Latest Story
TCC names vice president of institutional advancement
Stan Turbeville most recently worked for James Sprunt Community College in N.C.
Tidewater Community College in Norfolk has named Stan Turbeville as its vice president of institutional advancement. Turbeville brings 25 years of leadership experience to the post, including serving as vice president for college advancement for James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, North Carolina, and working as director of marketing and public information for Guilford Technical
Trending
Sponsored Stories
More Stories
2020 Legal Elite — Young Lawyer Profile
Michael D. Pierce, Vandeventer Black LLP, Norfolk
Published
Title: Labor and employment associate Other legal specialties: Commercial and civil litigation, professional liability defense Education: Bachelor’s degree, Christopher Newport University; law degree, Regent University Spouse: Teneisha C. Pierce Children: Micah E. Sharp-Pierce; David L. Pierce; Arianna C.A. Pierce; Ian A. Pierce; and Jaxon I.A. Pierce First job as a lawyer: Judicial law clerk for
Governor’s Inn in Williamsburg sells for $3.05M
Built in 1964, hotel closed permanently in 2019
Published
The Governor’s Inn, a former 200-room hotel in Colonial Williamsburg, sold for $3.05 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. Charlottesville-based real estate investment company Castle Development Partners LLC purchased the property from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and plans to raze the property and redevelop it into a 162-unit apartment community. Built in
Advertisement
Chesapeake industrial office building sells for $1.95M
195K-square-foot property sells
Published
An industrial office building in Chesapeake sold for $1.95 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. Located at 1017 Wallboard Drive, the 19,500-square-foot office building was vacant at the time of the sale. The property was purchased by Wallboard LLC, a drywall company, from Seahawk Properties LLC, which it will use it as
New community bank set to open in Va. Beach
Published
For all Mike Ives’ experience in banking, he was perplexed by a word that potential investors and clients kept mentioning during a feasibility study for the bank he wanted to form: “menu.” “I’d not heard the word ‘menu’ used before regarding banking,” says Ives, explaining that some larger banks give their clients a prearranged menu
BAE Systems lands $237.7M Navy contract
Norfolk Ship Repair division to work on USS Wasp
Published
The U.S. Navy awarded BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, a business unit of Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc., a potential $237.7 million contract to drydock and perform maintenance and modernization work on the USS Wasp assault ship, the company announced Tuesday. Under the contract, BAE Systems will begin working on the 843-foot-long USS Wasp
Newport News Shipbuilding lands $2.2B sub contract modification
Huntington Ingalls Industries division to work with General Dynamics
Published
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)’s Newport News Shipbuilding division received a $2.2 billion contract modification from Reston-based General Dynamics Electric Boat for construction of the first two Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, the company announced on Monday. The U.S. Navy in early November awarded Electric Boat a $9.474 billion contract modification to build and test
Smithfield Foods commits $300K to support STEM initiative
Gift aims to increase STEM participation among minority women
Published
Smithfield Foods Inc. has announced it plans to commit $300,000 through 2021 to support Heritage STEM Camps Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that creates immersive experiences for aspiring leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The Smithfield-based company’s contribution will support Heritage’s mid-Atlantic efforts to boost levels of self-confidence and self-efficacy among minority
Vinton, Warsaw, Wytheville receive industrial revitalization funding
Northam announces $1.4 million in funding for three projects
Published
The towns of Vinton, Warsaw and Wytheville will receive a total of more than $1.4 million in state industrial revitalization fund (IRF) grants, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. IRF funding provides gap financing for redevelopment projects that can lead to long-term employment opportunities. “This funding will not only help transform deteriorating or unused structures, it
Virginia Natural Gas donates $500K to Hampton University
Funding to support IT infrastructure upgrades for remote learning
Published
Virginia Beach-based Virginia Natural Gas and its parent company, Southern Co., announced Thursday that the companies are donating $500,000 to Hampton University to support information technology infrastructure upgrades in light of new remote learning needs brought on by the pandemic. The funds, which are part of the Southern Co. Foundation’s $50 million HBCU (historically Black