The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) articles from November 2002

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) archives from November 2002

Norfolk, Va., Studies Proposed Cruise-Ship Terminal.
November 1, 2002

Norfolk, Va., Seeks Proposals from Developers for Downtown Parcels.
November 1, 2002

Norfolk, Va.-Area Medical Transporters Stop Services in Pay Dispute.
November 1, 2002

Real Estate, Banking Interests to Square Off in Virginia's General Assembly.
November 2, 2002

Real-Estate Investment Partnership Acquires Norfolk, Va., Office Park.
November 2, 2002

More Land Added to Wildlife Sanctuary in Virginia, North Carolina.
November 2, 2002

Norfolk Southern Agrees to Seek Shareholder Approval on Some Severance Deals.
November 2, 2002

Presence of Dollar Store at Norfolk, Va.-Area Mall Raises Some Eyebrows.
November 3, 2002

Norfolk, Va., Sheriff Says Oversight of Jail Operations Important Part of Job.
November 4, 2002

Sailors on Norfolk, Va.-Based Carrier Hold Efficiency in Palm of Their Hands.
November 4, 2002

Virginia Offers Course on Right Way to Lay Off Workers.
November 4, 2002

Norfolk, Va.-Area Community Banks Boost Quarterly Net Income.
November 5, 2002

Norfolk, Va.-Area Gas Prices Rising but Outlook Is Unclear, Analysts Say.
November 5, 2002

Navy Offers Big Money to Retain Sailors.
November 5, 2002

Tommy Hilfiger to Close Shop in Norfolk, Va., Mall after Holidays.
November 5, 2002

Changes in Federal Rules May Revive Work on Suffolk, Va., Public Housing.
November 5, 2002

Chesapeake, Va., Airport Reports Successes despite Negative FAA Ruling.
November 6, 2002

Virginia Beach, Va., Music, Recording Superstore to Close Its Doors.
November 6, 2002

Norfolk, Va., Neighborhood Is Home to Region's Oldest Houses, Census Finds.
November 6, 2002

Voters in Virginia's Hampton Roads Area Turn Transit Plan into Road Kill.
November 6, 2002

Norfolk, Va., Agency Aids Veteran Entrepreneurs in Starting New Businesses.
November 6, 2002

Navy's hunt for links among air accidents comes up empty so far.
November 7, 2002

Developers Shelve Norfolk, Va., Shopping Center Plan.
November 7, 2002

Nags Head, N.C., Residents Oppose Plan to Allow Homes with Up to 12 Bedrooms.
November 7, 2002

National Fast-Cash Lender Penalized for Discarding Files in Norfolk, Va.
November 7, 2002

New Internet Version of Norfolk, Va., Newspaper Looks Exactly Like Real McCoy.
November 7, 2002

Developer Says Construction to Begin on Virginia Beach, Va., Office Building.
November 8, 2002

Portsmouth, Va.-Area Seniors Train to Bust Health Fraud.
November 8, 2002

Chief of Northrop Grumman Newport News Emphasizes Ethics in Talk to Students.
November 8, 2002

Company Submits Proposal for Wind-Energy Farm off Virginia's Eastern Shore.
November 8, 2002

Union Seeks Hourly Pay for Rail Workers.
November 8, 2002

First Trading Day Held for Norfolk, Va.-Based Portfolio Recovery Associates.
November 9, 2002

Teamsters Organize Norfolk, Va.-Area Port Truck Drivers.
November 9, 2002

Car-Tax Cut in Virginia Will Add More than Expected to Budget Woes.
November 9, 2002

Norfolk, Va.-Area Stores Hope Early Holiday Cheer Pays Off.
November 10, 2002

Land Speculator in Virginia Beach, Va., Struggling with Nephew over Estate.
November 11, 2002

Cox Communications to Absorb $1 Million in Chesapeake, Va., Tax Error.
November 12, 2002

Norfolk, Va.-Area Port to Keep Growing Regardless of Highway Plans.
November 12, 2002

Portsmouth, Va., Council to Vote on Rezoning Property for Job Center.
November 12, 2002

Magazine Editor Advises Black Professionals on Investing.
November 13, 2002

Developers Begin Hotel Construction in Chesapeake, Va.
November 13, 2002

Norfolk, Va.-Based Ship Deploys in War on Terrorism.
November 13, 2002

Cox Communications Denies Link between Chesapeake, Va., Payment, Rate Hike.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Robert McCabe Nov. 14--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--Cox Communications Inc. says its $1 million payment in back taxes to the city has nothing to do with a regional rate increase for cable television and high-speed Internet announced earlier...

Virginia's Attorney General Wants Tough Laws against Identity Theft.
November 14, 2002... Byline: Tom Shean Nov. 14--RICHMOND, Va.--As more and more Virginians fall victim to identity theft, Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore recommended Wednesday that the General Assembly strengthen the state's penalties against the crime. ...

