The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) articles from February 2001

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) archives from February 2001

Virginia Beach, Va., Cinema to Reopen.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Feb. 21--Oceanfront moviegoers fear not. You won't have to trek to Lynnhaven Mall or Strawbridge Shopping Center to catch the latest flick much longer. The Surf 'N Sand movie theater, which closed Jan. 28,...

Suffolk, Va., to Help Build $21.2 Million Riverfront Hotel.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Harold Nedd Feb. 21--SUFFOLK, Va.--City officials announced a deal Tuesday to help build a $21.2-million riverfront hotel in the hopes of reviving a downtown that lost its luster years ago. The city's Industrial Development...

Pork Producer Smithfield Foods Aims to Continue Acquisition Strategy.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Feb. 21--Pork giant Smithfield Foods Inc. plans to continue its run of acquisitions and other efforts to grow its business, the company's chairman said Tuesday. "We are a company that will make an investment if we...

Suffolk, Va., Appoints Its First Director of Tourism.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Susie Stoughton Feb. 21--SUFFOLK, Va.--Lynette W. Brugeman, who has been helping bring businesses to Suffolk for seven years, will soon turn her attention to attracting tourists to the state's largest city, which until now has gone...

Virginia Venture Capital Forum Sponsors `Survivor' Competition for Tech Funds.
February 21, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Feb. 21--HAMPTON, Va. -- This time, folks won't see any pig hunts or egg-laying chickens. No cow-brain meals or worm desserts. No cliffside dives. No risk of forest fires. But the local tech world's version of the...

Norfolk, Va., Plant Expected to Feel Little Impact from Ford's Hiring Slowdown.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Feb. 24--Ford Motor Co.'s white-collar hiring slush -- less severe than a hiring freeze -- is not likely to chill the labor force at the automaker's Norfolk truck plant, according to officials. Ford expects to...

Norfolk, Va., City Hearing Will Address Taking over Garbage Services.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Scott Harper Feb. 23--NORFOLK, Va.--The city has raised the stakes in the trash wars, calling a public hearing next month that will count as a first step toward possibly taking over the interests of private garbage companies in...

Portsmouth, Va., Seeks Hotel Taxes from Tower Offering Short-Term Rentals.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Louis Hansen Feb. 25--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--Harbor Tower's advertisements are clear -- from the display in the yellow pages under "Hotels" to the glossy flyers promoting the 25-story downtown building as "the hotel alternative." ...

Portsmouth, Va., Insurance Agency Joins Bank-Owned Network.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Tom Shean Feb. 24--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--A decade ago, Marshall Fleming figured banks would never be serious contenders in insurance sales. But by the mid-1990s, "the handwriting was on the wall" and his thinking had changed, said...

Mid-Atlantic Conference Extolls Farm-to-Consumer Marketing.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Linda McNatt Feb. 23--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- More than 20 years ago, Ben Lacy set out to find a use for spare apples, and he hoped eventually to help other apple growers in the Valley of Virginia. Lacy began pressing the fruit...

Maersk Sea-Land Terminal in Portsmouth, Va., Speeds Truckers' Turnaround.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Dennis O'Brien Feb. 25--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--Sea-Land invented the shipping container, but some truckers who haul them might say the company also invented the traffic jam. A year ago, truckers using Sea-Land's Portsmouth terminal...

Richmond, Va.-Based Web-Solutions Firm to Open Office in Norfolk, Va.
February 26, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Feb. 24--A 10-year-old Richmond-based Web solutions company is opening an office in downtown Norfolk, planning by the end of the year to employ up to two dozen people at average annual salaries of $70,000. Xperts...

Developer Chosen for Norfolk, Va., Lot.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Feb. 24--NORFOLK, Va.--Robinson Development Group has been selected by the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority to develop the Federal Square parking lot at Granby Street and City Hall Avenue. Chris...

Growth Is Goal of 2-Year-old Chesapeake, Va.-Based Software Company.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Vandana Sinha Feb. 26--Carl Hewitt wrestled with the question. How can we manage survey data from 90,000 homes in a five-town region? This was no easy task -- even for Hewitt's father, who owned the engineering firm...

Staffing Firm Says Norfolk, Va.-Area Employers Will Add Employees.
February 27, 2001... Byline: Michael Davis Feb. 27--Despite cooling national labor markets, spring should bring a balmier hiring climate to South Hampton Roads, according to a study by staffing and work force management firm Manpower Inc. The...

Battle Continues over Proposed Dredging of Norfolk, Va.-Area Waterways.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Scott Harper Feb. 26--Rev. Peter McLewin lives on Broad Creek and loves to sail at night. It brings him peace and freedom, he says. It also brings him trouble. McLewin, pastor of Ingleside Baptist Church, twice has grounded his...

Virginia Beach, Va., Officials May Postpone Proposed Museum Expansion.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Clint Riley Feb. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Economic reality -- not dolphin welfare or secret police surveillance -- likely will sink the proposed $55 million Virginia Marine Science Museum expansion, at least for now. Vice Mayor...

Chesapeake, Va., Changes Approach to Tattoo Parlors.
February 28, 2001... Byline: Lou Misselhorn Feb. 27--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--Two weeks after tabling a proposal to legalize tattoo parlors, the City Council today will consider asking the Planning Commission to study ways to regulate the trade. The city attorney...