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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
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.
States offer big incentives for data centers’ growth
States across the U.S. are competing to attract data centers by offering major incentives and tax breaks, sparking pushback in local communities.
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.
Dollar Tree announces CEO of Family Dollar, soon to be sold
Chesapeake-based Dollar Tree announced Monday that its soon-to-be-sold Family Dollar property will be led by Duncan MacNaughton, who will serve as chairman and CEO of the discount retail chain.
Sumitomo Drive Technologies to invest $9.3M to automate Chesapeake warehouse
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership announced last week that global power transmission manufacturer Sumitomo Drive Technologies will invest $9.3 million to automate a warehouse and distribution center in Chesapeake.
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.
Top Five May 2025
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from March 11 through April 11 included news of major layoffs from a federal contractor in Northern Virginia.
LS GreenLink breaks ground on $700M tallest structure in Virginia
LS GreenLink USA on Monday broke ground on the tallest structure in Virginia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sen. Tim Kaine and several Chesapeake officials gathered at 1213 Victory Blvd. in Chesapeake to kickstart the construction of the company’s more than $680 million offshore wind subsea cable manufacturing facility, the first of its kind in the United States.
Dollar Tree names chief supply chain officer
Walgreens' former chief supply chain officer has started as Dollar Tree's chief supply chain officer effective Monday, the Chesapeake Fortune 500 discount retailer announced. Roxanne Weng succeeds Mike Kindy, who is retiring.
$30M Chesapeake Square Mall redevelopment underway
Demolition began last week on sections of Chesapeake Square Mall as part of a $30 million redevelopment project of the 36-year-old indoor mall off Interstate 664 in Chesapeake. Stores are still open at the mall while Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm Kotarides is demolishing the former Burlington Coat Factory Space and several former anchor […]
Dollar Tree plans to sell Family Dollar to private equity firms for $1B
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree has reached a deal with Brigade Capital Management, a New York-based global asset management firm, and Macellum Capital Management, an investment firm with headquarters also in New York, to acquire its Family Dollar brand for about $1 billion after a decade of trying to make its acquisition of […]
