Perdue AgriBusiness plans $59M Chesapeake expansion
Perdue AgriBusiness will invest $59.1 million and expand operations in the city of Chesapeake, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced Thursday. The company, an affiliate of Perdue Farms Inc., will modernize facilities and increase production of high protein soybean meal, soybean oil and hulls. The expansion will position Perdue to expand soybean crushing capability to include […]
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With COVID-19 limiting travel and site visits for companies considering coming to Hampton Roads, economic development officials focused on shoring up existing businesses in 2021. That strategy appears to have paid off, judging by the number of companies expanding throughout the region. “2021 has been a banner year for us,” says Norfolk Economic Development Director […]
Marina Point Apartments in Chesapeake sell for $14.15M
The Marina Point Apartments complex in Chesapeake has sold for $14.15 million, brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced Feb. 23. MRKT Realty LLC acquired the property from a joint venture headed by Phil Capron, according to Marcus & Millichap. The 104-unit multifamily property located at 1301 Canal Drive includes 13 buildings with one-, two- and […]
Chesapeake office buildings sell for $18.9M
Two office buildings in the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake have been sold for $18.9 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Feb. 22. Miami-based KAS Partners acquired Greenbrier Office Towers I and II from FP Greenbrier Towers LLC, according to Chesapeake property records. The 171,762-square-foot Class A office portfolio is on 11.44 acres at 860-870 […]
Chesapeake shopping center sells for $6.85M
Woodford Square Shopping Center in Chesapeake has sold for $6.85 million, Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate announced Friday. The 85,323-square-foot shopping center sits on 9.19 acres at 701 N. Battlefield Blvd. Its tenants include Harbor Freight Tools and Dollar General. Woodford Square Associates LP sold the property to Moxie Equities Woodford Square LLC. Ryan King, […]
Recycling joint venture to create 210 jobs in Chesapeake
Two sustainable development companies — New Jersey-based Kamine Development Corp. and Minnesota-based Nicollet Industries LLC — will invest $267 million to establish a joint venture paperboard recycling and production facility in Chesapeake, a project expected to create 210 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The 335,000-square-foot Celadon Development Corp. facility will be at the Che[...]
Henrico engineering firm acquires second Hampton Roads firm
Henrico County-based regional engineering firm Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams Inc. (KBJW) purchased Virginia Beach-based civil engineering firm Blakeway Corp., it announced Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Blakeway acquisition is the firm’s second in six months, following its June purchase of Chesapeake-based Horton & Dodd PC. “Blakeway is a natural[...]
Amazon opens career center, two distribution facilities in Hampton Roads
Amazon.com Inc. has launched a career center and two delivery stations in Hampton Roads, it announced Wednesday. The Amazon Career Center opened last week at 1989 S. Military Highway in Chesapeake and will serve as a hiring and orientation hub for Amazon’s facilities in Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hampton and Virginia Beach. One delivery station opened […]
Prism Maritime LLC to build two Chesapeake facilities
Chesapeake-based government contractor Prism Maritime LLC will invest $4 million to construct two 12,000-square-foot facilities in Chesapeake, creating 166 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The facilities will be used for manufacturing, lab and storage space and will be located in the Greenbrier North Commerce Park. Founded in 2006, Prism Maritime provides engineering, research, developme[...]
Dominion Business Center in Chesapeake sells for $5M
The two-building Dominion Business Center in Chesapeake sold for $5 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Aug. 16. Located at 1001, 1005 and 1009 Scenic Parkway, Dominion Business Center sits on about 21 acres within the 325-acre Dominion Commerce Park. The center is 90% leased to a group of 15 office […]
Dragas Cos. plans 150-home development in Chesapeake
Virginia Beach-based Dragas Cos. will break ground on a single-family residential development project in Chesapeake in 2022. The project, named Crestfield, will lie on 65 acres off Elbow Road near Centerville Turnpike North. It will have 150 single-family homes of roughly 2,450 to 2,800 square feet each. The houses are expected to sell in the […]
W.M. Jordan Co. hires business development manager
W.M. Jordan Co. has hired Erica Viola as the firm’s business development manager, the Newport News-based construction firm announced on Aug. 3. Viola will focus on seeking new business and building relationships across the Hampton Roads region, according to a news release from W.M. Jordan. The Maryland native previously worked for civil construction firms Iron […]


















