'What's News?' in Portsmouth, Virginia
Whether it's retail, residential, office or a maritime complex, Portsmouth offers a unique atmosphere: a metropolitan-based market with a hometown feel and a pedestrian-friendly downtown. Our renaissance and a multitude of favorable federal, state and city incentives have inspired businesses to locate and expand throughout the city.
FREE Workshops & Seminars offered by the Portsmouth Economic Development Department:
Economic Development partners with a number of federal, state and local agencies to provide educational opportunities for existing businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the year.
"Marketing: It Comes with the Business" - FREE workshop for retailers and small businesses sponsored by Portsmouth Economic Development. Guest Speaker: Cecilia Ramirez, Infintus Brand Consulting. Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Portsmouth Partnership Briefing Center, TowneBank Building, 200 High Street, Suite 203, Portsmouth. Call 757-393-8804 to RSVP. MORE
PRESS RELEASES—The Very Latest Portsmouth News
May 16, 2008
TCC New Campus Groundbreaking
New Portsmouth Campus to be part of Victory mixed-use development
SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – (May 16, 2008) – Joined by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and local dignitaries, Tidewater Community College celebrated the beginnings of its new 183,000-square-foot campus in the city of Portsmouth with a gala groundbreaking at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 16. With buckets and backhoes, the college ceremoniously honored its original “mother” campus on the Nansemond River by mixing dirt from that site with dirt from the new location in Victory, a mixed-use development including residences and business. The original campus launched in 1968 when the Beazley Foundation donated the former Frederick College to the Commonwealth of Virginia to begin a community college in South Hampton Roads.
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RECENT PRESS RELEASES
RECENT NEWS ARTICLES
| Homes, retail planned for former Portsmouth housing project (PDF) |
| TCC Groundbreaking (PDF) |
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
| Key Developments in Portsmouth (PDF) |
| MAST Center Corporate Research Park (website) |
| Victory Village |
| Mainline Safety Relocation Project (website) |
| Holiday Inn Site Redevelopment (PDF) |
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