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Four ship-to-shore container cranes the Port of Virginia put into service at Virginia International Gateway in April 2025. The port will complete its $450 million dredging project next month, delivering the deepest shipping channels on the East Coast. Photo courtesy Virginia Port Authority
Jan 7, 2026

Port of Virginia to complete $450M dredging project in February

The Port of Virginia will complete its $450 million dredging project next month, delivering the deepest shipping channels on the East Coast.

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
Dec 17, 2025

Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.

Four ship-to-shore container cranes the Port of Virginia put into service at Virginia International Gateway in April 2025. The port will complete its $450 million dredging project next month, delivering the deepest shipping channels on the East Coast. Photo courtesy Virginia Port Authority
Dec 17, 2025

Federal employment, trade declined in 2025 in Virginia

Virginia saw some economic growth in 2025, but it was slow compared to 2024, and statewide unemployment is expected to rise in 2026, according to Old Dominion University's State of the Commonwealth economic report released Tuesday.

Stephen Edwards tapped for national port association board
Dec 2, 2025

Departing Port of Virginia CEO to join ferrying company

Virginia Port Authority CEO Stephen A. Edwards, who announced in November that he would be stepping down at the end of the year, will be CEO of ferry infrastructure company Hornblower Group at the start of 2026.

Stephen Edwards tapped for national port association board
Nov 17, 2025

Edwards to step down as Port of Virginia CEO

Stephen A. Edwards is stepping down at the end of the year as the Virginia Port Authority's CEO and executive director to take a new job in the private sector, the Port of Virginia announced Monday.

Brian Warpup inspects one of his soybean fields in Warren, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Sep 29, 2025

Trump’s trade battle with China puts soybean farmers in peril

China stops buying U.S. soybeans, leaving Virginia farmers with fewer export markets. Simultaneously, farmers face rising expenses.

Jeremy Jeffreys. Photo courtesy Fairlead.
Sep 18, 2025

Fairwinds Landing partner promotes COO and SVP

Portsmouth-based advanced engineering and manufacturing company Fairlead, a Fairwinds Landing project developer, promoted Jeremy Jeffreys to SVP and COO.

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.

Virginia logistics space squeezed by data center boom
Jul 29, 2025

Virginia logistics space squeezed by data center boom

After the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Virginia experienced a surge in demand for warehousing and distribution space driven by consumers shifting to the convenience of online shopping. In 2022, at the height of this boom, developers responded by rapidly adding new supply, with Richmond and Hampton Roads seeing dramatic increases in[...]

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Jul 10, 2025

CV International taps new CFO

Norfolk-based logistics company CV International announced Tuesday that it has appointed Jeff Underwood as chief financial officer.

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May 28, 2025

Antitrust lawsuit against General Dynamics, HII revived in appeals court

Two former naval engineers who claimed that General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and more than a dozen other government contractors and shipbuilders illegally agreed to not poach each other's employees will receive a rehearing, a federal appeals court panel ruled this month.

Switzerland's Economy Minister Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, next to Switzerland's President Karin Keller-Sutter, center, during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, Pool)
May 10, 2025

Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope

U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Geneva to ease a growing tariff war, with global trade and economic stability hanging in the balance.

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