Tidewater Community College dedicated on 
Monday a 30,690-square-foot Regional Automotive Center.
But college officials skipped the typical ribbon cutting, opting instead to drive a 2009 Acura through the ribbon.
The facility, located in Oakbrooke Business and Technology Center, just north of Great Bridge, replaces the previous center that was about one-tenth the size, a building that TCC was renting in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake.
The new center cost $10.1 million, including equipment and furnishings. The city of Chesapeake provided 6.1 acres and some funding.
