Charles E. “Chuck” Rigney Sr. - Photo courtesy of Hampton
A veteran of the Norfolk economic development scene is again jumping ship to lead a neighboring locality’s efforts at attracting investment.
Charles E. “Chuck” Rigney Sr. will start as Hampton’s director of economic development on Oct. 8 with a salary of around $144,000. Rigney currently works for Norfolk’s economic development arm where he makes $134,732.
“It’s a really exciting time,” Rigney says. “I can’t wait to start over there.”
Rigney was named Norfolk’s economic development director in 2015. In March this year, however, he became assistant director of development and took a $8,528 pay cut. Norfolk’s former planning director, George Homewood, is Norfolk’s interim economic development director.
