NEWPORT NEWS—Newport News City Council, in collaboration with the Newport News Taxicab Advisory Board, recently proposed changes to the Taxicab Ordinance in order to allow taxis to be more competitive with ride-share services such as Lyft and Uber.
Major changes...
NEWPORT NEWS—Physical science teachers of local fifth, sixth, and eighth grade students are invited to join the Jefferson Lab Science Activities for Teachers (JSAT) program for the 2022–2023 school year. The program offers training designed to model curriculums, pedagogies,...
Each month, the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Virginia Community College, hosts a Peninsula Executive Leadership Forum (PELF) to provide an opportunity for top level executives of premier Peninsula businesses and leaders throughout Virginia to share...
YORK-A fish and chips restaurant in York County is gaining in popularity after becoming a franchise last year.
Longtime restauranteur Patrick O’Carroll opened The Chipper four years ago in Grafton. Liam Bennett had been working as a kitchen manager for...
GLOUCESTER –A new men's apparel shop is now open in Gloucester.
Jackie Ammons opened Vera Lloyd, a men’s clothing store specializing in casual wear, on Main Street in early August.
Ammons also owns two clothing stores in Kilmarnock, Weekend Fashions,...
JAMES CITY-The Greater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce hosted its inaugural Business Leaders Community Breakfast on Tuesday, August 16, with Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as guest speaker.
The governor addressed workforce challenges alongside Cliff Fleet, president and CEO of Colonial Williamsburg...
GLOUCESTER –A national coffee and donut chain appears to be on its way to Gloucester.
Gregg Nigro has been trying to bring a Dunkin’ Donuts to Gloucester for a number of years and it looks like it will soon...
NEWPORT NEWS-A Veterans Resource Fair will be held from 10am to 2pm on Wednesday, August 17 at the Braxton-Perkins American Legion Post 25 located at 7609 Marshall Ave. in Newport News. The free event, hosted by the Newport News...
NEWPORT NEWS—Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) reported second quarter 2022 revenues of $2.7 billion, up 19.3 percent from the second quarter of 2021. The gains were primarily driven by revenue attributable to the acquisition of Alion Science and Technology in...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), which includes Newport News Shipbuilding, recently announced that the company’s scholarship fund, now in its seventh year, has awarded 190 scholarships to dependent children of HII employees for the 2022-2023 school year. Over the life...