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Zim announces $30M expansion
Zim American Integrated Shipping Services Co. LLC will invest $30 million to expand its U.S. headquarters in Virginia Beach, creating several hundred jobs over the next five years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. The expansion includes a move from Norfolk, where the company has had its U.S. headquarters since 2001. Zim is a publicly-held subsidiary […]
Something in the Water brings crowds back to beach
Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water made a splashy comeback to Virginia Beach from April 28-30, although wind and rain delayed the music festival’s start, and lightning and a tornado watch canceled the entire last day. Organizers promised attendees a one-third refund for tickets, which sold for $125 to $600. Williams, a Virginia Beach native, […]
Va. Beach economic development director to depart
Taylor V. Adams, Virginia Beach‘s deputy city manager and director of economic development, confirmed Tuesday night he will be leaving Virginia Beach after eight years. He will become the next president and CEO of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), he said Wednesday. His last day is June 30. Last summer, Adams was […]
Divaris restructures C-suite, names new execs
Virginia Beach-based Divaris Real Estate announced Thursday that it is restructuring its top leadership amid growth following recent acquisitions and partnerships. David Sutliff, who has worked as an adviser to the company for 12 years, is the new chief financial officer. Tony Divaris, who was previously the company’s international controller and CFO, has been promoted […]
Va. Beach strip mall sells for $1.7M
The CheckSmart Plaza strip mall in Virginia Beach has a new owner. 5650 Virginia Beach Blvd purchased the strip mall at 5650 Virginia Beach Blvd. from the Lenhart-Frauenberg Partnership for $1.7 million as an investment, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Built in 2006, the shopping center is 8,537 square feet, with tenants including […]
Rain and wind delay Something in the Water’s start
Rain and high winds delayed the start of Pharrell Williams’ Virginia Beach music festival Something in the Water by about four hours Friday, leaving fans and businesses waiting for the weather to clear. Scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. Friday, the festival was delayed until 5 p.m. Instead of being filled with throngs of music […]
Va. Beach uses SITW festival to woo business
It’s not every week that international fashion brand Louis Vuitton creates a pyramid on the sand at Virginia Beach‘s Oceanfront. And that kind of buzz that music superstar Pharrell Williams is bringing to his hometown with his Something in the Water this weekend is something the city’s economic development officials are hoping to capitalize on […]
A gust of new jobs
Twenty-seven miles as the seagull flies off the coast of Virginia Beach, two wind turbines, each about 600 feet tall — taller than the Washington Monument — have the ability to generate 12 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 3,000 homes. In three years, 174 more wind turbines will join them with more than 200 […]
Building a ‘floatel’
Construction is set to begin late this year on a service operations vessel (SOV) that will transport technicians and equipment to support the massive wind turbines that Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. is installing for Dominion Energy Inc.’s $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project off the Virginia Beach coast. Crowley Corp., a Jacksonville, […]
Va. Beach hotels may not sell out for SITW
Something in the Water, the three-day Virginia Beach music festival helmed by music superstar Pharrell Williams, is a big economic deal for Hampton Roads — but whether area hotels will sell out is still up in the air. As of Thursday evening, a quick scan of Expedia.com showed some remaining rooms near the Virginia Beach […]
Former auto dealership property in Va. Beach sells
A former auto dealership property in Virginia Beach has a new owner. Best Buy Wheels purchased a 3,904-square-foot former auto dealership from BT Associates LLC for $1.5 million to operate as a second location for its auto dealership. The property, located at 1305 Oceana Blvd., was formerly Bay Shore Used Auto Sales. Clay Willis and […]
Hampton Roads consortium opens research HQ
The Hampton Roads Biomedical Research Consortium opened its headquarters at Old Dominion University’s Tri-Cities Center in Suffolk Friday. The consortium is a partnership between ODU, Norfolk State University, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Sentara Healthcare Inc., and was founded in June 2020. Its goal is to address health care disparities, jumpstart scientific research and advance [&h[...]
