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VIRGINIA BEACH (January 8, 2018) – Endurance IT services was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Virginia. The annual list of the Best Places to Work in Virginia was created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group. The company has been named a ‘Best Place to Work’ for the eighth year overall.

This statewide survey and awards program are designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce and businesses. The 2019 Best Places to Work in Virginia list is made up of 100 companies. (more…)

Virginia Beach, VA – Towne Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TowneBank, announces the addition of Williamsburg-based Middle Peninsula Insurance Agency, Inc. Founded in 1908 and led by agency president Joe Harrow, Middle Peninsula Insurance has a long-standing local reputation for strong relationships with carriers and clients alike. Focused on client satisfaction, the agency provides personal and business insurance solutions to over 5,000 clients through their three offices located in Williamsburg, Deltaville, and Dillwyn, Virginia. (more…)

NORFOLK, VA (December 18, 2018) — Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads (Habitat SHR) and Housing Hampton Roads are proud to welcome the Boone family into its new “Habitat” home on Christmas Eve 2018.

The new home is on 908 Lake Kennedy Drive in Suffolk. It’s the final house in a nine-home cluster built through Habitat SHR over the past three years. Once the Boones move in, all nine homes will have Habitat homeowners. (more…)

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PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA — (October 24, 2018) — The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) has selected Wheelabrator Technologies to deliver sustainable waste management and clean, renewable baseload energy to the region for at least eight more years.

Under the agreement, SPSA, which represents eight localities – the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton, will have the option to extend the contract twice for up to five additional years with each extension. “SPSA’s most important priority is to satisfy the waste disposal needs of member localities by providing the highest quality of service at the lowest reasonable cost,” said Liesl DeVary, executive director of SPSA.
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October 22, 2018 (Norfolk, Va.) – To celebrate three decades of guiding 60,000+
students from South Hampton Roads and Northampton County through the college
application process, ACCESS College Foundation is holding a 30th Anniversary
Gala.
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Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads and Housing Hampton Roads will hold a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, October 23 at 2 p.m. in Chesapeake.

The new home is on 4245 Schooner Trail. At the ceremony, Habitat for Humanity will welcome Andrew and Linda Layne as the new homeowners. Andrew is a retired longshoreman. (more…)

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SUFFOLK, VA – On Saturday, October 13, Skydive Suffolk will host dozens of military veterans for a day of fun, skydiving and community building. At Jumping for a Purpose, co-hosted with Chesapeake-based Combat Wounded Coalition (CWC), veterans will take to the skies and instill a sense of pride, power, purpose and peace within themselves and those around them.

Jumping for a Purpose brings people together for fellowship with those who have sacrificed for our nation. It is an event about living life to its fullest and never taking a day for granted. (more…)

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Virginia Beach, VA – For the sixth consecutive year, Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia, will return to Chrysler Hall with a beloved holiday tradition, The Nutcracker, December 7-9, 2018.

Dance students from across Hampton Roads and North Carolina will be cast for student roles in The Nutcracker; last year’s production featured students from 33 local dance studios. Auditions will be held August 26 and September 9 at Old Donation School as part of the Ballet’s new partnership with the state-of-the-art performing arts school. Students who are cast will participate in weekly rehearsals at Old Donation School on Sundays, October 7 through December 2. The student cast will have the unique opportunity to perform alongside the Company’s professional dancers and musicians from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for four public performances and one youth performance.

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Charlotte, NC (7/2/18) – Towne Insurance, ranked by revenue as one of the nation’s largest, independent insurance brokers, today announced they are expanding their current relationship with Nationwide through the completion of its acquisition of Charlotte’s largest Independent Nationwide agency. Founded in 1994 and led by agency president Michael R. Bare, the Bare Agency transitioned from an Exclusive to an Independent Agency through Nationwide’s publicized plans to fully shift to an independent agency distribution model in 2020.

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WHAT: Access College Foundation, which aids public school students with their college admission and financial aid processes in South Hampton Roads and Northampton County, will award 144 local high school graduates with scholarships during its 2018 annual luncheon. The total scholarship amount is $800,000.

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