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Chesapeake office building sells for $7.5M
Virginia Beach-based property management company The Runnymede Corp. purchased Chesapeake office building Crossways Commerce Center IV for $7.5 million on Feb. 8. Located at 1408 Stephanie Way, the 51,209-square-foot building was purchased from Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment company DSC Partners. The flex building is 91% occupied by Leidos Holdings Inc. and 9% occupied by […]
Seven Va. exporters graduate from VALET program
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday the list of the latest seven companies to graduate from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. More than 300 companies have now graduated from the a two-year international business acceleration program that assists participating Virginia exporters with international sales plan development[...]
Chesapeake Economic Development offers extra $1M for small businesses
Through the Chesapeake Economic Development department’s latest $1 million round of COVID-19 grants, small businesses can receive up to $10,000 for reimbursable business expenses related to the pandemic, such as rent, payroll and operating costs. This marks the department’s third round of Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant program funding. So far, the department has disbursed [&hel[...]
Va. unemployment claims remain high, but new claims drop
Although the number of initial jobless claims filed last week dropped relative to the previous week, unemployment numbers remain high, according to figures released by the Virginia Employment Commission on Thursday. During the week ending Jan. 16, 21,073 Virginians filed initial claims, a 25.3% decline from the previous week, which saw 28,227 people file new […]
Va. sees highest number of initial jobless claims since July 2020
Last week, more than 28,000 Virginians filed initial unemployment claims — a 44.5% jump from the previous week. This is the greatest number of initial claims reported since July 2020. During the week ending Jan. 9, 28,227 Virginians filed initial claims, which was an increase of 8,697 from the previous week. This could in part […]
Chesapeake gas, diesel sales company names new president, CEO
Chesapeake-based natural gas and diesel engine sales company Bay Diesel announced last week it has named Willard “Rob” Robins as president and Scott Wheeler, current president and founder, as CEO. This marks the first time since its 1982 inception that Bay Diesel has a new president. Robins joined the company in 2003 as a sales […]
Chesapeake shopping center sells for $5.1M
A shopping center in Chesapeake sold for $5.1 million, Colliers International announced earlier this week. The 75,023-square-foot Cahoon Commons Shopping Center is located at 644-648 Grassfield Parkway. The property is currently 25% occupied by tenants including Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control, State Farm, Long and Foster and Tap It Local restaurant. Grassfi[...]
14K+ Virginians filed initial jobless claims last week
The number of initial jobless claims filed last week reached close to its Aug. 8 peak, with more than 14,000 Virginians filing initial unemployment claims, according to Virginia Employment Commission data released Thursday. The week prior, initial claims reached more than 16,000. While there was a 12.9% decrease in claims from the previous week, the […]
Land in Portsmouth sells for $1.05M
A 0.75-acre plot of land sold in Portsmouth for development of a car wash location, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. Green Clean Holdings purchased the land located at 5820 High St. from Chesapeake-based Parker Burnell Real Estate Group for $1.05 million. The buyer plans to develop its ninth Hampton Roads Green Clean Auto […]
Va. initial jobless claims nearly doubled last week
The number of initial jobless claims filed last week jumped 93.5% — its highest level since the Aug. 8 filing week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the week ending Dec. 5, 16,654 Virginians filed initial claims for unemployment, nearly a two-fold increase of 8,048 from the previous week. “While one week doesn’t constitute […]
These 16 Va. companies received $10M PPP loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration on Tuesday released additional information about all approved borrowers from its $659 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) small business relief program, this time including exact company names, loan amounts, addresses and other information. Previously, the government in early July had released an incomplete list of recipients, including only ranges of[...]
Chesapeake industrial office building sells for $1.95M
An industrial office building in Chesapeake sold for $1.95 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. Located at 1017 Wallboard Drive, the 19,500-square-foot office building was vacant at the time of the sale. The property was purchased by Wallboard LLC, a drywall company, from Seahawk Properties LLC, which it will use it as […]
