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Sep 29, 2025

Hampton Roads projects under construction or recently delivered

Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk In May, Bon Secours opened its three-story, 100,000-square-foot Harbour View Medical Center in Suffolk. The facility, which adjoins the existing Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, came with a price tag of about $85 million. Harbour View Medical Center, which includes 18 private inpatient rooms and four […]

ODU internship boost preps students for future
Sep 29, 2025

ODU internship boost preps students for future

As a creative writing major at Old Dominion University, Kayla Boney says she knows jobs in her field after graduation may be “one in a million.” However, an internship with Teens with a Purpose, a Norfolk-based youth creative arts nonprofit, showed Boney, a 20-year-old rising junior, that her pursuits in the humanities, while challenging, can […]

Port of Virginia expects a reduction in imports from China due to President Trump's tariffs. Photo courtesy Port of Virginia
Sep 17, 2025

Port of Virginia sees 8.7% drop in cargo traffic

The Port of Virginia has seen a decline in shipping container volumes in recent months, amid President Trump's trade war.

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Sep 15, 2025

ODU hires new VP for national security initiatives

Old Dominion University announced last week that it has named Marty Irvine Jr. as its inaugural associate vice president for National Security Initiatives/

ODU internships boost student success, employer ties
Jun 29, 2025

ODU internships boost student success, employer ties

As a creative writing major at Old Dominion University, Kayla Boney says she knows jobs in her field after graduation may be “one in a million.” An internship with Teens with a Purpose, a Norfolk-based youth creative arts nonprofit, showed Boney, a 20-year-old rising junior, that her pursuits in the humanities, while challenging, can result […]

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May 15, 2025

Virginia unemployment spike ‘an economic shock,’ economist says

For the week ending May 10, 3,992 people filed initial unemployment insurance claims which is 46.8% higher than the previous week's 2,720 claims and a 67.3% increase over a comparable week last year (2,386).

A rendering of ODU's planned. Biological Sciences building. Image Courtesy VMDO | Ballinger.
Apr 29, 2025

ODU breaks ground on $184M biosciences building

Old Dominion University on Monday broke ground on its biggest capital construction project ever — a five-story 162,586 square-foot biological sciences building.

ODU breaks ground on $25M Barry Art Museum expansion
Apr 21, 2025

ODU breaks ground on $25M Barry Art Museum expansion

The Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University in Norfolk is undergoing a massive $25 million expansion that will double its gallery space. ODU last week broke ground on the project, which will add a 25,200-square-foot, three-story wing that includes a multiuse event space, a new media video gallery showcasing multimedia artworks, a community gallery […]

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Apr 21, 2025

Is slight rise in Virginia unemployment ‘calm before storm?’

Virginia’s unemployment rate numbers are on a slight rise, according to data from the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, also known as Virginia Works. The state agency reports that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.2 % compared to 3.1% in February and 2.8% […]

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Mar 21, 2025

ODU taps new dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School

Dr. Judette Louis, a maternal-fetal health physician from the University of South Florida, will be the next dean of the Eastern Virginia Medical School within Old Dominion’s newly created health sciences college, ODU announced this week. Louis will start Sept. 2 as dean of the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical […]

On Feb. 24, 2025, Gov. Glenn Youngkin unveiled Virginia Has Jobs, an initiative to “connect job seekers with opportunities in the commonwealth. Photo courtesy Office of the Governor
Mar 18, 2025

While Youngkin celebrates Virginia’s labor force gains, economists warn of future unemployment

Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he feels good about the state’s employment landscape. In an announcement Tuesday, the governor celebrated that Virginia added 7,100 more jobs in January 2025, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “More Virginians are working than ever in the commonwealth as jobs and opportunity continue to expand […]

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Feb 14, 2025

Norfolk eyes two former school sites for development

The Norfolk city government is soliciting help to figure out how to transform two former school sites into significant assets that generate tax revenue. The city government has sent out two Requests for Information asking professional real estate development firms to provide insights on how it should develop the former Coronado School and former Madison […]

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