Australian maritime co. to start sub/shipbuilding school in Hampton Roads
An Australian maritime company announced Tuesday it will set up a submarine and shipbuilding training institution in Norfolk for the short term and will seek a permanent home in Newport News. Quality Maritime Surveyors (QMS), based in the suburbs of Adelaide, Australia, is one of the pioneering companies to take the plunge into [...]
NoVa, Hampton Roads home sales fall in March
Home sales in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads dropped year-over-year in March, a reversal from sales growth seen in February. Median sales prices, though, continued to rise. Northern Virginia Northern Virginia home sales in March dropped 13.8% from March 2023, a reversal from the year-over-year sales growth seen in February,[...]
ODU maritime training alliance designated federal Center of Excellence
The Hampton Roads Maritime Industries Education Alliance (HRMIEA) has been designated a 2024 Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), Old Dominion University announced Thursday. HRMIEA received the designation, good for five years, on Feb. 16, according to Elspeth McMahon, ODU’s assistant vice president for maritime […][...]
Norfolk strip mall near NSU sells for $2M
University Shoppes, an 8,800-square-foot retail strip center in Norfolk, sold for $2 million, according to a news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. An entity registered as University Shoppes LLC sold 1500 E. Brambleton Shoppes, which is located near Norfolk State University, to an entity registered as 1500 East Brambleton Shoppe[...]
Pharrell biopic musical to film in Va. this year
Virginia Beach-born-and-bred entertainment superstar Pharrell Williams will film a movie this spring and summer in Virginia based on his childhood, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. There had been rumors about the musical film project, called “Atlantis” in movie trade publications recently, but Youngkin confirmed[...]
Kaufman & Canoles has new president and CEO
Jason R. Davis became president and CEO of Norfolk-based law firm Kaufman & Canoles on Monday. Davis, who has been with Kaufman & Canoles since 1997, succeeds William R. Van Buren III in his role as president. Van Buren has served as the firm’s president and chairman for 16 years and will remain chairman. “I [&hellip[...]
Fort Monroe Authority exec director to retire
G. Glenn Oder is retiring as executive director of the Fort Monroe Authority in October, the authority announced Friday. Oder has led the FMA for the past 12 years after leaving the General Assembly, where he served as a state delegate from 2002 to 2012, representing the 94th District in the House of Delegates. “On [&helli[...]
Chesapeake strip mall goes for $3.15M
A 7,800-square-foot retail strip center in Chesapeake sold for $3.15 million, according to a March news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. Located at 1508 Sam’s Circle, Battlefield Shops has five tenants. It is shadow anchored by Walmart, Sam’s Club, At Home and Dollar Tree stores. Battlefield Freedom Wash sold the property t[...]
Norfolk apartments are sold for $3.1M
A 20-unit apartment property in Norfolk sold for $3.1 million on March 20. Located at 1314 and 1318 Little Bay Ave., the property has 20 one-bedroom units that are each 600 square feet. The units were built in 1970. Tidewater View sold the property to Nouveaux Little Bay. Justin Ferguson, Altay Uzun, Theo Jolley and […]
Apartment buildings in Portsmouth sell for $2.4M
A 17-unit apartment property in Portsmouth sold for $2.4 million, Marcus & Millichap announced Tuesday. Built in 1987, Effingham Green Condos has 17 two-bedroom, one-bathroom units across two buildings on 2 acres. The property is located at 1007 Green St. Capps Equity sold the property to Nouveaux Effingham. Justin Ferguson,[...]
Dominion to sell 50% interest in offshore wind farm
Dominion Energy announced Feb. 22 it had reached an agreement with investment firm Stonepeak to sell a 50% noncontrolling stake in the utility’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project for nearly $3 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2024, if approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North [...]
Port of Va. is already handling cargo diverted from Baltimore
On Tuesday afternoon, workers at the Port of Virginia’s Virginia International Gateway facility in Portsmouth unloaded cargo that had been scheduled for the Baltimore Harbor before a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in a fatal accident that has left the shipping channel closed for at least sever[...]