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Gun violence prevention programs saved Virginia hospitals more than $100 million
By Sandra Jones/WHRO Hospital-based violence intervention programs across Virginia have served nearly 10,000 patients since 2019 and helped avoid an estimated $101.8 million in health care costs, according to the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. Four of those programs in Hampton Roads have served 5,290 patients since March 2020. Fitzroy Smith, hospital violence intervention program […]
Business Notes: Kiln Creek Kroger reopens; Veteran-owned company launches first branded product
Cure Coffeehouse opened in Suffolk; Yorktown-based, veteran-owned company, recently launched its first branded product, Victory Series gloves. View more business notes throughout Hampton Roads.
For the first time in years, this 70 mm IMAX screen in Hampton Roads will show a Hollywood film
The Virginia Air & Space Science Center will show a Hollywood movie on its 70mm IMAX screen for the first time since 2017.
HRS: Careers in business and information technology
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Business Notes: Suffolk restaurant honored; Newport News Shipbuilding names new senior leader
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Hampton Roads’ races top political ad spending in Virginia
Political campaigns and interest groups have spent at least $80 million in the closing months to advertise on TV, radio and online
Virginia Arts Festival brings Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma and new Yorktown bluegrass event to region
HAMPTON ROADS — The Virginia Arts Festival will mark its 30th anniversary in 2027 with a season featuring jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and vocalist Samara Joy, along with performances in Williamsburg and a new bluegrass event in Yorktown.
Sentara Health, Aetna expand partnership
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New summit seeks to strengthen Hampton Roads defense sector
More than 500 business, government and industry leaders gathered in Norfolk Tuesday for the inaugural Ironclad Maritime Summit.
Inside Business 2026 Top Forty Under 40: Eric Sessions, HRSD
Eric Sessions is the director of IT operations at the Hampton Roads Sanitation District.
Inside Business 2026 Top Forty Under 40: Kelsey Callahan, Hampton Roads Community Action Program
Kelsey Callahan is the community engagement director at Hampton Roads Community Action Program.
Data breach at Chesapeake business
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HVAC issue ignites fire at Marketplace Dr. business
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Virginia home prices climb despite rising inventory
The number of homes for sale climbed across Northern and Central Virginia and Hampton Roads in September, while inventory rose.
Business Notes: Spanberger appoints Hampton Roads leaders to advisory council; $1.6M raised for St. Jude’s
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ODU, CHKD Harness AI and Geospatial Data to Understand Childhood Asthma Disparities
In some communities throughout Hampton Roads and Western Tidewater, children are hospitalized for asthma at nearly twice the rate of children statewide. Old Dominion University and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters researchers want to understand why — and whether artificial intelligence and geospatial analysis can help reveal patterns that traditional approaches may miss.
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13News Now (WVEC) is made up of storytellers, innovators, content creators, and idea generators. We stand for passion. Passion for our people, passion in our product, and above all- passion in our community. We value honesty, accuracy, and solutions. We serve as the local ABC affiliate for Hampton Roads. We strive for interaction with our audience and are constantly working on our presentation so that you have the best experience when consuming our products. Whether on air, online, or on the go- we are everywhere you go. Digitally we lead the market by more than a million actions over our nearest competitor. Join the conversation with us, help us tell the Stories of Now. About our parent company TEGNA- TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. With 46 television stations in 38 markets, TEGNA delivers relevant content and information to consumers across platforms.
HRS: Walk to support mental health
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Sentara Health to host free drive-thru flu vaccinations
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More healthcare workers needed in Hampton Roads
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Claude Moore Opportunities (CMO), a Virginia healthcare workforce nonprofit, released data in Sept. about the need for more healthcare workers across Hampton Roads and E…
Hampton Roads executives assess region’s strengths, challenges
Leaders in Hampton Roads including ECPI University, Sentara Health, and W.M. Jordan Co. discuss nursing demand, healthcare challenges, and regional real estate trends.
An overview of Hampton Roads
Home to 1.79 million people across 17 localities, Hampton Roads is Virginia’s second most populous region, just behind Northern Virginia. It also boasts
Hampton Roads museums undergo expansions
Barry Art Museum at ODU and Virginia MOCA expand galleries and event spaces, boosting Hampton Roads' arts scene with new exhibitions and community programs.
Navy contracts boost Hampton Roads submarine industry
Navy awards $76.6 billion in contracts, with $25 billion for Newport News Shipbuilding, boosting Hampton Roads economy and shipbuilding industry.
