SUBSCRIBER ONLY Inside Business | Norfolk entrepreneur launches yearlong program to boost women’s financial health and power By Sandra J. Pennecke September 4, 2024 at 3:33 p.m. “If we really want to grow businesses, households and communities, we have to get women...
National Politics | Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small-business creation By Will Weissert September 4, 2024 at 7:43 a.m. The proposal can help Harris show her support for entrepreneurs even as she’s called for...
Economy | Some Hampton Roads communities in banking deserts amid changing retail landscape By Sandra J. Pennecke September 4, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. In Hampton Roads, the Federal Reserve's interactive dashboard map shows that the southern parts of...
Economy | Will automation replace jobs? Port workers may strike over it. By Peter Eavis September 4, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. The International Longshoremen's Association, which represents workers at economically crucial ports in New Jersey, Virginia,...
Business | US workforce is seen expanding just 0.4% a year in coming decade By Tribune News Service August 30, 2024 at 3:53 p.m. The aging population, along with “a higher prevalence of chronic conditions, such as heart disease,...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | Rail worker’s death in Ohio railyard highlights union questions about remote control trains By Josh Funk August 28, 2024 at 7:37 p.m. The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives...
National News | Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan By Associated Press August 28, 2024 at 3:12 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan...
Inside Business | Smithfield Foods splits from European operations as business eyes going public again in US By Tara Bozick August 28, 2024 at 5:05 p.m. In July, WH Group proposed pursuing a separate listing for its Smithfield Foods business in...
National News | USPS proposes changes to save $3 billion per year, starting in 2025 By David Sharp August 22, 2024 at 6:19 p.m. The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its...
National Politics | Could a Harris administration spur construction of 3 million new homes? By Phillip Molnar August 22, 2024 at 1:51 p.m. The campaign said Harris would propose a new tax incentive for companies that build homes...