Smithfield Foods Purchases Texhoma, Okla., Hog Producer from Spanish Company.
November 14, 2002

Norfolk Southern Corp. Scales Back Pension Returns.
November 14, 2002

Chesapeake, Va., Developer Faces Opposition on Luxury Apartment-Complex Plan.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Nov. 15--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--Battlefield Corporate Center's owner wants to build a luxury apartment complex in the business park, but opposition from one of the park's first occupants could derail the project. ...

Virginia Farmers Face Consequences of New Bill, Inclement Weather.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Linda McNatt Nov. 15--SUFFOLK, Va.--A new farm bill and the elements have dealt farmers a cruel hand this year. First, the farm bill cut the value of southeast Virginia peanuts almost in half. Next, a summer drought took a huge...

State Agency Criticizes Virginia Board of Medicine's Physician Investigations.
November 15, 2002... Nov. 15--RICHMOND, Va.--For the second time in three years, a state agency has criticized the Virginia Board of Medicine for the way it handles disciplinary cases against doctors. In a report released this week, the Joint Legislative Audit...

Titanic Salvage Firm to Pay Legal Fees for Stockholders It Sued.
November 15, 2002... Byline: Marc Davis Nov. 15--The company that has been salvaging the Titanic shipwreck must pay legal fees and sanctions for suing stockholders who criticized the company on the Internet, a New York judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Diane A....

California Meeting Planners' Conference to Tout Virginia's Black Heritage.
November 16, 2002... Byline: Katrice Franklin Hardy Nov. 16--Virginia's black heritage will be touted next week at a conference in California for black meeting planners. Attendees will learn that within the decade, one of the country's first slavery...

Suffolk, Va., Considers Asking Local Developers to Help Support Cost of Growth.
November 16, 2002... Byline: Harold Nedd Nov. 16--SUFFOLK, Va.--Suffolk is growing so fast that city leaders are worried about keeping up with resident demands for services such as schools, libraries and roads. Top officials said Friday they are...

Federal Workers in Norfolk, Va., Area Brace for Bush Privatization Plan.
November 16, 2002... Nov. 16--As the Bush administration vows to let private companies compete for more government work, tens of thousands of federal employees in Hampton Roads are waiting to see how the plan will change the local employment landscape. ...

Developer Calls Norfolk, Va., Office Park 'Overlooked'.
November 16, 2002... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Nov. 16--NORFOLK, Va.--It's hard to imagine anything near the intersection of Interstate 264 and Military Highway being described as overlooked. But that's how Anthony W. Smith described Riverside Corporate...

Norfolk, Va.-Area Banks Strive to Earn Trust of Hispanic Customers.
November 17, 2002... Byline: Katrice Franklin Hardy Nov. 17--The smiling Hispanic faces appeared on the Bank of America Web site alongside words like ayudan, financieros and credito. Only a Spanish-speaking person can read the words, which mean help,...

Developer Plans Apartment Complex for Portsmouth, Va.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Janie Bryant Nov. 18--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--There won't be a sign saying, "If you lived here, you'd be home by now." But a developer proposing a $20 million apartment development outside the gates of the Naval Medical Center...

Global Positioning Technology Helps Streamline Trucking, Shipping.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Michael Davis Nov. 18--Big rigs increasingly have an electronic eye on the sky as well as 18 wheels on the road. By communicating with satellites about 11,000 miles overhead, onboard Global Positioning System units help...

Virginia Beach, Va., City Planners Support Health-Care Campus.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Jason Skog Nov. 18--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Just beyond the wooded grove in the city's oldest park, scruffy softball fields, parking lots and a weedy volleyball court await a $130 million makeover. Over the next decade, Sentara...

New Director Makes Inroads in Reforming Virginia's Transportation Department.
November 18, 2002... Byline: Warren Fiske Nov. 18--RICHMOND, Va.--Nothing's changed. That's the conclusion state highway commissioner Philip A. Shucet reached the night of Nov. 5 after voters flatly rejected regional tax increases to build roads in Hampton...

Global Positioning System Relies on Three Tracking Satellites.
November 18, 2002

Experts Say Retail Sales Often Fall Casualty to War.
November 19, 2002... Byline: Joanne Kimberlin Nov. 19--In war, the luxury of timing often belongs to the attacker. If history repeats itself in Iraq, and Saddam Hussein violates U.N. weapons agreements, the United States likely will pick the moment when...

New Virginia Beach, Va., Convention Center to Be Built at Site of Old One.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Jason Skog Nov. 20--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Despite weeks of City Council wrangling over the location, the $193.5 million convention center will be built at the current site of the Pavilion with the promise of a revitalized 19th...

Delta Topples US Airways as Dominant Carrier at Norfolk, Va., Airport.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Debbie Messina Nov. 20--NORFOLK, Va.--Delta Air Lines has ousted longtime leader US Airways as the dominant carrier at Norfolk International Airport. September and October passenger counts show Delta in the No. 1 spot for...