HRBT expansion enters final phase
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion in Virginia is entering its final phase, aiming to increase capacity and improve travel by 2027.
The latest in Hampton Roads construction
Here's the latest on major construction projects in Hampton Roads, both underway and recently completed. Here's the latest on major construction projects in Hampton Roads, both underway and recently completed.
Hampton Roads’ fastest-growing companies make Inc. 5000 list
This year, 245 Virginia companies, including 24 in Hampton Roads, made the Inc. 5000 list.
Hampton Roads workforce and entrepreneur development
The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Founded in 1919, The Apprentice School in Newport News has graduated more than 11,000 apprentices over
Business Notes: New utility director in Chesapeake; new Habitat for Humanity manager in Williamsburg
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HRS: Providing mental health guidance for students and parents
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Marlins Trailblazer Named to Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame
Joanne Renn-Barnes served the University as a coach and administrator for 25 years
HRS: Food's impact on our brain health
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Food, health experts detail latest food regulations
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Navy announces $1.7B Hampton Roads military housing plan
The U.S. Navy announced an agreement for a $1.7 billion project to build or develop housing for thousands of sailors across Hampton Roads.
A new report says Hampton Roads needs thousands of healthcare workers
Health care workforce leaders say some of the region’s smaller staffing gaps can be just as disruptive as lacking nurses or doctors.
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Richmond’s Trolley acquires Hampton Roads Taste’s events catering business
The move marks a continued expansion for Trolley into the region after previously acquiring Hampton Roads bistro, deli and drop-off catering business Gourmet Gang in 2024
1984 Flag Maker Business WAVY Archive
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1984 Virginia Beach Business Tax Changes WAVY Archive
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Summer season winding down for business owner at VB Oceanfront
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SUV accidentally crashes into business on Azalea Garden Road
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"Fun crowds and good times" says Virginia Beach Oceanfront business owner during Labor Day weekend
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Business Notes: Norfolk honored for financial reporting; 6 appointed to Hampton Roads GO Virginia council
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Businesses expect business boom with Cousinz Fest
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Business Notes: New leader at Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society; $750K awarded for Norfolk rail project
See who’s getting promoted and which businesses are celebrating milestones in Hampton Roads.
HRS: Benefits of doing business in Portsmouth
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HRS: "ICE - A Story of Love, Crime and Politics"
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HRS: Epic Discount for tech and entertainment
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HRS: "ICE - A Story of Love, Crime and Politics"
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Businesses evacuated during gas leak in Virginia Beach
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Cardiovascular health spending has tripled, but death rates are rising in major Hampton Roads cities
By Yiqing Wang/WHRO Cardiovascular care has become more advanced over the past two decades, giving doctors new ways to prevent deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other conditions. But a new national study found those advances have come with rapidly rising costs while improvements in cardiovascular death rates have largely stalled. The analysis, published in the Journal […]
Grants expand Hampton Roads apprenticeships
With a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, the Hampton Roads Workforce Development Council is offering local employers up to $30,000 to
Business to permanently close following fatal Mathews County crash
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Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center, Portsmouth Partnership join forces to grow small businesses
Amber Kostka, an owner of The Stockpot restaurant, is joining the effort as a business adviser.
Sentara Health ends contract with Anthem over reimbursement rates
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Sentara Health has terminated its contract with insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield following a dispute over reimbursement rates. While Sentara Health requested a 6.2%…
Sentara Health, Anthem dispute reimbursement rates
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HRS: Watch "WAVY Science Lab" with Jeremy Wheeler on WAVY+
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Support group rallies during Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
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Florida man walking across country to raise awareness about mental health makes stop in Hampton Roads
Man walks cross-country to raise mental health awareness
Attorney general’s office secures landmark settlement with discriminatory landlord
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones secured a $2.25 million settlement from landlord David Merryman for discriminatory housing practices in Hampton Roads.
Virginia: Rivers Casino wants to be the ‘entertainment capital of Hampton Roads’
It’s hard not to look. Digital screens on rows of slot machines, hundreds of them, are twice the size of iPads and three times as bright. Shapes, cowboys, lemon
The Norfolk Department of Public Health launches new Front Door platform
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — On July 8, the Norfolk Department of Public Health launched a new free platform named Front Door for uninsured adults in the southern area of Hampton Roads, according to…
Competing for the crown: Rivers Casino wants to be the ‘entertainment capital of Hampton Roads’
More than just gambling, Rivers Casino in Portsmouth has restaurants and live touring acts, and aims to be the No. 1 option for entertainment in Hampton Roads.
