Life in Hampton Roads

LIFE IN HAMPTON ROADS

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Amazon has announced plans to build a 650,000-square-foot fulfillment center and a 219,000-square-foot delivery station in Virginia Beach Beach, which are collectively expected to produce more than 1,000 jobs.

Doug Smith, Hampton Roads Alliance President and CEO, says the Virginia Beach Amazon jobs help “cement the region’s dominance in fulfillment and technological innovation within the distribution space.”

Suffolk is already home to Virginia’s second largest building, which belongs to Amazon — a 3.8 million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center.

In the past year, Amazon.com continued its march across the commonwealth, announcing plans to build a 650,000-square-foot fulfillment center and a 219,000-square-foot delivery station in Virginia Beach, which are collectively…

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“This is now getting very real.”
Stephen Edwards, Virginia Port Authority CEO and executive director, has remarked about the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project.

Six monopiles, enormous metal structures used as wind turbine bases, are ready to be loaded onto a boat and travel to the wind farm site for installation!

The first batch of the enormous monopiles used as wind turbine bases are set to be transported to the Dominion Energy wind farm near Virginia Beach, according to Virginia Port Authority officials.

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The Alliance will be representing Hampton Roads at AUVSI Xponential 2024, the unmanned systems industry's largest global conference and exhibition! The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation is organizing the Virginia Pavilion - VEDP, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, the Loudoun County Economic Development Authority, the New River Valley Economic Development Alliance, and the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority will also be there to market our state to members of the unmanned systems industry as the ideal place to locate their manufacturing and business operations.
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The Virginia Pavilion will feature cutting-edge innovations at global conference in San Diego.

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Welcome to Hampton Roads

From our historic beginnings, the Hampton Roads region has grown into a diverse, dynamic, and exciting area with more than 1.8 million residents and counting.

Comprised of 14 diverse localities, each community has its own unique identity and culture. From the bustling metropolitan core of Norfolk, to the sunny oceanfront of Virginia Beach, the rolling farms of Suffolk, and the rich history of Yorktown, you can find every lifestyle here. As a collective whole, Hampton Roads is known as a lively, hard-working region that radiates southern charm.

Our Localities

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Maritime

One of the most notable characteristics about Hampton Roads is connection to water. Located on the Eastern Coast of the United States, the region borders the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and is interwoven with miles of rivers, most notably the James, Elizabeth and York. Access to these bodies of water offer residents a full range of water-based activities, including fishing, boating, swimming, and some of the best seafood in the country.

Military Presence

Hampton Roads has a strong military presence with 15 military bases located throughout the region representing every branch of the United States Military. At any given time, tens of thousands of men and women who live here serve in the armed forces. Additionally, individuals who were previously stationed here from across the country choose to retire locally due to the high quality of life in Hampton Roads. We are proud to support our troops and take pride in their positive impact on our community.

Daily Life

Weather

Hampton Roads experiences all four seasons. Summer temperatures averages in the high 70s - mid 80s with mild winters where it snows about once per year.