Business & Growth

Cannabis possession has been legal for years in Virginia, but the state still lacks a regulated retail system.

After years of failure to fund new research, advocates want legislation to press pause in the meantime.

After being delayed, the carrier is on track for delivery in 2026.

A pair of bills in the General Assembly raise questions about who should be allowed to provide preventive dental care.

The decline, which other cities in the region are seeing too, follows a period of higher homicide numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some warn the decline could be short-lived.

“Doesn’t matter who they are, what they did, where they come from, what they have, what they don’t have; they’re our neighbors and we’re called to love them,” said Grace Granger, director of operations.

The 2026 Annual Economic Forecast predicts worsening economic conditions in Virginia and Hampton Roads.

The crux of tensions between business owners and the foundation that runs the Pagoda is the question of what the property is, and should be, to the city of Norfolk.

The massive vessels were decommissioned in favor of smaller, more versatile ships. And experts are skeptical of the plan to build new ones.

A six-year pilot program in Chesapeake aims to establish a model for cutting climate pollution in the industrial sector.