Hampton Roads, Va., Residents Testify against Defunct Investment Firm.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Tom Shean Nov. 20--RICHMOND, Va.--To prospective customers, the investments available from Bright Cove Securities Inc. offered alluring returns and limited risk. Ritchie Scott, a former Norfolk firefighter, was told that shares...

Virginia Beach, Va., Development to Get Several Big-Name Retailers.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Nov. 20--The self-described "coolest outdoor sports and adventure store, period" is coming to Virginia Beach. Despite months of denials and no comments, rumors about Galyan's Trading Company coming to the...

Chesapeake, Va., Council Approves Rezoning Land to Aid Residential Development.
November 20, 2002... Byline: Doug Beizer Nov. 20--CHESAPEAKE, Va.--Bowing to the requests of hundreds of neighbors near a proposed development of 61 homes in Deep Creek, the City Council unanimously agreed to rezone a section of the land from heavy industrial...

Northwest to Offer Nonstop Flights between Norfolk, Va., Minneapolis.
November 20, 2002

Army Corps of Engineers Approves $37 Million Norfolk, Va.-Area Port Plan.
November 20, 2002

Rate Caps Will Save Virginia Utility Customers up to $871 Million by 2007.
November 20, 2002

Norfolk, Va., Area Maintains Call-Center Appeal for Companies Seeking Sites.
November 21, 2002... Byline: Tom Shean Nov. 21--With its moderate labor costs, Hampton Roads remains attractive to Fortune 500 companies seeking locations for new call centers, a consultant to the industry said Wednesday. However, major U.S. corporations...

Virginia, North Carolina Peanut Farmers Sue to Protest Crop-Insurance Cut.
November 21, 2002... Byline: Linda McNatt Nov. 21--Virginia and North Carolina peanut farmers have filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court, protesting a contract change that reduced the amount of crop insurance they will get from this year's crop from 31...

Bank of America Notifies 900 Employees That They Will Lose Their Jobs.
November 21, 2002

Owner of Norfolk, Va., Music Store Is Charged in Investigation into Copied CDs.
November 21, 2002

Israeli Maker of Identification Card Technology to Move to Virginia Beach, Va.
November 21, 2002

New Virginia Beach, Va., Office Building Receives First Tenant.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Nov. 22--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--Cecil V. Cutchins called out: "Tank, that flagpole is crooked." The burly James "Tank" Robinson turned and agreed. A few minutes later, as Cutchins continued the tour of...

Forecasters Say Economic Expansion of Norfolk, Va., Area to Remain Vigorous.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Tom Shean Nov. 22--Propelled by homebuilding, tourism and additional port traffic, the economic expansion in Hampton Roads will remain vigorous through yearend, forecasters at Old Dominion University predicted Thursday. ...

Norfolk, Va., Judge Orders Mediation in Farm Bankruptcy Case.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Christopher Dinsmore Nov. 22--A Norfolk federal bankruptcy judge ordered judicial mediation Thursday in the bankruptcy cases of Taylor Farms LLC and its owner, Linda Taylor Chappell, one of Virginia Beach's largest landowners. ...

Navy Official Pledges Commitment to Next-Generation Carriers, but No Details.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Carolyn Shapiro Nov. 22--PORTSMOUTH, Va.--A Navy acquisition official pledged Defense Department support Thursday for a redesigned aircraft carrier as a crucial piece of the vision to advance war-fighting. "We are moving...

Quarterly Sales Rise, Profits Drop for Virginia's Smithfield Foods.
November 22, 2002... Byline: Michael Davis Nov. 22--SMITHFIELD, Va.--A continued slump in pork prices butchered Smithfield Foods Inc.'s profits for its second fiscal quarter. In announcing the financial results Thursday, managers of the world's largest...

Virginia Beach, Va., Card Identification Center Could Hire More than Expected.
November 22, 2002

Norfolk, Va., May Buy Downtown Building for $2.6 Million.
November 23, 2002... Nov. 23--NORFOLK, Va.--City Manager Regina V.K. Williams said the city has tentatively agreed to buy the Selden Arcade in downtown Norfolk for $2.6 million. If the deal is finalized, it would ensure preservation of the unique 71-year-old...

Holiday Birds Grown in Norfolk, Va.-Area Are Popular with Some.
November 23, 2002... Byline: Linda McNatt Nov. 23--Choice birds for holiday fare this Thanksgiving range in price from 19 cents to about 70 cents a pound at area supermarkets. But some Hampton Roads residents prefer to spend more for a bird grown locally...

Sporting-Goods Retail War Looms at Virginia Beach, Va., Shopping Center.
November 23, 2002... Byline: Tony Germanotta Nov. 23--VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--From the entrance of The Sports Authority store at Lynnhaven North, you can see the front line of the next retail war. Across the parking lot, workers are finishing the brick facade...

Developers of Storage Building for Boats in Norfolk, Va., Minimize Concerns.
November 23, 2002