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Amazon holds grand opening for Virginia Beach delivery station
Amazon on Tuesday announced that it had officially opened its new 200,000-plus square-foot delivery station in Virginia Beach. The facility, located at 2201 Harpers Rd, is Amazon’s 17th delivery station in Virginia and the sixth site in Hampton Roads
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.
LS GreenLink breaks ground on $700M tallest structure in Virginia
LS GreenLink USA on Monday broke ground on the tallest structure in Virginia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sen. Tim Kaine and several Chesapeake officials gathered at 1213 Victory Blvd. in Chesapeake to kickstart the construction of the company’s more than $680 million offshore wind subsea cable manufacturing facility, the first of it[...]
Dollar Tree names chief supply chain officer
Walgreens' former chief supply chain officer has started as Dollar Tree's chief supply chain officer effective Monday, the Chesapeake Fortune 500 discount retailer announced. Roxanne Weng succeeds Mike Kindy, who is retiring.
Norfolk airport taps new COO in leadership shuffle
The Norfolk Airport Authority has announced that Melinda Montgomery will become its new chief operations officer and a vice president, starting in early June.
FiberLight to acquire York County-based fiber provider
Georgia-based fiber optic networks provider FiberLight announced last week it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire York County-based Metro Fiber Networks.
The Breeden Co. completes $43M apartment complex in Norfolk
Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm The Breeden Co. announced Thursday that it completed construction on a 198-unit multifamily community in Norfolk, located near Norfolk International Airport.
Estes family donates $15M for William & Mary accounting center
Estes Express Lines' owners donate $15M to William & Mary to create the Estes Center for Excellence in Accounting at the Mason School of Business.
Pembroke Square hotel set to open in 2027, two years late
The seven-story Tempo by Hilton hotel being planned for Virginia Beach’s Pembroke Square development is expected to open in 2027 — about two years later than originally announced. Developers on Tuesday revealed the new construction timeline of the hotel, along with several other updates on the $200 million redevelopment [...]
Sentara College of Health Sciences ends degree programs
Chesapeake-based Sentara College of Health Sciences announced last week that it will stop offering nursing and non-nursing degree programs and will move those courses to state and regional universities. The 130-year-old school also will pause admissions and evaluate its non-degree offerings, according to President Angela Taylor[...]
ODU breaks ground on $25M Barry Art Museum expansion
The Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University in Norfolk is undergoing a massive $25 million expansion that will double its gallery space. ODU last week broke ground on the project, which will add a 25,200-square-foot, three-story wing that includes a multiuse event space, a new media video gallery showcasing multimedia artwor[...]
Norfolk State breaks ground on $118M science building
Norfolk State University on Friday broke ground on a $118 million science building. The new 131,376-square-foot facility, which is being built on the northwest side of the HBCU’s main campus, will replace the Roy A. Woods Science Building. Once complete, it will house teaching and research labs, classrooms, a planetarium, [...]
