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VIRGINIA BEACH (July 9, 2014) — With a surfing championship, running races and concerts on the calendar, Virginia Beach should be the #1 destination on the east coast for innovation, business deal-making, entertainment and high-flying sports the last two weeks of August.

A group of forward-thinking community leaders has teamed with the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships (August 17-24) to create “ICE on the Beach in August,” an umbrella event for the late-summer action at the Oceanfront. In addition to the ECSC, ICE features a wide variety of events designed to promote tourism and enhance Hampton Roads’ national reputation as a destination for “cool” summer events. (more…)

The next president of the Virginia State Bar believes the judiciary deserves more respect and support than it receives from the other two branches of government and intends to use his passion and position to profess just that.

“We have seen the General Assembly fail to fill judicial vacancies in a timely manner, and a prior governor’s administration attempted to raid our cash reserves to balance the state budget,” says Kevin E. Martingayle, who will be sworn in as the new VSB president on Friday evening June 13 during the organization’s 76^th annual meeting banquet at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel. “We successfully resisted efforts to take money that was supposed to be used only for the Bar’s important operations and activities. But we have to remain vigilant, and working to protect the judicial branch and improve our profession will be high priorities for me.” (more…)

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Virginia Beach, Va. – TowneBank is pleased to announce the grand opening of its newest office in Norfolk, located at Wards Corner. An official grand opening ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 12 at 9 a.m.

This 4,500 square foot banking center, located at 7500 Granby Street in the Wards Corner shopping center,  will offer a wide array of financial services to individuals, businesses and community organizations.

TowneBank Chairman and CEO Bob Aston; Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim; TowneBank Norfolk President John Matson; and Wards Corner Branch Manager Anna Bowerman will participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.  In the bank’s grand opening tradition, donations of $5,000 each will be presented to Granby High School and ACCESS AIDS Care. (more…)

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VIRGINIA BEACH (June 3, 2014) – Danny Kline is the new president of Virginia Beach-based Payday Payroll, succeeding his father Andy who founded the firm in 1985.

The younger Kline joined the company in 2006 and spent the past two years as acting president. The 34 year old will now formally oversee the company’s day-to-day operations, and his father will be chief executive officer.

The move comes amid another transition for the company – the launch of its revamped website. At paydaypayroll.com, visitors will find a cleaner interface, the latest news from the Payday team and stronger customer support features. Danny led the web development process. (more…)

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VIRGINIA BEACH (June 5, 2014) – Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay will open its doors June 10 to 5^th graders at Seatack Elementary School for fun on the beach and two uncommon outdoor pastimes: bocce and croquet.

Members of the active senior living community, who frequently play bocce and croquet on Westminster’s green space overlooking the Bay, have visited Seatack several times to teach the youngsters the rules of both games. On June 10 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, the 5^th graders will visit Westminster to celebrate their “promotion” to middle school, romp in the sand and play bocce and croquet with the residents. (more…)

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 21, 2014) – Circle Sport Racing has announced that Newtown Building Supplies, Inc. (NBS) will be the primary sponsor of the No. 33 Chevrolet SS driven by David Stremme April 26 in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway (RIR).  This will be the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series sponsorship for Newtown Building Supplies, which markets windows, doors, siding, installation and a range of building materials to commercial builders and residential home owners in Hampton Roads, Virginia. (more…)

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Local companies with truck fleets and rising fuel costs to power them have a new ally and advisor.

Ed Farmer, whose grandfather began a still thriving propane business in Caroline County, Virginia, and his wife Mona have launched Future Energy LLC, to guide fleet owners interested in saving significant money by converting their vehicles to compressed natural gas.  “CNG is abundant and readily available,” says Farmer, who earlier this decade helped his former employer, a Chesapeake-based waste/recycling company, to become the first private waste hauler in the state to begin converting its fleet from diesel to CNG.  “Today they are on course to reduce their fuel costs by 50% and their emissions by 90%.  It made sense for them and does for many others too.” (more…)

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Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C. (WEC) will celebrate its 25^th anniversary in business this year in a unique way.

Rather than just throw a party for its employees and clients, it will donate money and time and in one case, kids clothes, to 25 local non-profits. The “25 for 25” campaign begins May 6^th with a luncheon at the company’s Norfolk office to explain how each charity will benefit during WEC’s silver anniversary. (more…)

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Portsmouth, Va. — March 21, 2014 — Eighth graders from W.E. Waters Middle School in Portsmouth participating in the 20th Annual Wheelabrator Environmental Symposium are raising the bar for environmental consciousness in their community. As part of their oyster-growing project, the students will engage three local families to house and raise their oyster spats. On Saturday, March 22nd, the class will visit the homeowners to hand over the oysters and oyster floats, and instruct families on how to raise their oysters.

“The children are learning the importance of oysters to provide habitats and filter out impurities in the water in our local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay,” says science teacher Sherrye Pollard. “Our hope is that the knowledge these families gain from our students will spread to the rest of the community and increase awareness and environmental consciousness.” (more…)

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Mississauga, ON – March 26, 2014- Cintas Canada is now accepting nominations for the country’s best washroom facilities in the 5th Annual Cintas’ Canada’s Best Restroom Contest. Each year, Canada’s most noteworthy “places to go” are identified and then voted upon by the Internet public in the battle of the bowls.

“Cintas Canada launched the contest in 2010 to raise awareness of the importance of hygiene in public facilities,” says Cintas Canada’s Senior Marketing Manager Leslie Molin. “It makes smart business sense, and it’s an honour for us to recognize those businesses that strive for restroom excellence.” (more…)