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Positioning Portsmouth as the epicenter of a rising "blue economy" was a big theme of Mayor Shannon Glover's remarks. He touted projects such as the ongoing widening of the Port of Virginia's channels to accommodate more traffic and new maritime businesses setting up shop in the region.
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Margaret Stroud looked up at Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s historic “hammerhead crane” in June 1963 as she walked through the gates toward her new job. She was 21 and excited about the future On Tuesday — 60 years later — she signed out of the same shipyard for the last time. The newly-minted retiree’s view of the crane, looming 20 stories over the Elizabeth River, will be different now. “Wherever .
The Chesapeake resident dedicated her life to civil service, working at nearly a dozen commands across Hampton Roads over the past six decades. But it all began and ended with Norfolk Naval Shipyard.