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Apr 29, 2024 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
Letter from the PublisherPublishedApril 29, 2024byBernie NiemeierBernie Niemeier, Virginia Business' president and publisher. Photo by James LeeIn the wake of the tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Port of Virginia stepped up to offer its support and immediately began taking on any cargo needing to be redirected our way.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
How’s your confidence? PublishedFebruary 28, 2024byBernie NiemeierBernie Niemeier, Virginia Business' president and publisher. Photo by James LeeBusiness always has its up and downs. We’ve all been through more than a few. As au courant as the dot-com economy might seem, that bubble floated skyward decades ago, bursting in 2002. It wasn’t just a small dip.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier |Kate Andrews |Beth Kanter |Joan Tupponce
Leisure tourism rebounds as new casinos boomPublishedFebruary 28, 2024byRobyn SiderskyAccording to the state government, visitor spending across Virginia surpassed $30 billion in 2022, exceeding 2019 expenditures by 4.4%. Nevertheless, business travel still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, particularly in…
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Dec 31, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
Got news? PublishedDecember 31, 2023byBernie NiemeierBernie Niemeier, Virginia Business' president and publisher. If you’ve been missing out on some local news events lately, it’s likely because local news is increasingly underreported. A report from the University of North Carolina found that between 2005 and 2020, the U.S. lost 2,100 — or roughly one-quarter — of its local community newspapers. Four years later, this trend toward “news deserts” continues unabated.
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Dec 31, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier |Cathy Jett |Courtney Mabeus-Brown
PublishedDecember 31, 2023byBernie NiemeierIf you’ve been missing out on some local news events lately, it’s likely because local news is increasingly underreported. A report from the University of North Carolina found that between…
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
Long-range forecastPublishedSeptember 28, 2023byBernie NiemeierBernie Niemeier, Virginia Business' president and publisher. In this 2023 issue of Hampton Roads Business, several experts give us their takes on what the region will look like in 20 years.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
In this 2023 issue of Hampton Roads Business, several experts give us their takes on what the region will look like in 20 years. A lot of what we think about Hampton Roads surrounds its strategic significance to the U.S. military as home to the world’s largest naval base and the nation’s largest military shipbuilding business, not to mention the Port of Virginia’s importance to Virginia’s economy and international trade.
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May 30, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
Welcome to the inaugural edition of StartVirginia, a product of Virginia Business magazine. While our editors have chronicled the economy of our commonwealth for more than 37 years, it’s almost impossible to start at the very beginning. Our state traces its business beginnings to the Virginia Company, chartered in 1606 by King James I of England to colonize America’s East Coast. Needless to say, the ensuing four centuries have seen many business developments.
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Apr 27, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
Letter from the publisherThe Port of Virginia and its surrounding maritime community are the crown jewels of economic development in Virginia. Fewer than half of U.S. states have any coastline at all, not to mention the combined industrial, commercial and military presence that makes Hampton Roads an enduring source of growth for the commonwealth and the nation.
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Mar 30, 2023 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Bernie Niemeier
In January, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a group of 24 other state attorneys general in challenging a U.S. Department of Labor rule allowing fiduciaries to consider environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria such as climate change in making investment decisions for retirement funds. The AGs argued that ESG practices work against investment companies’ fiduciary duties to maximize profits for their clients.
