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medical-grade bags for the processing, storage, and transport of biological materials. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


The $169 million, four-lane Interstate 564 Intermodal Connector in Norfolk opened in December, making it easier for motor carriers to move cargo to and from The Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals (NIT). The connector is a dedicated ramp that provides a direct link between the NIT’s North Gate and I-564. The roadway was designed to speed the flow of truck- borne exports and imports while reduc- ing the volume of vehicles on Hampton Boulevard, one of Norfolk’s busiest thoroughfares. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


Richmond-based law firm Sands Anderson PC has opened an office in Williamsburg, its sixth location. Leading the office will be Williamsburg-based attorney Elizabeth L. White, who specializes in community association law. The law firm said the location will allow it to more efficiently serve clients in those markets. (VirginiaBusiness. com)


Smartmouth Brewing Co., based in Norfolk, opened its second brewery in Virginia Beach. The company leased the former U.S. Post Office building and renovated it to include a small-batch, 10-barrel brewery system, a private event space and an 8,000-square- foot tasting room with a back deck.


Security in Norfolk. He was chief operating officer of Kwantek. (News release)


BAE Systems has received a $41.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin. The Oscar Austin will undergo 12 months of extensive work at the company’s shipyard in Norfolk, the ship’s homeport. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $117.1 million. (BusinessWire)


Smartmouth worked with several Hampton Roads companies during the construction phase, including WPA Architects, Spacemakers and Benevolent Design. (VirginiaBusiness. com)


Virginia Beach has reduced its tax rate for data-center equipment, joining Henrico County in a bid to attract data centers with tax incentives. The city’s new rate drops the tax on computers and peripherals used in data centers from $4 to 40 cents per $100 of assessed value, a reduction of 90 percent. In April, Henrico dropped its business property tax rate on


computers and related equipment for data centers from $3.50 to 40 cents per $100 of assessed value. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


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Nick Bates has been named chief financial officer of Liberty Tax in Virginia Beach. Bates will follow Kathleen Donovan, who resigned last year. Bates was vice president of finance at Liberty Tax. (The Virginian-Pilot)


Robert P. Giordano has been named chief operating officer of Top Guard


The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has added two new members to its leadership team. Ghislain d’Humières has been named executive director and senior vice president, core operations, and Paul Scott has been named senior vice president of hospitality. The positions were created to improve operations and efficiency. D’Humières was director and CEO of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Ky. He previously was director and chief curator of the University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman. Scott joins the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, that city’s largest hotel. Before joining Hilton in 2013, he worked for Starwood Hotels and Resorts as vice president of food and beverage for North America and as general manager of the Swan and Dolphin in Orlando. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


Toano-based Lumber Liquidators named Famous P. Rhodes to its board of directors. Rhodes is executive vice president and the chief marketing officer with Bluegreen Vacations Corp., a vacation ownership company. Lumber Liquidators is North America’s largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, with more than 385 locations. (VirginiaBusiness.com)


2018 STATE OF THE CITY SERIES CHESAPEAKE


CHESAPEAKE February 22, 2018 Mayor Rick West


NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH


NORFOLK March 9, 2018


Mayor Kenneth Alexander


PORTSMOUTH April 6, 2018


Mayor John Rowe PORTSMOUTH SUFFOLK


VIRGINIA BEACH March 28, 2018 Mayor Will Sessoms


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May 23, 2018 (T) Mayor Linda Johnson


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