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For the Record January 2021
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Roanoke/New River Valley “Dopesick,” an eight-episode limited Hulu series, will film in Central Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and the Roanoke region through the spring, Gov. Ralph Northam announced in November 2020. Based on the bestselling nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” by Roanoke journalist Beth Macy, the series will
December For The Record
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Eastern Virginia In early November, the U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. (ATAC) a potential five-year, $441.58 million contract to provide subsonic and supersonic aircraft for the branch’s fleet training operations. Under the contract, ATAC will supply Type IV supersonic (which exceed the speed of sound) and Type III high subsonic (which
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November 2020 – For The Record
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Eastern Virginia The offshore wind industry could create up to 5,200 jobs in Virginia (with a majority in Hampton Roads), generating an estimated $740 million in total economic activity during the next several years, according to an economic impact analysis released in late September by the Hampton Roads Alliance. Dominion Energy Inc. recently completed installation
October 2020 – For The Record
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Shenandoah Valley The Frederick County Economic Development Authority in late August allocated $1 million of federal CARES Act funds for a business grant program that would award grants of $5,000, $7,500 and $10,000 to businesses that were impacted by the pandemic. The Augusta County Economic Development Authority (EDA) also announced in early September it has
September 2020 — For the Record
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SOUTHERN VIRGINIA Danville voters will weigh in on a local casino in November, after a circuit judge ordered a referendum to appear on the ballot. Caesars Virginia, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corp., plans to construct and operate a $400 million casino at the former Dan River Mills industrial complex in Schoolfield. The General Assembly
August 2020 – For the Record
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EASTERN VIRGINIA The Breeden Co. has plans for a new 240-unit apartment complex at the former Farm Fresh building at the heart of Virginia Beach’s Laskin Road Gateway. The initial development plans for Pinnacle at 31st Street were still being reviewed by the city in early July. The plans feature a two-level parking deck below
For the Record — July 2020
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EASTERN VIRGINIA Armada Hoffler Properties Inc., the Virginia Beach-based commercial developer and property owner, announced in early April that a $106.5 million deal to sell seven of its grocery-anchored shopping centers had fallen through because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, in early June, the deal was back on, this time for $90 million. The buyer
For the Record — May/June 2020
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EASTERN VIRGINIA Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. announced in April that a deal to sell seven of its grocery-anchored shopping centers, including two in Hampton Roads, had fallen through. The Virginia Beach developer that built Town Center also said it had indefinitely postponed all asset acquisition activity. The company had planned to get $106.5 million from
For the Record – April 2020
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EASTERN VIRGINIA Amazon.com Inc. will build two operations facilities in Hampton Roads in 2021, creating an expected 1,500 jobs. A multistory robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk will create 1,000 jobs and a 650,000-square-foot processing center in Chesapeake will create 500 jobs. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the city of Chesapeake, the city of Suffolk,
For the Record – December 2019
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SHENANDOAH VALLEY A Berryville apartment complex serving mostly older people with limited incomes has undergone a nearly $2 million makeover since last year. Washington Square Apartments, a 46-unit complex on East Main Street, opened its doors in late October so the public could view the refurbishments up close. The U.S. Department of Agriculture financed the