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NORFOLK — The City Council voted Tuesday to add a new property to its portfolio, a nearly 4-acre parcel currently owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. City documents ...
The VPA acquired Norfolk International Terminals from the City of Norfolk in 1972. In order to manage the consolidated marine terminal operations, Virginia International Terminals, Inc. was created in 1982. VIT not only systematized operations at the VPA's facilities, but also moved cargo more efficiently and strengthened the port's marketing ...
Norfolk (locally / ˈ n ɔːr f ʊ k / ⓘ NOR-fuuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States.As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 96th-most populous city in the nation. [4]
On May 3, 2016 he was elected mayor of Norfolk, Virginia with 51.6% of the vote in a three-way race. [22] He is the city's first black mayor. He has served as President of the Beacon Light Civic League, vice-chair of Norfolk's Planning Commission, and member of Norfolk's Human Service Commission and Economic Development Authority.
Despite the uncertainty, the City Council’s budget and intergovernmental relations committee spent much of its February meeting discussing how to grow its minority- and women-owned business program.
Though Virginia Beach and Williamsburg have traditionally been the centers of tourism for the region, the rebirth of downtown Norfolk and the construction of a cruise ship pier at the foot of Nauticus in downtown has driven tourism to become an increasingly important part of the city's economy. The number of cruise ship passengers who visited ...
The city council also elected the Norfolk's mayor at the time. The city council elected Thomas as the new mayor in 1976 by a 4–3 margin on the 27th ballot. [1] He was re-elected as mayor by the city council for three additional term, each unopposed from 1976 to 1984. [1] Thomas supported the construction of the Waterside development, as well ...
Paul David Fraim (born October 26, 1949) is an American politician and lawyer.A Democrat, he was elected to the City Council of Norfolk, Virginia in 1986, was appointed mayor of Norfolk July 1, 1994 and re-appointed every two years until May 2006 when he became the first popularly elected mayor since 1916.