Beginning in 2023, Coastal Virginia Magazine and CoVa BIZ are partnering with VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads for The Civic 50 Hampton Roads business recognition program. The Civic 50 is a national initiative established by…
Annual Real Estate Market Review & Forecast at ODU
If anybody can be quasi-recession proof, it’s probably Hampton Roads,” Van Rose, principal owner of Rose & Womble Realty, told the crowd of invitees at the…
Hampton Roads Chamber’s State of the City Series
Before a packed house of more than 1,000 guests inside the Virginia Beach Convention Center in March, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer and City Manager Patrick Duhaney…
Sustainable Buildings: The Meaning of Green
More and more builders, business owners and private citizens are seeking to work and live in spaces that are friendly to the environment or our…
Sustainability in Hospitality
“They brought in the state of Rhode Island and dumped it,” jokes Will Smiley, resident ecologist at the Tides Inn resort in Irvington, Virginia. Well,…
Hampton Aquaplex Soon to Make a Splash
During an Aug. 19 media tour of the new Hampton Virginia Aquaplex, crews were hard at work putting on the many finishing touches inside and out…
Introducing the Next Gen
Each year, CoVa BIZ Magazine asks our business community to nominate young professionals who are leading the way and making a difference in Coastal Virginia.…
TowneBank Shareholders Gather Again
Along with the usual earnings reports and action items at the annual TowneBank shareholder meeting, held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on May 25,…
Leadership and Learning: A Captain’s Next Journey
Christopher Newport University President Paul Trible, retiring this year, parlayed a political career into building “another great university for America” Anyone who returns to their…
Leadership and Learning: Making History in Hampton
After four and half decades as president of Hampton University, William Harvey leaves behind an undeniable legacy at the private HBCU One of the region’s…