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The Virginia Beer Co. brewery is a popular hangout in the Edge District, the burgeoning restaurant and entertainment district where the York and James City county borders meet the city of Williamsburg. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Dec 31, 2021

Better together

“Cooperation” is a word Jim Noel uses a lot these days when speaking about the Greater Williamsburg region, which encompasses the city of Williamsburg and York and James City counties. As York County’s economic development director, Noel has watched as one of the most historically significant areas of the nation has wo[...]

Dec 22, 2021

Va. hotel revenues down 19% from Nov. 2019 levels

Virginia hotel revenues in November were 19% below November 2019 levels, according to data released Wednesday by STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, hotel rooms sold decreased by 12% compared with 2019 levels. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for [...]

Dec 10, 2021

Construction begins on Rivers Casino Portsmouth

Chicago-based developer and gaming operator Rush Street Gaming broke ground Tuesday on Rivers Casino Portsmouth, kicking off construction of the $300 million casino and entertainment complex. Located off Victory Boulevard, the complex will have a casino, BetRivers sportsbook, restaurants, a live entertainment lounge, hotel and e[...]

Dec 10, 2021

Hotels hit by supply chain disruptions

Supply chain disruptions are negatively affecting business revenue for nearly three in four hotels (74%), according to survey results released Wednesday from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). Supply chain disruptions were moderately or significantly impacting operations of 86% of respondents. More than half (5[...]

The former Bristol Mall is being converted into a Hard Rock casino and resort hotel, slated for completion by late 2022. Rendering courtesy Friedmutter Group
Dec 9, 2021

Construction begins on Hard Rock casino in Bristol

Construction has started on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol’s temporary casino, with opening scheduled in the second quarter of 2022, Hard Rock International Inc. announced Thursday. Before its permanent casino is built, Hard Rock will build a 30,000-square-foot casino at the former Bristol Mall. It will feature 9[...]

Norfolk’s Glass Light Hotel & Gallery features 117 rooms and suites, decorated with distinctive glass artwork.
Nov 19, 2021

Va. hotel revenues continue to lag from 2019 levels

Virginia hotel revenues for October were 20% below pre-pandemic levels in October 2019, according to newly released data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, hotel rooms sold decreased by 13% compared with 2019 levels. The average daily rate (A[...]

Nov 16, 2021

Va. Beach’s Pembroke Mall to add apartments, senior living and hotel

Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach is getting a $200 million makeover. The aging mall’s developers, Pembroke Square Associates, announced plans Monday for a series of updates to the 54-acre mall near the city’s Town Center area. “The mall industry is changing,” said Ramsay Smith, president of Pembroke Realty[...]

Nov 9, 2021

Rush Street Gaming announces Portsmouth casino general manager

Chicago-based developer and gaming operator Rush Street Gaming announced Monday that it has named Roy Corby as the general manager for the upcoming $300 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth. “We’re excited to expand our Rivers Casino family of market-leading destination casinos and to help launch Virginia’s new casino industry[...]

Nov 2, 2021

Richmond casino rejected by voters

Updated 4:20 p.m. Wednesday Richmond voters on Tuesday rejected the proposed $565 million ONE Casino + Resort by about a 1,200-vote margin. The project’s developer, Silver Spring, Maryland-based media company Urban One Inc., acknowledged the referendum’s defeat in a statement Wednesday, as did the city’s mayor.[...]

Oct 21, 2021

Norfolk cruise terminal begins work on $2.6M cruise ship gangway

Nauticus began construction on its $2.6 million cruise ship gangway in Norfolk this week, it announced Wednesday. The new boarding system will accommodate larger cruise ships, like the Carnival Magic, which is set to sail from Norfolk in 2022. Nauticus expects to have more than 180,000 cruise ship passengers in 2022. Swedish com[...]

Oct 19, 2021

Va. hotel revenues remain below 2019 levels

Virginia hotel revenues for September decreased by 21% compared with pre-pandemic levels in September 2019, according to newly released data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, hotel rooms sold decreased by 6%. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for hotel rooms […]

If approved, the GreenCity project in western Henrico County would include a 17,000-seat arena and 2.2 million square feet of office space. Rendering courtesy GreenCity LLC
Oct 15, 2021

Henrico green-lights $2.3B GreenCity project

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved rezoning the 204-acre former Best Products headquarters campus into the $2.3 billion GreenCity project, a major mixed-used development that will feature a 17,000-seat arena. GreenCity, which was proposed in December 2020, is also expected to include two hotel[...]

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