The State of the Region Report

06/20/2023

The 2023 State of the Region report debuts on Oct. 3, 2023!

08/17/2022

Save the Date! The 2022 State of the Region debuts in October. The Annual State of the Region Address examines the region's economic strengths and challenges based on the annual report produced by the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University.
The 2022 State of the Region Report consists of six chapters:
1.) Inflation, Drones, and the Economy of Hampton Roads
2.) The Rent is Too Damn High: Housing in Hampton Roads
3.) Splish – Splash – Cash: Swimming in Hampton Roads
4.) Does Hampton Roads Have Enough Nurses?
5.) Strangers in a Strange Land: Finding Refuge in Hampton Roads
6.) Perhaps I Won’t Go To Law School After All: The Declining Economic Fortunes of Lawyers in Hampton Roads

10/06/2021

The 2021 State of the Region report is available now - free download!https://ceapodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SOR2021-Final-1052021.pdf

08/13/2021

Our 2021 State of the Region report debuts in early October!

09/11/2020

The 21st Annual LHR State of the Region luncheon presentation will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6th at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott beginning at Noon. This event will have a virtual option. You must register to attend.

PRICE
In-Person:
$60.00 Chamber Members

$80.00 Prospective Member

Virtual:
$15.00 Virtual ticket

Event Registration Information: https://tinyurl.com/y6mlyj7s

The premier pro-business organization serving as an Impactful Advocate, Powerful Economic Partner, Inspiring Ignitor, and Regional Collaborator

11/06/2019

Another State of the Region in the books for 2019! Our next report debuts in October 2020. For more Dragas research, please visit www.ceapodu.com

09/30/2019

Last day to register! Tickets are almost sold out. Hope to see you tomorrow for the economic discussion of the year. *****na

Join us next week for the economic discussion of the year!

09/27/2019

Seats are selling fast! Join us for the economic discussion of the year in Norfolk and Newport News on Oct. 1 and Oct. 4, 2019. Six months after Something in the Water, what do we know about the economic impact of the event? Is there really a women's leadership gap in Hampton Roads? What is the difference between decriminalization and legalization of ma*****na? All of these topics and more will be covered in the 20th Annual State of the Region presentation.
https://events.hamptonroadschamber.com/sbaweb/events/events.asp?&id=1&wpid=-101&cale_id=3343&details=true&newsession=TRUE&sid=662588003

09/24/2019

Join us next week for the economic discussion of the year!

09/09/2019

The State of the Region Report The 2019 State of the Presentations will be here soon! https://www.ceapodu.com/reports/sor-reports/

07/30/2018

We are looking forward to sharing our Hampton Roads Medicaid research in the 2018 State of the Region Report. Coming in October! https://pilotonline.com/business/article_d12ceb6a-8b7c-11e8-8e4c-a7c5424c88d5.html

In Norfolk, 14.6 percent of its residents are uninsured, about 4 percent above the state number.

05/03/2018

Check out our latest employment update! March Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.6% as Employment Rises by 0.8%
http://www.ceapodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Dragas-Center-Labor-and-Economic-Update-2-May-2018-Final.pdf

04/09/2018

Read our latest analysis of the Hampton Roads Labor Market!http://www.ceapodu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Dragas-Center-Labor-and-Economic-Update-6-April-2018-Final.pdf

03/26/2018

From the 2017 State of the Region report, Chief Administrative Officer Barbara Blake Gonzalez, Director Robert McNab and Founding Director, James Koch discuss the problem of Brain Drain in the Hampton Roads area. https://pilotonline.com/inside-business/ibq/article_0d5622aa-221e-11e8-a33a-f7392566f1da.html

Our sense of identity not only affects us, but it affects how others see and respond to us.

02/20/2018

Do you remember our Automation Chapter in the 2016 State of the Region report? We still continue to research and discuss this topic! http://wtkr.com/2018/02/18/will-your-job-be-safe-in-the-age-of-automation/

The rise of automation, robots, and machine learning is expected to drastically disrupt the American workplace over the next 30 years.

02/15/2018

Unsure of the stock market these days? Read a commentary by the experts! http://www.odu.edu/about/odu-publications/insideodu/2018/02/15/topstory3

The stock market has experienced days of volatile trading swings this week, prompting widespread concerns, but Old Dominion University economists say the economy is sound.

