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Va. casinos report $35.4M in April revenue
Rivers Casino, Hard Rock state tax revenue totals $6.37M
Gaming revenues from Virginia’s two casinos open in April totaled $35.4 million last month, according to data released Monday from the Virginia Lottery. Rivers Casino Portsmouth, which received its casino
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A gust of new jobs
Region ramps up to train offshore wind workers
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Twenty-seven miles as the seagull flies off the coast of Virginia Beach, two wind turbines, each about 600 feet tall — taller than the Washington Monument — have the ability
Bon Secours names new Maryview hospital president
Shane Knisley comes from health system's Ohio market
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Shane Knisley will be president of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth starting March 13, the health system announced Monday. Knisley joined Bon Secours in 2018, working in its
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TowneBank announces three promotions
Suffolk-based bank names retail banking president, two regional presidents
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TowneBank has promoted two presidents to new roles and appointed a president for its new region, the Suffolk-based bank announced Monday. Robin Cooke now serves as the president of retail
Virginia hold ’em
State’s first two casinos now open
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The slot machines are already ringing out in Bristol and Portsmouth, where Virginia’s first commercial casinos opened during the past year. The state’s first permanent casino, Rivers Casino Portsmouth, opened
Building momentum
New industries make Hampton Roads home
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From olive oil to space rockets, 2022 saw a variety of companies seeking to invest — or reinvest — in the Hampton Roads region and Eastern Virginia. That kind of
Rivers Casino Portsmouth opens to big crowds
Thousands flocked to Va.'s first permanent casino Monday
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When Rivers Casino Portsmouth opened its doors Monday, Christopher Hoffman was among the thousands of patrons attending opening day at the first permanent casino to open in Virginia. A Hampton
Rivers Casino Portsmouth opening delayed
Grand opening now scheduled for Jan. 23
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Rivers Casino Portsmouth‘s grand opening has been delayed until Jan. 23, eight days after its initially scheduled opening planned for Jan. 15, the casino announced Tuesday. The casino wanted to
December 2022 Top Five
Most-read news stories of the month on VirginiaBusiness.com
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The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Nov. 14 to Dec. 14, 2022, included a Virginia Business scoop about a restaurant on the culture-war frontlines that became
First look inside Rivers Casino Portsmouth
Casino set to open Jan. 15
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Rivers Casino Portsmouth will be the first permanent casino to open in Virginia when it opens its doors to the public on Jan. 15, 2023, but local media outlets got