Purpose, a Norfolk-based youth creative arts nonprofit, showed Boney, a 20-year-old rising junior, that her pursuits in the humanities, while challenging, can result […]

A rendering prepared by Cox, Kliewer & Co. of the proposed data center in Chesapeake. Image courtesy City of Chesapeake
Jun 18, 2025

Chesapeake City Council rejects massive data center

Chesapeake City Council unanimously voted to deny a rezoning that would have allowed construction of Hampton Roads’ first major data center

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Jun 17, 2025

Smithfield Foods to move 115 jobs to Virginia

Smithfield Foods announced Tuesday that it's bringing about 115 jobs to Virginia’s Tidewater region over the coming months.

USAA to expand in Chesapeake, add 500+ jobs
Jun 12, 2025

USAA to expand in Chesapeake, add 500+ jobs

USAA announced Thursday that it has purchased a larger office space in Chesapeake and that it will add more than 500 employees.

Real Estate and Construction: Stagnant with some silver linings
Jun 11, 2025

Housing sales decline in NoVa, Hampton Roads

Housing sales last month decreased year-over-year in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, although inventory and median sales prices rose.

Government | Politics 2023: ROB WITTMAN
Jun 4, 2025

Virginia Congress members press for details on Fort Eustis layoffs

A bipartisan delegation is seeking more transparency regarding the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command moving its headquarters .

June 2025 for the record
Jun 1, 2025

June 2025 for the record

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A rendering of the planned Virginia Natural Gas operations headquarters. Image courtesy Virginia Natural Gas
May 29, 2025

Virginia Natural Gas breaks ground on $50M Chesapeake HQ

Virginia Beach-based Virginia Natural Gas on Tuesday broke ground on a $50 million operations headquarters in Chesapeake.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin kicks off the countdown to the Sail250 Virginia Event. Photo by Josh Janney
May 27, 2025

Sail250 to bring 60 ships to Norfolk for America’s big birthday

Gov. Glenn Youngkin last week kicked off the one-year countdown to Sail250 — an enormous maritime festival that’s expected to bring more than 3 million visitors to Virginia and generate at least $150 million in revenue.

A rendering prepared by Cox, Kliewer & Co. of the proposed data center in Chesapeake. Image courtesy City of Chesapeake
May 16, 2025

Chesapeake Planning Commission recommends against data center

The Chesapeake Planning Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday night to recommend denial of a rezoning for a 350,000 square-foot data center in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake after hundreds of residents passionately opposed the project.

Aerial view of the Phenix Commerce Center in Hampton. Photo Courtesy NorthPoint Development
May 2, 2025

Phenix Commerce Center lands first tenant

Global e-commerce fulfillment, warehousing, and logistics provider Cirro Global has signed on to be the first tenant to move into the 840,000 square-foot Phenix Commerce Center in Hampton.

Avalon Townhomes in Hampton has been sold for $26.5 million. Image Courtesy Rock Creek Property Group.
May 1, 2025

Avalon Townhomes in Hampton sell for $26.5M

Real estate investment and development companies Rock Creek Property Group and Two Rivers Realty Partners announced last week that they acquired a 182-unit townhome rental community in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton for $26.5 million.

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