Front Matter: The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2021

Cover, Front Matter, Table of Contents, Sponsors, and other materials for the 2021 The State of the Region report authored by the Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion Universit

Part 3: The Virginia Retirement System: Assessing Its Challenges and Charting Its Future

The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) manages the assets in the Commonwealth’s public employee retirement systems. The available evidence suggests that the VRS has been well managed and has outperformed many other state pension funds. We evaluate the VRS’s performance and suggest changes that could enable it to lower its costs even while improving its rate of return

Part 5: A Deeper Dive Into The Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Area

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg metropolitan statistical area includes the counties of Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski as well as the independent city of Radford. Virginia Tech, with over 37,000 full-time equivalent students in the 2021–2022 academic year, is not only the largest employer in the metro area, but it continues to expand its reach across the Commonwealth. We highlight how the metro region has fared over the last decade and discuss the prospects for future growth

Part 5: Virginia\u27s Opioid Epidemic Continues and COVID-19 May Be Making It Worse

In 2017, we explored the rising toll of the opioid epidemic in Virginia and the United States. While COVID-19 has garnered much of the attention in 2020, the opioid epidemic continues in the Commonwealth. We revisit the evidence and consider whether the pandemic and social distancing measures have affected opioid overdoses in Virginia

Front Matter: 2022 State of the Commonwealth Report

Cover, front matter, table of contents, sponsors, and other materials for the 2022 State of the Commonwealth Report authored by the Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University

Part 7: Hampton Roads: In Search of a Social Media Identity

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. These platforms define the lives of many Americans. We inquire to what degree Hampton Roads has an identity on social media and discuss the potential benefits of a social media brand

Part 2: A Complicated Subject: The Impact of Medicaid Expansion On Hampton Roads

Virginia will expand Medicaid, a health insurance program for low-income adults and children, on Jan. 1, 2019. Medicaid expansion will reduce the number of uninsured in Hampton Roads, but future costs remain uncertain

Front Matter: 2021 State of the Commonwealth Report

Cover, front matter, table of contents, sponsors, and other materials for the 2021 State of the Commonwealth Report authored by the Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University

Front Matter: The State of the Region: Hampton Roads 2020

Cover, Front Matter, Table of Contents, Sponsors, and other materials for the 2020 The State of the Region report authored by the Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion Universit

Part 3: Splish - Splash - Cash: Swimming in Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is known for its relationship with water. For some, it is too much water in the wrong place at the wrong time. For others, it is how water can transform lives. Hampton Roads is home to several premier swimming organizations, and Hampton is opening a state-of-the-art aquatics facility. We explore how swimming is intertwined with the history of the region and the economic impact of the sport on the economy and lives of the region’s residen