Transportation 2024: JERROLD ‘JERRY’ MILLER

Founder of The Miller Group, the developer for Fairwinds Landing, Miller is guiding the development of the 111-acre project at Norfolk Southern’s Lambert’s Point Docks in Norfolk.

The $500 million development will transform the former docks into a marine logistics center supporting the growth of offshore wind, shipbuilding and intermodal transportation. 

The 31,167-square-foot operations and maintenance center will serve as the hub for monitoring maritime activities, asset performance, strategic planning and regulatory compliance. 

The project, a joint venture including The Miller Group, Balicore Construction and Fairlead Integrated, could create more than 200 local construction and engineering jobs. In 2023, Newport News Shipbuilding started production at a satellite campus at Fairwinds Landing; 150 employees are expected to be hired by the end of 2024.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated more than $39.2 million to the City of Norfolk and Fairwinds Landing to turn the marine terminal into an offshore wind logistics facility supporting Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project that is under construction.

A 1977 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Miller serves as vice chair of the military school’s foundation.