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Lease signed for Fairwinds Landing in Norfolk
Lambert's Point to become offshore wind operations, logistics center
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The ball has started rolling on the $100 million project turning the Lambert’s Point Docks property in Norfolk into Fairwinds Landing, a maritime operations and logistics center to support the local offshore
Skanska wins $223M contract for offshore wind farm prep
Construction firm to prep Dominion Energy staging area
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New York-based Skanska USA won the $223 million contract to redevelop the 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal that Dominion Energy Inc. will use as a staging area for
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SCC approves Dominion’s $9.8B offshore wind farm
176-turbine farm will be 27 miles off Va. Beach coast
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The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Energy Inc.’s application for the proposed $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW), which calls for the construction of 176 wind turbines
Lambert’s Point Docks in Norfolk to become $100M maritime center
Fairwinds Landing expected to produce 500+ jobs
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In a deal predicted to bring more than 500 jobs and over $100 million in capital investment, the Lambert’s Point Docks property in Norfolk will become a maritime operations and
A diversified portfolio
Beach officials seek to expand city’s economic base
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In a city where tourism reigns, nothing could be more welcome than a post-pandemic world. And though we’re not quite there yet, Virginia Beach is licking its chops over the
SW community colleges to create wind manufacturing workforce
4 community colleges signed MOU as part of InvestSWVA initiative
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The presidents of four community colleges in Southwest Virginia signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to establish a wind manufacturing workforce development partnership. “Today’s MOU signing is meaningful because it
Tilting toward windmills
Siemens Gamesa positions region as offshore wind hub
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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A.’s October 2021 announcement that it will build the nation’s first offshore-wind blade factory at Portsmouth Marine Terminal has put Hampton Roads on a trajectory to
Port of Va. hires offshore wind development VP
Patrick Kinsman was CEO and commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Norfolk
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Patrick Kinsman, former CEO and commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District, has been hired as the Port of Virginia’s new vice president of offshore wind development.
Va. economic growth will slow in 2022, ODU economists predict
Dragas Center's 2022 Annual Economic Forecast predicts slower GDP, job growth
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Virginia’s economy is likely to grow at a slightly slower pace in 2022 than it did last year, with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to make future predictions murky, according to