🌱 Patch AM: What a $96M shipyard power upgrade means for Portsmouth

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In today's newsletter:

• What a $96M shipyard power upgrade means for Portsmouth
• How a Portsmouth 3D-printing firm plans to add 53 jobs
• What Navy catapult work is coming to Portsmouth through 2031?

Also on today's calendar: Higher Purpose Consulting LLC presents Health & Well-Being Conference & Expo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
• Tuesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, showers; windy, humid, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $871M F-35 Contract Modification (clearancejobs.com) — Portsmouth will see major long-term Navy investment as MEB General Contractors won a $96 million contract to upgrade the Gosport Substation electrical distribution system at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, with work running through 2032. Another Navy deal also sends EMALS support work to Portsmouth, tying the city even more closely to future Ford-class carrier operations and regional shipyard jobs.
   

• Radian Forge closes $2.5m seed round for large-format WAAM expansion (voxelmatters.com) — A Portsmouth-based advanced manufacturing company, Radian Forge, has secured a $2.5 million seed round to expand its large-format 3D metal printing capacity and grow its Portsmouth operations. The expansion, tied to a previously announced $10.5 million investment, is expected to create 53 local jobs and is backed by state grant support and veteran-focused investors serving naval and defense customers.
   

• U.S. Navy secures long-term support for EMALS catapult system (defence-blog.com) — Portsmouth will handle a share of work on a new $49.3 million Navy contract to sustain the electromagnetic catapult power systems on Ford-class aircraft carriers. While most of the work stays in Minnesota, the deal ensures long-term maintenance, repair, and parts support through 2031 for a key system that has seen reliability challenges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Portsmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Higher Purpose Consulting LLC presents Health & Well-Being Conference & Expo →
  Hub 757, 6801 Bridgeway Dr, Suffolk
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Purple Out →
  Portsmouth Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services, 1811 King Street, Portsmouth
• FREE WEBINAR | "Under a Golden Sky: The Mosaics of Florence Baptistry" →
  Online
  11:30 am
Wednesday September 23
• Art Lab →
  Portsmouth VA
  10:30 am
• Sound Bites →
  Portsmouth VA
  11:30 am
• Track & Field Meet
  Academy of International Studies at Rosemont BTW High School
  5:15 pm
Thursday September 24
• Cell Phone & Ice Cream Day →
  Portsmouth Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services, 1811 King Street, Portsmouth
• Watercolor Pencil Painting with Susan Owens →
  Portsmouth VA
  12:45 pm
• Baseball vs Ruffner
  Academy of International Studies at Rosemont BTW High School
  5:15 pm
• Softball vs Ruffner
  Academy of International Studies at Rosemont BTW High School
  5:15 pm
• Trivia Night at MoMac Brewing →
  Momac Brewing Company, 3228 Academy Ave, Portsmouth
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Liberty Tax Job Fair →
  2371 Liberty Way Virginia Beach, VA 23456
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We have two dogs that wandered into our backyard.
  Both have collars, but no tags. One is a male husky and one is a female basset hound/beagle mix. Very sweet. We closed the gate so they can't keep… (Nextdoor Hunters point)
• Looking for two people to assist in moving office furniture and equipment into storage Monday morning in the Port Norfolk area.
  Should only take about 1-2 hours. Please call 757-737-0022 if you can assist. The pay will be around $40/hr. (Nextdoor Hunters point)

• Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Portsmouth. Apply here.
• Leaf Home Solutions, LLC posted a job opening for Product Demonstrator ($18/hr + Commission) in Portsmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Portsmouth here.

🗞 Nearby News

Norfolk

• Michael Vick earns first Division I win as Norfolk State rolls past Hampton (miamiherald.com)
• Childhood cancer patients and their families honored at Norfolk Tides game (wtkr.com)
• Column: Downgrading the FBI office in Norfolk poses a national security risk (pilotonline.com)

Chesapeake

• Trump's Chesapeake Bay order rebuked stormwater fees. Experts say it won't end them. (pilotonline.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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