What is the Longshore Industry and why is it so relevant to Coastal Virginia?
Coastal Virginia boasts one of the busiest ports on the East Coast and Huntington Ingalls Industries is Virginia’s largest industrial employer. The Port has the deepest water harbor on the United States East Coast, with waterways on the James, York and Elizabeth Rivers. The shipyard is aligned on the James River and boasts an ever […]
The Veteran Talent Acquisition Landscape Has Changed
There’s increasing competition in the realm of Veteran talent acquisition, and the situation is all too familiar to any C-level executive or HR professional. In 2011, the unemployment rate among post-9/11 Veterans was a concerning 12.1%. Back then, despite public gratitude for their service, many businesses overlooked the immense potential these Veterans possessed. Fast forward […]
Mission Protection
A group of 89 elementary schoolers were enjoying an early afternoon harbor tour on waterways around Naval Station Norfolk when a fire erupted in the cruise ship’s engine room. U.S. Coast Guard Captain and current Virginia Sector Commander, Peggy Britton, received the Spirit of Norfolk’s June 7, 2022, mayday signal and sprang into action, coordinating […]
Creativity, Confidence and Connection
Like the translucent blues and greens that flowed from soft bristle brushes across absorbent, gently rippling paper—tentatively at first, and then with more assurance—week three of Iona Drozda’s watercolor studio for eight adult students glided seamlessly between a review of the first two sessions, discussion, demonstration, visual research, notetaking and practice. Meeting in the studios […]
Mission Accomplished
As a military spouse, Charleta Harvey knows all too well the unique challenges faced by women affiliated with the military, whether they wear the uniform or support someone who does. That is why she started Patriot Woman Coaching, a company in Portsmouth that helps military associated women of all ages and backgrounds to balance military […]
Connections That Make a Difference
Dorothy Askew and Arizone Brown smile wide when talking about Women in Defense Greater Hampton Roads. As vice president and president, respectively, their happy faces have become part of the Women in Defense (WID) brand. “We did a walk through at the Chesapeake Conference Center, where we’re having an event,” Askew shares, “and the director […]
From Service to Startups
My father served in the United States Air Force for 27 years. He retired the summer I graduated from Hampton’s Kecoughtan High School after which my parents returned to their roots on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and I went off to Ole Miss where none of my new friends had military backgrounds. This was strange […]
A Rising Star in the Shipbuilding Industry
The United States military is a force to be reckoned with. Our country’s strength and resilience is made possible only by a collective effort, and the Portsmouth-based company, Fairlead, is eager to support the cause. Its four divisions—Ship Repair, Systems, Structures, and Dock & Storage—offer a comprehensive range of services to support the U.S. Navy […]
Newport News Shipbuilding
On Veterans Day, our nation will celebrate our American heroes, both active and retired, who sacrifice so much for our freedoms. Not only do they risk their lives for us, but they also dedicate themselves and their families to a life of service—being told where to live, how to live and when to be with […]
A Sense of Place
We’re experiencing an epidemic of loneliness in our country,” said Retail Alliance event speaker Matthew Wagner. He’s chief innovation officer at the National Main Street Center, Inc., and was one of the presenters at Retail Alliance’s 2ND Annual Virginia Retail Matters event on September 19, hosted at the scenic Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg. The event, […]