OUTLET: Suffolk News Herald

Women in Hampton Roads had a chance to come to Suffolk to be a part of a greater project.

Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads held its second annual Women Build Week in Suffolk from June 7-11.

During this week, it’s about women building houses for other women. The only men seen on the site during this week are the professionals. The professionals help the female volunteers stay safe and teach them what to do while building.

“The whole point of Women’s Build Week is to encourage women to come to the build sites and not to be intimidated by the men,” said Rainham Rowe, the program director for Habitat for Humanity. “We want to encourage women to see trade as a career choice.”

Many of the volunteers were from Plasser American Corporation, an industrial equipment supplier and partner with Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads. Many of the women who came were office workers who typically spend their days behind a desk, but they had a chance to try something new this week.

“One thing I appreciate is that we are all about community,” said Danielle White, project coordinator at Plasser American. “This build is so important to show women giving back, and Plasser really embraces women in this field.” (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – HRS is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads for the 2nd Annual Women Build Week.

This couldn’t happen without community support from sponsors like Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer:
Angela Kerns and Caitlyn Gurnee with Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer tell us why getting involved in so important.

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – HRS is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads for the 2nd Annual Women Build Week.

Donica Miller is the proud new owner of this home and tells us what she had to do to get involved in this program and the sweat equity involved!

OUTLET: WAVY

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Many people in Hampton Roads adopted new ways of life during the pandemic, including grocery delivery. One local company has become pretty popular for their fresh produce delivery.

They call themselves “veggie fairies,” because they collect the fresh locally grown produce your family picks out and then drop it right on your doorstep.

Kerry Schiffer has been a veggie fairy for about a year, and early on Thursday mornings she meets near Pembroke Mall to pick up her orders. (more…)

OUTLET: The Peninsula Chronicle

HAMPTON—A box truck rolls into Riverdale Shopping Center off of West Mercury Boulevard precisely at 7:00 am after making an earlier delivery to Williamsburg. Cars and pickup trucks start to pull in shortly after, brimming with cardboard boxes emblazoned with the phrase “DIRT TO DOORSTEP” on them. People wearing distinctive Seasonal Roots t-shirts methodically unpack the boxes and stack them neatly by the truck.

“We reuse the boxes to be eco-friendly,” said Tami Farinholt, Area Manager for Seasonal Roots in the Hampton/Newport News Area. “If a box is stained with strawberry juice or something, we still collect them and bring them back so they can be recycled by the company.”

Once the trunks and pickup beds are unloaded, the fun begins. The driver of the truck pulls a large insulated box on a handcart out to the truck’s hydraulic platform and expertly positions it in the parking lot, then goes back up to get a pallet full of shrink-wrapped boxes packed with individual orders. (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Do you have questions about vaccination or testing protocols when heading back to work?

ARCpoint labs in Virginia Beach will host a free webinar Thursday, April 15 at noon to cover questions and concerns.

Organizers say the webinar is a great resource for local business owners, executives, and employees heading back to the office. (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – WAVY-TV 10 and the Hampton Roads Show are teaming up with Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads for this year’s “Women Build Week.”

It’s a chance for women to gain skills on a build site and learn the construction trade.

Virginia Beach resident Donica Miller is one of the recipients.

Managing a job, school work and raising two teenagers can be hard, but Miller made it her mission to do all of that while working hard so that have a roof over their heads. (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – How can a brand new house, where a family just moved in, already be full of wonderful memories? The answer is easy! It’s a “Habitat For Humanity” house, and the people who now call it home poured love into the foundation, walls, wiring and windows.

Tamesha Clemons talked to HRS about what it’s been like to become the owner of the house, and the new life she’s been building with the help of Habitat For Humanity.

View video here.

OUTLET: The Virginian-Pilot

CHESAPEAKE — A South Norfolk manufacturer of huge railroad repair machines plans to significantly expand its operations and add 98 new jobs to the region.

Plasser American, which operates its 150,000-square-foot headquarters in the Chesapeake neighborhood, announced the $52.6 million expansion project at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. The company will build an 82,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and a 45,000-square-foot, three-story office building near the company’s current location off Atlantic Avenue. (more…)

OUTLET: WAVY

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)- A company with roots in the Chesapeake community for more than 50 years broke ground on an expansion project that will add dozens of jobs in the community.

On Wednesday, Plasser American held a groundbreaking at its site off Atlantic Avenue in the South Norfolk community.

“We’ve been planning for this day for two years. Now we can see it’s finally coming true,” said Plasser American President and CEO Thomas Blechinger.

The Austrian company expanded to the United States in 1960 and opened a facility in 1970 in Chesapeake, only seven years after the independent city was created. (more…)