Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy

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

Hotels in Hampton Roads outpace the rest of the state in pandemic recovery NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — According to The Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University, revenue at Hampton Roads hotels in April 2023 was 31.6% higher than it was in…

Credit card debt among Americans up 17% compared to last year, report shows A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows Americans are carrying a record $986 billion in credit card debt, up 17 percent from last year.

Inside Business Power List 2023: Emeritus All the people on this emeritus list are still engaged, but their tenure in our community is not only implicit, it’s a valuable ongoing contribution.

With debt crisis looming, Warner calls damage from default 'draconian' Warner says Hampton Roads, with its heavy concentration of military personnel and operations and retirees, would suffer greatly.

ODU economist warns of debt ceiling impact on Hampton Roads "It would be like shutting down for COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. Catastrophic would be an understatement," said Dr. Bob McNab.

Annual Real Estate Market Review & Forecast at ODU - CoVaBiz Magazine If anybody can be quasi-recession proof, it’s probably Hampton Roads,” Van Rose, principal owner of Rose & Womble Realty, told the crowd of invitees at ...

Something in the Water's economic impact on Virginia, weather forecast and Richmond performers After three years without it, Virginia is ready to welcome back Pharrell Williams’s Something in the Water festival in Virginia Beach this Friday through Sunday.

From Suffolk to the World: Distribution centers helped city through pandemic - The Suffolk News-Herald Distribution operations and other economic decisions from the past are helping to continue growth in Suffolk and have helped produce strong economic trends for the city. With the increased demand during the first parts of the pandemic, officials said the city’s economy fared better in getting back...

As state revenues soften, Youngkin expects plenty of money for tax cuts Net income tax collections went down in March, but Virginia still collected $124.2 million more in revenues in the first nine months of the fiscal year than the governor projected.

Hampton Roads leadership organizations merge with goal of regional growth The newly formed Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable includes leaders from Sentara, Colonial Williamsburg and more.