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Mayor spotlights Port of Virginia grant, offshore-wind and shipyard investments and unveils $750M casino project

City of Norfolk · April 4, 2025
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The address highlighted a $380 million EPA clean ports grant for the Port of Virginia, major private and public maritime investments tied to offshore wind and shipbuilding, and announced a $750 million casino and resort next to Harbour Park with projected jobs and revenue estimates.

In his State of the City address, the mayor emphasized Norfolk's maritime and industrial role and listed a series of large-scale investments that he said are reshaping the waterfront economy. He cited a $380,000,000 clean ports grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supporting the Port of Virginia’s push toward net-zero emissions by 2040 and described Fair Winds landing (former Lambeth Point Docks) being redeveloped into a 132-acre maritime…

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