Business Notes: 140 new apartments in Norfolk; longtime Food Lion employees honored
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Virginia health officials warn that heat is causing medical issues for hundreds
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Virginia health officials warn that heat is causing medical issues for hundreds
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — As visitors and locals wrap up the Independence Day holiday weekend, new data reveals the stark reality of how extreme, record-breaking temperatures are impacting health…
Local businesses sending supplies to Venezuela
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Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
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Business Notes: Virginia Beach’s Tarnished Truth expands distribution; new city clerk in Newport News
See which businesses are expanding and which professionals are getting hired in Hampton Roads.
Business Notes: Stores open at Norfolk Premium Outlets; 3 women receive Farm Bureau awards
See which businesses are giving back and which ones are celebrating milestones in Hampton Roads.
The latest business openings and closings in Hampton Roads
Whether businesses are opening, closing, or moving to a new location, here’s the latest on what’s happening.
Virginia faces mental health provider shortages as Hampton Roads residents struggle to navigate care
In Hampton Roads, mental health providers say many people seeking care still end up in emergency rooms.
Virginia faces mental health provider shortages as Hampton Roads residents struggle to navigate care
In Hampton Roads, mental health providers say many people seeking care still end up in emergency rooms.
Oceanfront businesses feel affects of rain-filled weekend
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Business Notes: Grand Furniture donates 50 beds to kids; Deep Creek Bridge project reaches milestone
See which Hampton Roads businesses are giving back and which ones are celebrating milestones.
How will Spanberger’s vetoes affect Virginia politics going forward?
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Business Notes: Virginia Beach disability advocates honored; free mortgage for military family
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Hampton Roads’ Regional Black Chamber of Commerce hosted “Inside Politics Forum” in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It is National Small Business Month! Black BRAND, Hampton Roads’ Black Chamber of Commerce, took place Saturday, hosted by its annual “Inside Politics Forum&…
NAVSUP Business Systems Center Meets the Fleet in Hampton Roads
NORFOLK, Va. -- Thirty-four military and civilian personnel from Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) in Mechanicsburg, Pa., traveled to the Hampton Roads, Va., area of operation to participate in NAVSUP BSC’s Meet the Fleet event, May 4-7.
Inside Business reveals the 2026 Power List and Top 25
Inside Business creates its annual Power List to highlight the people who are influencing the economy in Hampton Roads. This year’s Top 25 influencers are listed in alphabetical order.
Business Notes: NSU raises $147M; McDonald’s to open in Virginia Beach
Norfolk State University’s Now Is Our Time campaign raised $147 million, exceeding its original $90 million goal. View the latest business news in Hampton Roads.
Black Maternal Health Week highlights disparities, solutions at Hampton Roads conference
Held as part of the national awareness week from April 11 to 17, the conference brought together doctors, nurses, social workers and midwife advocates to address inequities in maternal health care and outcomes.
Rising youth sports costs in Hampton Roads: How families can keep kids in the game
Hampton Roads is already a hub of innovation, business leaders say
Speakers at the region’s first State of Innovation Address talked rockets to Mars, the deep sea — and unicorns.
On 16th anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Va.'s federal lawmakers and health leaders weigh risks
Virginia's Democratic federal lawmakers and health care providers met in Hampton Roads to discuss lapsed parts of the ACA program and steep cuts to Medicaid funding.
Local business owner feels impact of overseas military operations
Many eyes are on the developing situation in Iran and Israel, especially here in the Hampton Roads.
The latest business openings and closings in Hampton Roads
Whether businesses are opening, closing, or moving to a new location, here’s the latest on what’s happening.
Fires damaged their Hampton Roads businesses. Here’s how they recovered.
Fires damaged or destroyed hundreds of businesses and homes across the Hampton Roads region last year. Chef and owner Eric Nelson has spent much of the past year rebuilding. “They had to take it down to basically nothing,” said Nelson, who has operated Crudo Nudo for more than eight years.
Eastern Shore Family YMCA expands girls-only sports programming
It started with a simple question from a 9-year-old basketball player. “Coach Liz, can I have another girl on my team?” That moment, recalled by Liz Klenke, sports director with the YMCA of South Hampton Roads, highlighted a reality many girls face as they grow older in sports: fewer female teammates, fewer opportunities, and fewer spaces where they feel they ... Read More
Inside Business recognizes 2025 Women in Business honorees
Inside Business has honored influential female business leaders in Hampton Roads for 23 years.