Compiled by Beth Hester | Photography by David Uhrin Each year, CoVaBIZ asks our business community to nominate young professionals who are leading the way…
Biophilic Design Blurring Boundaries
If the terms “biophilia” and “biophilic design” are new to you, you are not alone. Even some architects have to Google it, yet its principles…
Taking on the Affordable Housing Crisis
Across the country, in places both urban and rural, principals, teachers, even school bus drivers are being trained to spot students who may be struggling…
She’s Got the Power: Selma Spratley
One summer while a student at Hampton University, Selma Spratley got a part-time job that changed her life. A psychology major, she was considering graduate…
2023 CoVa BIZ BOB Awards Winners
Every year we ask CoVa BIZ readers and the Coastal Virginia business community to nominate and vote for the businesses and individuals they believe to…
Aashish Matani on Taking the Long View
Photo Above: Left to right: Emily Kenyon, Andrew Merchant, David Burlin, Aashish Matani, Melody Litwiller, Asmeret Ghebremariam, Tanya Merchant. Photography By David Hollingsworth Photography From…
100 Influential Leaders in Business in Coastal Virginia
Athletics & Sports Camden Wood Selig Director of Athletics, Old Dominion University Dani Timm Director of Sports Tourism, Virginia Beach Arts, Entertainment & Attractions Robert…
Key Players Leading the Way in Local Business
Women of the HRBT Expansion Project The largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion is making history in another way:…
A Century of Community Banking
What does it mean to be a community bank? Robert “Rob” Shuford Jr., president and CEO of Old Point National Bank (Old Point) and Old Point…
Coastal Virginia Business Milestones
If starting a business were easy, everyone would do it, as they say. But starting a business doesn’t hold a candle to sustaining one over…