It’s Out of This World
The Virginia Air & Space Science Center (VASSC), which adds a distinctive architectural profile to the heart of downtown Hampton, officially opened on April 5, 1992, as a collaborative effort between the City of Hampton and NASA Langley Research Center. What began primarily as a static museum showcasing artifacts from aviation and space history, has […]
The Peninsula Is Cooler Than You Think
Story & Photos by Beth Hester The Road Trippers Bob McKenna, President & CEO, Virginia Peninsula Chamber Caroline Branch, Marketing Manager, Virginia Peninsula Chamber Beth Hester, Managing Editor, CoVaBIZ Leona Baker, Editor-in-Chief, Coastal Virginia Magazine & CoVaBIZ Stephanie Heinatz, Founder, Consociate Media If you detected the strong scent of burning rubber on May […]
Perspectives on Coastal Virginia’s Small Business Scene
From your favorite ice cream shop to your local auto shop, small businesses provide the products and services that we rely on for fun and function in our daily lives. But small businesses are also major drivers of economic growth in Coastal Virginia. Job Creation Approximately half of the private work force in Virginia is […]
Innovation is Underway at Newport News Tech Center
By Grace Silipigni “I got to [Newport News] in 2014 with a piece of paper and an idea. It was one thing to have the vision and another to guide it through to reality.” Jeff Johnson, executive director of the newly constructed Tech Center Research Park, has been fundamental to the surge of innovation in […]
Leading Ladies: Zena Cardman
By Barrett Baker Zena Cardman Microbiologist and NASA Astronaut Candidate Inspiration to achieve great things can come from almost anywhere. For Zena Cardman, her path to becoming a NASA astronaut candidate started with a man named Emil Davis, her high school biology teacher. She always loved science, but it was Davis who got her really […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: Advanced Technologies Incorporated
By Barrett Baker Owner: 100 percent Employee-Owned Company Founded: May 1988 Location: 875 City Center Blvd., Newport News Number of Employees: 70 Advanced Technologies Incorporated (ATI) provides engineering and fabrication services in support of the aerospace industry research and development projects, including wind tunnel models, full-scale aircraft mock-ups, models and training devices, composite rotor blade […]
Small Businesses, Big Results: Advanced Aircraft Company
By Barrett Baker Owner: Bill Fredericks Founded: October 2015 Location: Peninsula Technology Incubator, 1100 Explorer Way, Suite 302S, Hampton Number of Employees: 3 Advanced Aircraft Company builds small (less than 55 pounds), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), capable of vertical landing and takeoff maneuvers. Unlike ordinary “drones,” AAC’s UAVs are aerodynamically designed to fly at sustained […]