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Virginia Beach:
Why people are talking about Virginia
Beach
It’s easy to see why people
are talking about Virginia Beach. Not only is it one
of the best places to live in America; it’s also
one of the best places to work.
Virginia Beach is the 42nd largest
city in the United States with a population of 440,908.
Its prime location along the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake
Bay makes it a popular destination for travelers and
a beacon for people seeking a lifestyle that is rich
with recreational, educational and professional opportunities.
After 56 years in New York, Lillian
Vernon recently relocated its corporate headquarters
to Virginia Beach. The leading national catalog and
online retailer consolidated corporate operations with
its national distribution center that was already in
Virginia Beach. The facility sits on 62 acres and encompasses
827,000 square feet, the size of 18 football fields.
“The move is one method to
increase efficiency,” says Michael Muoio, President/CEO.
“It makes good economic sense to combine our corporate
functions, and Virginia Beach is an ideal location for
our distribution center. The move also signals an approach
to streamline company operations coinciding with new
ownership by Sun Capital Partners.”
Lillian Vernon joins an impressive
roster of Virginia Beach companies including AMSEC-SAIC,
Cendant/Avis/Budget, GEICO Direct, MIS Gear Inc., LifeNet,
Lockheed Martin, MG miniGears Inc. and STIHL Inc. to
name a few.
Virginia Beach and the Hampton Roads
region have one of the largest concentrations of military
installations in the country. It’s a natural magnet
for defense-related industries, modeling and simulation,
engineering and employers looking for a large pool of
highly skilled workers.
Virginia Beach’s corporate employer
base offers competitive salaries and a wealth of professional
opportunities. This, plus a cost of living that is 30
percent lower than that of Washington D.C., attracts
a much-desired work force to the city.
Virginia Beach has 38 miles of shoreline,
79 miles of scenic waterways and 60 miles of biking
trails. The city maintains 208 municipal parks encompassing
4,000 acres. A towering bronze sculpture of King Neptune
flanks Neptune Park, one of three oceanfront parks along
the award-winning Virginia Beach boardwalk. Recreational
offerings include swimming, surfing, sailing, scuba
diving, horseback riding, fishing, canoeing, jet skiing,
parasailing, tennis and more than a dozen public golf
courses. The city also boasts the renowned Sportsplex
multipurpose stadium, home of the Virginia Beach Mariners
professional soccer team.
Virginia Beach has one of the nation’s
best public shool systems, and the Avanced Technology
Center provides opportunities for high school and community
college students to earn additional training in industry-certified
programs that support the area’s high-tech businesses.
The city is also home to Regent University and ECPI
College of Technology and has campuses for Old Dominion
University and Tidewater Community College.
The Town Center of Virginia Beach,
just miles from the oceanfront resort area, is located
at the core of the Central Business District. It spans
17 blocks and is growing quickly with upscale retail,
luxury residential, Class A office, hotels and an array
of national and regional restaurants.
When complete, The Town Center will
comprise 4.3 million square feet of commercial and residential
space. Now in its final construction phase, The Westin
Virginia Beach Town Center Hotel & Residences is
officially the tallest building in Virginia. The hotel/condominium
is the latest offering in the mixed-use urban center,
which is a public-private partnership between the City
of Virginia Beach and Armada Hoffler.
Virginia Beach consistently ranks
as one of the safest cities in the country, and residential
offerings fit any lifestyle, from oceanfront beach houses
to urban lofts or country homes.
With all it has to offer, it’s
easy to see why people are talking about Virginia Beach.
Visit us soon, and discover Virginia Beach for yourself.
www.yesvirginiabeach.com
800-989-4567
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