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Four Va. localities earn Main Street designation
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that the towns of Cape Charles, Onancock, Tappahannock and Tazewell have joined the Virginia Main Street Program, which, through the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), provides services to strengthen downtown communities. Designated towns must participate in an application process to receive services including market analysis, marketplace development, capacity […][...]
A reason to smile
Kathy Magee, co-founder and president of Operation Smile, will be featured on Lay’s potato chip bags as part of Frito-Lay’s Smile with Lay’s national campaign, the Virginia Beach-based nonprofit announced Wednesday. The snack food giant’s revived campaign features 30 smiles of “ordinary people”, including[...]
Smithfield Foods to contest OSHA citation
Smithfield Foods Inc. intends to contest a citation from the U.S. Labor Department stating that Smithfield failed to protect workers during an April outbreak at its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant, where approximately 1,300 workers contracted COVID-19 and four employees died. The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed fining the world’s largest […][...]
Daily Press office set to close in Newport News at end of Sept.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that the Daily Press had not paid rent on its offices for more than a year. This information was based on a court filing that the newspaper’s landlord has said may have had an incorrect 2019 date listed. The Daily Press was delinquent on its rent […]
Newport News federal contractor names marketing, communications director
Newport News-based federal contractor and professional services company ITA International LLC announced Monday it has hired Lauren A. Green as director of marketing and strategic communications. Green was most recently the manager of strategic communications for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions division. In[...]
Hampton Roads sees record drop in available homes for sale
Hampton Roads housing inventory was down by nearly 47% in August, compared to August 2019, Real Estate Information Network Inc. (REIN) reported Tuesday. The region’s supply of inventory stood at just 1.97 months in August, which is the lowest recording since REIN began tracking this metric in September 2008. “Simply stat[...]
Newport News office building sells for $3.4M
An office building in Newport News has sold for $3.4 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. Located at 11818 Rock Landing Drive in the Oyster Point Park area, the 29,092-square-foot Peninsula Professional Building was 100% occupied at the time of the sale. The building is leased to several tenants incl[...]
Northam eases COVID-19 restrictions in Hampton Roads
After more than six weeks, Gov. Ralph Northam eased COVID-19 restrictions in Hampton Roads localities Thursday, citing “significantly improved” health metrics. The region will join the rest of the state in Phase Three of the “Forward Virginia” plan, effective immediately. On July 31, the governor placed a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, […]
The Breeden Co. names corporate marketing, PR director
Virginia Beach-based real estate developer The Breeden Co. announced Wednesday it has hired Christine Gustafson as its corporate marketing and public relations director. With more than 15 years of experience in marketing, Gustafson was most recently the marketing director and print project manager for Chesapeake-based Jones Pr[...]
Riverside Medical Group names chairman
The board of directors for Riverside Medical Group (RMG), the medical group for the Newport News-based Riverside Health System, announced Wednesday it has elected Dr. David Jones as the group’s new chairman. Jones will replace Dr. Robert Harding, who served for six terms, the maximum allowed under the group’s bylaws. Jones, [...]
Goodwill of Central, Coastal Va. names workforce development VP
Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia announced Sept. 1 it has hired Mark Heinlein as vice president of workforce development. With 30 years of experience, Heinlein most recently served as head of talent management for Affordable Care LLC. In his new role, he will oversee workforce development and will be responsible for secu[...]
Newport News federal contractor names director, innovative solutions
Newport News-based federal contractor and professional services company ITA International has promoted Lauren Campbell to director of innovative solutions, effective Aug. 20. Joining the company in 2017, Campbell previously served as program manager of small business innovation research (SBIR) where she oversaw SBIR technology. [...]
