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Legislators say port lobbying work violated spirit of state law
Daily PressA current and a former state lawmaker said the Virginia Port Authority's decade-long federal lobbying activity runs afoul of a 1994 bill barring agencies in the commonwealth from hiring lobbyists. The law states employing an outside lobbyist "by an...Tags: Lawyers, Mark R. Warner, Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Port Authority board was in the dark on federal lobbyist
Virginia Port Authority officials said Thursday that the agency's governing board was unaware until last week of a relationship the agency has had with a federal lobbyist. A contract between lobbying shop Federal Advocates Inc., and a port authority...
Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Lobbying, Regional Authority, U.S. Congress, Bob McDonnell
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Port Authority's No. 2 official steps down
Daily PressJ.J. "Jeff" Keever, the second in command at the Virginia Port Authority, left the agency this week after almost a decade of work. Keever, who handled government relations in Washington and Richmond for the port authority as its deputy executive...Tags: Lobbying, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Regional Authority, Science and Technology, Hampton Roads
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Two big Manhattan property deals signal recovery, China interest
ReutersBy Ilaina Jonas NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - A group of investors, including Chinese real estate tycoon Zhang Xin, paid about $1 billion for a 40 percent stake in a landmark New York office building, a person familiar with the deal said on Sunday, in the...Tags: Rentals, Real Estate Sellers, Boston Properties Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, The Carlyle Group
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Walter E. Woodford Jr., highway engineer
Walter E. Woodford Jr., a state highway engineer and executive who supervised road construction projects from Ocean City to Garrett County and headed the building of the second span of the Bay Bridge in 1973, died of congestive heart failure May 22 at the...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Washington, DC, Religion and Belief, Port Deposit, Technology
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Keever leaves Va Port Authority
Jeff Keever, a top official at the Virginia Port Authority, left the agency. His last day was Wednesday. His departure was confirmed by a port authority spokesman. Keever had served in a government relations role as the authority's liaison to the...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics
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Port reorganization creates storm at VIT
Daily PressThree board directors of the Virginia Port Authority's nonprofit operating company stepped down in protest ahead of a corporate restructuring plan that would strip them of their authority. The resignations, which happened at a Virginia International...Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell, Government, Politics
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Reorganization charts a new course for port authority
Daily PressThe Virginia Port Authority's board of commissioners kicked off an agency overhaul at its regular meeting on Tuesday, while also tapping a global headhunting firm to help find a new top executive. The board unanimously approved a restructuring measure...Tags: Lobbying, Regional Authority, Internal Revenue Service, Elections, Politics
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Best mileage for transportation tax dollars
A new transportation law will soon tax Peninsula citizens to fund traffic congestion relief projects. Whether or not one agrees with the law, it is our duty to make sure that our tax dollars are spent correctly. The Hampton Roads Transportation...Tags: Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Road Transportation, Virginia Department of Transportation, Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice
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New York's One World Trade Center spire finally goes up
New York City can once again claim to be home to the tallest building in the country, and the Western Hemisphere for that matter. On Friday, workers topped off the new One World Trade Center building with a spire making the structure 1,776 feet tall,...
Tags: New York City, Employees, Executive Branch, One World Trade Center, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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World Trade Center reaches new heights with permanent spire
A spire set atop One World Trade Center on Friday was greeted with cheers from workers high in the air and spectators from the street below. The 408-foot spire, draped in an American flag, brought the New York City structure to a height of 1,776 feet,...Tags: New York City, One World Trade Center, Today (tv program), September 11, 2001 Attacks, Statue of Liberty
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VPA board moving ahead with executive director search
The Virginia Port Authority's board of commissioners formerly began an agency overhaul at their regular meeting on Tuesday, while also tapping a global headhunting firm to help find a new top executive. The board unanimously approved the restructuring...
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