Hampton Roads remains one of the more affordable metro areas in the United States, with an average cost of living coming in 5.2% below the national average. Choosing where to live, work, or invest often hinges on one critical factor: the cost of living. For businesses, it impacts operational expenses, employee satisfaction,…

Hampton Roads is rich with regional assets, and I recently discovered another remarkable one. On a tour of the SWIFT (Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow) facility in Suffolk, I was struck by the innovation and impact of this project. Thanks to Bob Crum for organizing the visit that I attended along with my colleague Amy,…

When I began searching for a summer professional work experience, I couldn’t find a position in my areas of interest that wouldn’t require me to move at least a time zone away from North Carolina. Fortunately, UNC MPA Alum Michael Evans was dead set on adding a UNC MPA student to the business intelligence team at the…

Hampton Roads has been in the headlines in all the good ways this summer. “LS GreenLink Makes Historic $680 Million Investment in Hampton Roads, Virginia.” “Plenty of Reasons to Cheer Cable Manufacturers Move to Chesapeake.” “A New Economic Development Agency Lets Hampton Roads Localities Invest in Each…