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Atlantic Park Surf to open Saturday
Atlantic Park Surf, North America’s first Wavegarden Cove Surf Lagoon on the East Coast, is set to open to the public on Saturday.
ODU breaks ground on $184M biosciences building
Old Dominion University on Monday broke ground on its biggest capital construction project ever — a five-story 162,586 square-foot biological sciences building.
Living Legends 2023: JOHN R. LAWSON II
Raised in a construction family, Lawson fell in love with the business. His late father co-founded W.M. Jordan, which Lawson joined in 1975 after his graduation from Virginia Tech, where he earned a degree in geophysics. He’s paid back Virginia Tech by serving on its board of visitors and as rector, as well as funding […]
Real Estate 2023: RONALD J. LAUSTER JR.
Lauster joined W.M. Jordan in 1997 and became its president in 2018. He has managed notable projects such as the Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University and the restoration of the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. An Old Dominion University alumnus, Lauster also graduated Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. In […]
Virginia Tech breaks ground on $85M Hitt Hall
Virginia Tech leaders and donors broke ground Wednesday on the university’s $85 million, 100,000-square-foot Hitt Hall, which will house the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. The building, which has an expected completion of spring 2024, will feature general assignment classrooms and a 600-seat multivenue dining facility. The Myers-Lawson School is a collaboration between the College of [[...]
Pamunkey Tribe names W.M. Jordan, Suffolk as Norfolk casino builders
Newport News-based construction company W.M. Jordan Co. will team up with a national firm, Suffolk, to build Norfolk’s $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino project on the Elizabeth River, according to a Friday announcement from the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, the casino’s operator. Suffolk, which earns $4 billion in annual revenue and employs 2,500 people in […]
Two Va. companies among group that won $950M Navy contract
Two Virginia federal contracting companies were part of a group of companies that won a maximum $950 million construction contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk. Along with six other contractors, they can compete for task orders under the terms of the contract, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Virginia Beach-based S.B. […]
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 […]
