Raising capital for a small business is challenging. Add social and economic barriers to the mix, and it can become overwhelming. Entrepreneurship in Virginia is…
A Good Year for Tourism and Hospitality in Coastal Virginia
Since 1999, the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University has been releasing its annual State of the Region Report that…
Small Business: Bold Mariner Brewing
It was 2011 and Norfolk-based Navy SEAL, Michael Stacks, owner of Bold Mariner Brewing, was facing a landmark decision: What to do when he retired?…
Small Business: East Coast Repair & Fabrication
East Coast Repair and Fabrication, better known as ECR, started out as a one-man ship repair business operating from the back of the founder’s pick-up…
Regional Green Hydrogen Hub Update
On Friday, October 13, President Joe Biden and Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Jennifer Granholm announced the selection of seven regional “clean…