NEWPORT NEWS—A lot has happened for John Pīna since he opened his first The Proper Barbershop in the Port Warwick section of Newport News in 2018. Not long after, he had an opportunity to open a second location at...
NEWPORT NEWS—American Freight, a national home retail store known for its everyday low prices on brand name, quality home furnishing, will hold a grand reopening the weekend of March 31 through April 2. The newly relocated store will open...
WILLIAMSBURG-The retail company Made Co. is set to open its first brick and mortar establishment in Williamsburg’s Midtown Row later this month.
Made Co. plans to open its doors on Saturday, March 25.
A grand opening event is planned beginning with...
GLOUCESTER – When construction began on the new Land & Coates location in Gloucester in July 2022, president and co-owner Barden Winstead was targeting an April opening.
Things are right on schedule as the company, which specializes in outdoor power...
JAMES CITY-A new retail shop is opening soon in the Monticello Marketplace shopping complex off Monticello Avenue in Greater Williamsburg.
Bath & Body Works is set to open a location in the shopping center just a few doors down from...
HAMPTON-Two new businesses are now up and running in Hampton’s Coliseum Central area.
The new businesses include a new jeweler and a new veterinary hospital.
Crown Jewelers opened a location in Peninsula Town Center in February. The new store specializes in...
GLOUCESTER-The state of Gloucester’s economy looks strong for 2023, according to a recent report Sherry Spring, the county’s economic development director, presented to Gloucester’s Board of Supervisors.
In fiscal year 2023 to date, Gloucester has seen 21 new commercial businesses...
WILLIAMSBURG – The fallout from the pandemic continues: the developer of the mixed-use High Street development in Williamsburg is asking the city to let them build more apartments on two vacant parcels because they have not been able to...
GLOUCESTER-After a little more than a year in business, the retail store Marker Nine has closed its brick and mortar location in Gloucester.
The shop announced its closure in a social media post on Saturday, March 4.
"Because of all y’all...
YORK-Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg is opening a Habitat ReStore in Grafton this spring. The York County branch will be the third Habitat ReStore in operation on the Peninsula. Habitat ReStores are also located in Newport News...
JAMES CITY-The Toano Open Air Market, an outdoor farmers market, will open for the season on Saturday, March 4. This will be the fourth season of the market, which is located at the Green at Toano Station, 7891 Richmond...
A new leader is at the helm of Retail Alliance.
On February 23, it was announced that Jenny Crittenden has been named president and CEO of the organization. Crittenden is the second woman appointed president and CEO in Retail Alliance’s...
Bob McKenna, president and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, has been with the organization since 2018. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he previously served as a contractor and a consultant for the U.S. Department of...
WILLIAMSBURG-A soft opening was held in February for a new carpet and floor cleaning franchise in Williamsburg.
Cornelius Davis, who retired from the U.S. Navy in 2019, opened JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care of Virginia. The business specializes in...
Among the latest new commercial real estate lease transactions on the Peninsula are new home improvement companies, a new Starbucks, a new health & wellness company, an apparel shop, a new restaurant, a new fitness facility, and other businesses.
Cushman...
