Lydia Wheeler |
Carolina Cupcakery to set new Guinness World Record
05/10/2013 - 1:42pm
Next week, one local business plans to set a new Guinness World Record - fastest time a 1,000 people are served.
Carolina Cupcakery, which opened a new store in the Bank of America building in downtown Norfolk, will attempt to serve 1,000 mini...
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Lydia Wheeler |
Armada Hoffler 'AHH' stocks hover around $11.60 per share
05/08/2013 - 3:16pm
Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. started trading on the New York Stock Exchange this morning under the ticker symbol "AHH."
The company’s president and CEO Louis Haddad rang the opening bell and shares started trading at $11.50 per...
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Jared Council |
Economy Lodge owner files Chapter 11
05/06/2013 - 12:56pm
The owner of a struggling midtown Norfolk hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, allowing him to keep a property that had been headed to the auction block.
Vijay C. Patel, owner of the Economy Lodge, filed for bankruptcy protection on...
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Jared Council |
Sentara, Halifax health systems sign formal merger agreement
05/01/2013 - 10:18am
Sentara Healthcare and Halifax Regional Health System in South Boston, Va., have formally agreed to merge, a Sentara spokesperson said.
The full details of the deal were not disclosed as the agreement is pending regulatory approval by the Virginia...
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Bill Cresenzo |
An Achievable Dream: Dreaming of Virginia Beach
04/19/2013 - 2:59pm
An Achievable Dream, the Newport News academy that targets lower-income students and has had a 100 percent graduation rate for the past two years, wants to move to Virginia Beach. Aubrey Layne, the school's new president, will make his pitch to the...
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Teresa Talerico |
2.62-mile run/walk to benefit those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings
04/19/2013 - 11:52am
A Hampton Roads store that sells clothing, shoes and accessories for runners will join hundreds of fellow retailers throughout the U.S. in hosting a 2.62-mile run/walk to benefit those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
“Runners...
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Bill Cresenzo |
Heritage Bankshares shuttering two branches
04/19/2013 - 11:32am
Norfolk-based Heritage Bankshares is closing two branches.
The bank's branches at 735 East Ocean View Ave. and 841 Military Hwy. will close on July 31, said Steve Kosen, a senior vice president at the bank.
The bank is closing the branches because...
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Carol Lichti |
Celebrating small businesses
04/16/2013 - 12:51pm
The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads have announced the winners of the local Small Business Awards, including an award this year for a company on the Virginia Peninsula. Each year the...
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Bill Cresenzo |
Former VPA exec Jerry Bridges could head to Florida
04/15/2013 - 3:12pm
Jerry Bridges, the former executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, could be named the next leader of the Jacksonville Port Authority in Florida.
Nancy Rubin, a JAXPORT spokeswoman, said Bridges is one of eight candidates for the...
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Jared Council |
Calls for Cavalier offers coming next month
03/08/2013 - 3:00pm
The gates will open for bids on Virginia Beach’s Cavalier Hotel properties late next month, according to officials with listing agency CBRE | Hampton Roads.
Doug Henkel, who leads the hotel brokerage division, said calls for offers for the 86-...
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