State of the City - Portsmouth
Come join us for the City of Portsmouth’s Annual State of the City Address hosted by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. The event will take place at the lovely Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel & Waterfront Conference Center, on Thursday, April 8th 2010. The City of Portsmouth is growing and we want to share our story with you. Please contact the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce for ticket information.
back to top There's Music in the Air
There sound of music will soon be in the air on High Street as the Virginia Youth Symphony and ERM Media make the Old Colony Theatre located at 430 High St. their new home. Robert Ian Winston
, the music director and principal composer, assembled a team of student performers, their parents and board members to assist with the $85,000 renovation. Together, the team transformed what was once a dilapidated old theatre that had its most recent use as a nightclub, into the New Colony Theatre. The theatre accommodates approximately 269 seats, office space, a small retail space for music sales and a piano recording studio. The theatre is expected to bring over 80 students and their parents to downtown Portsmouth twice a week, not only to make music but to make downtown Portsmouth a great family venue. http://www.vyso.us
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Something Special is Coming to Portsmouth
Special Events, Entertainment & Rentals
is celebrating its 22nd year of service by expanding into a larger facility here in Portsmouth. The company has acquired 2211 Elliott Avenue and will move into the nearly 75,000 square foot building this summer. The move will allow the company to expand its offering of event rental equipment and catering services. Experienced in creating memorable events for weddings, holiday parties, religious and corporate events, conferences, sales meetings, and picnics, the company is sure to plan a first rate function to kick off its next 20 years serving Hampton Roads. For more information on the company and its services call 757.485.1212 or visit www.virginiaspecialevents.com
. For more information on how to expand your business in Portsmouth, visit www.portsmouthvaed.gov or call 757.393-8804.
back to top Meet our Staff: Lee Moore
Lee Moore, Executive Assistant to the Director, has been with the Portsmouth Department of Economic Development for more than ten years. She manages the director’s appointment calendar, correspondence, and travel arrangements. She especially enjoys the “team” atmosphere within the department.
back to top Featured Property: BASF Site
The BASF site is a nearly 50-acre waterfront site located along the Elizabeth River in the industrial area of Portsmouth referred to as West Norfolk. Once home to BASF and its Super Absorbent Polymers Plant, the property is now available for a long-term ground lease through LMR Inc. The site is easily accessible from Route 164, known as the Western Freeway, and is adjacent to the APM Terminals. It has a 400,000 lbs. truck/rail scale (80 x 20 ft. concrete bed), is served by rail, and is part of the Heartland Corridor, a Norfolk Southern rail line between Hampton Roads and Chicago which, by late summer 2010, will allow freight moving in double-stack trains to shave off 200 miles and up to a day’s transit time between the East Coast and the Midwest. While the processing plant has been demolished, the foundation slabs remain and can accommodate massive equipment load for nearly every
type of construction and industrial use. Additionally, a 4,000 square foot maintenance shop remains which includes a 3 ton overhead track crane. Also, there are 5 large warehouses for storage. Primary feeders (23K volt power) are provided by Dominion Virginia Power and include a standby transformer. Four membrane lined ponds are on the property and provide a series of reservoirs to retain surface storm water runoff. A 750,000 gallon concrete skimmer pond also remains on the property. In addition to municipal water, the site is served by two deep water wells (640 ft. deep pumping 960 gpm). For more information, contact Portsmouth Economic Development at 757-393-8804 or LMR at 757-966.1082.
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