New service
A new Student Care Center at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk is a collaborative effort among funders and partners that involves employing a holistic approach to student success by bringing comprehensive medical services directly to students.
The center, funded by a three-year grant from Optima Health with medical services provided by Eastern Virginia Medical School, is the most recent accomplishment of an initiative called United for Children. Partners include United Way of South Hampton Roads, Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk Department of Health and the city of Norfolk.
The center, which is the first of its kind in Hampton Roads and the second in Virginia, is designed to offer the services of a family physician’s office in a clinical space inside the school. Students now have access to medical services beyond the scope of what school nurses provide, including sports physicals and general health exams; referrals to specialists or other community services; and continuity of care for ongoing medical needs.
Additional health services will be provided with other community partners, according to a news release.
Expansion
INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc., a provider of intelligent transportation systems for public transit, will expand its presence in Chesapeake. The company will consolidate its administrative offices, two manufacturing firms and warehouse operations into a 70,000-square-foot facility, according to a news release.
GO-1 LLC, an affiliate of INIT, has signed a contract with the Chesapeake Economic Development Authority for eight acres of land in Oakbrooke Business and Technology Center to develop the new facility. Groundbreaking is scheduled for April 2016 and March 2017 is the targeted completion date.
The new office will house INIT’s staff including its engineering, development, sales, customer support, IT, project management and administrative departments. INIT’s North American operations are located in the Greenbrier Business District of Chesapeake, encompassing the company’s two manufacturing firms, Superior Quality Manufacturing LLC and Total Quality Assembly LLC.
New location
Tidewater Physical Therapy recently opened its second Norfolk clinic, on West Brambleton Avenue, near downtown.
Located at 250 W. Brambleton Ave., the facility has a 4,000-square-foot gym and offers comprehensive PT services including orthopedic and manual therapy as well as balance and fall prevention programs.
The location’s clinical director is TJ Stites, who received a degree in sports medicine from Radford University and a graduate degree in physical therapy from Old Dominion University. He also completed a doctorate in orthopedic and manual physical therapy from the Ola Grimsby Institute.
Contracts
Power equipment manufacturer Stihl Inc. has awarded JLL property management of its 2600 International Pky. facility, International Industrial Center. JLL will also oversee the facility’s leasing.
Located on a 45-acre campus, the center totals 676,000 square feet of high bay warehouse and manufacturing space and includes 100,000 square feet of mezzanine space, 95,000 square feet of office space, 650 parking spaces plus 50 trailer parking spaces.
Built in 1987 and expanded in 1995, this Class A industrial center was previously a corporate headquarters and manufacturing site for Lilian Vernon. It is adjacent to Stihl’s headquarters at 536 Viking Drive.
Historic St. Luke’s Church in Smithfield has hired Germono Advertising Co. of Norfolk and Proximo Marketing Strategies of Williamsburg to manage its traditional and digital advertising as well as its social media.
Historic St. Luke’s, Virginia’s oldest church, offers daily tours, venue rental, a gift shop, historic artifacts and field trips.
Germono Advertising specializes in media planning, placement and management for businesses in the Hampton Roads market. Lindsey Germono, agency president, is a Certified Internet Marketer through the Internet Marketing Association and holds an MBA from Regent University.
Courtney Buzzell is the owner of Proximo Marketing, which recently launched a second location in New Haven, Conn., to serve the greater New York area.
Awards & honors
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Hampton Roads Employer Inclusion and Diversity (HEIDI) Award by the Hampton Roads Diversity and Inclusion Consortium. It was the winner among the medium-sized local organizations whose members represent all areas of the arts in Hampton Roads.
A news release stated, the alliance “exemplifies excellence in diversity and inclusion practices and demonstrates the positive results of these practices in the workforce and in the marketplace.”
The League of American Bicyclists has recognized Virginia Beach with a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community award, joining 371 other such communities across the country. The award recognizes the city’s commitment to improving conditions for bicycling through investment in bicycling promotion, education programs, infrastructure and pro-bicycling policies.
Since Virginia Beach’s 2011 Bikeways and Trails Plan was instituted, the city’s system of bikeways and trails has grown from 21 miles on-road and 120 miles off-road to 97 miles on-road and 137 miles off-road.
ECPI University has been designated a 2016 STEM Jobs Approved College by Victory Media. In addition, ECPI was recognized with an Industry Award for being among the best at training and preparing graduates to enter STEM fields.
Donations & service
Long & Foster Real Estate announced that its Shore Drive-Coastal office will support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve by being a Toys for Tots collection site through Dec. 11. Until then, toys may be dropped off seven days a week, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the office at 3181 Shore Drive.
For more information, call the office at (757) 481-1919.
Last month, 10 Bank of America employee volunteers partnered with representatives from Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg to help build a new home, including installing windows and new siding, for Newport News resident Wendy Saltzgiver. The construction of the home was part of a week-long build that took place in more than 60 U.S. communities and seven international cities.
In a prepared statement, Charlie Henderson, BoA Hampton Roads market president, said, “Homeownership is a critical part of financial security and a cornerstone of thriving neighborhoods, but it is still hard to achieve for many residents throughout the Greater Peninsula, particularly low- and moderate-income families.”
Bank of America and Habitat have worked together helping families build a place to call home for 25 years.