02/09/2018

Windfall for Hampton Roads? What does the budget deal mean for us? http://www.13newsnow.com/news/politics/budget-deal-could-mean-big-boost-to-hampton-roads/516232858

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC)-- The bipartisan Senate budget deal would mean millions of dollars in new defense spending that would ripple throughout the local economy.

02/01/2018

In the news! https://hamptonroadschamber.com/news/article/january/31/2018/the-economy-will-surge-in-2018/

01/31/2018

In the news! https://pilotonline.com/inside-business/news/economic-development/article_e868a627-e26d-5192-b45d-31e671a7b358.html

Robert McNab and Vinod Agarwal, economics professors at Old Dominion University, shared their insights and projections regarding the economy for the nation, state and region.

01/26/2018

Look forward to see you on Wednesday! http://www.odu.edu/news/2018/1/econ_forecast #.Wmu1y_mnHX5

The regional and state-wide economic forecast is presented as part of the 2017-2018 Chamber Strome Business Series, a partnership between the University’s Strome College of Business and the Hampton Roads Chamber of commerce.

01/23/2018

Are you wondering about the future of the US and the Hampton Roads economy? Will we see another government shutdown in early February? Join us for the 2018 Economic Forecasting Project Presentation! Wednesday, January 31, 2018,
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel Register today-only one week to go! https://hamptonroadschamber.com/

To lead efforts shaping public policy changes that prepare the Greater Hampton Roads region for economic prosperity and a dominant business community.

01/08/2018

Read all about our big news! http://www.odu.edu/news/2018/1/dragas_ceap #.WlPaYt-nHcu

The Strome College of Business' Center for Economic Analysis and Policy became the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy on Jan. 1.

12/30/2017

We are looking for a new member of our team in 2018! https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/7245

This position serves as the Technology Administrator (TA) for the Center for Economic Analysis and Policy (CEAP). As the TA, this key individual will support the wide-ranging public policy analysis activities of CEAP, to include providing analytical rigor in the writing of the State of the Commonwea...

12/12/2017

Hampton Roads in The Wall Street Journal! https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/12/12/how-the-hampton-roads-va-job-market-became-the-most-troubled-in-the-u-s/

The Hampton Roads area of Virginia posted the sharpest employment losses of any metro region in the U.S. after defense spending stagnated or shifted elsewhere, pulling along people and jobs.

12/04/2017

Read the latest on the Hampton Roads Labor Market!http://www.stateoftheregionreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/November-2017-Labor-Market-and-Economic-Update-Final-04-Dec-17.pdf

10/25/2017

Our work in the national news! https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginias-unemployment-rate-is-only-37percent-so-why-is-the-economy-a-big-issue-in-the-governors-race/2017/10/24/ec5b73b8-b416-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.493336ec524f

As it is across the country, the economy is uneven across the commonwealth.

10/16/2017

Our Opioids research is in the News! https://pilotonline.com/news/local/health/why-are-so-many-people-not-working-or-looking-for/article_5f542ee8-7afc-5f3a-8c51-2ba942d9a7b6.html

Addiction to prescription painkillers could be causing people to lose their jobs and give up looking.

10/10/2017

Didn't get your copy of the State of the Region report? Download the digital version!http://www.stateoftheregionreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SOR-2017-Final-Report.pdf

10/10/2017

From our 2017 Report: http://www.odu.edu/news/2017/9/sor #.Wd01hGfK5aY

The 18th Annual State of the Region report, presented by the Center for Economic Analysis and Policy of the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University, will be unveiled at lunch presentations in Norfolk, Oct. 4; and Newport News, Oct. 6.

10/06/2017

10/06/2017

10/05/2017

In the news!

After reviewing the region’s strengths and challenges, economists say the 2017 State of the Region is improving.

10/04/2017

From this year's 2017 State of the Region report!

https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/the-effects-of-the-recession-have-been-alive-and-well/article_7c36b7ad-cfc9-556e-93cd-18eeaf201523.html

“For the first time in several years, our primary regional economic building blocks are starting to fall into place and better times appear to be on the horizon,” according to