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NORFOLK, VIRGINIA PROJECTS COMING TO FRUITION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA N orfolk,Virginia, founded in 1682, is located in the center of the Hampton Roads region at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.The city of 240,000 has a long history as a strategic military and trans- portation hub; it is home to the world’s largest naval base,Naval Station Norfolk, and its deep-water channels serve as a major trade artery for the import and export of both domestic and international goods.Today, the 66-square-mile city also serves as the commercial and cultural center of the Hamp- ton Roads communities whose combined population approaches two million. Recently, the City of Norfolk has played host to many development and redevelopment projects,with over $1 billion in new private/pub-