NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 23 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:

Amid ongoing global conflicts and rising local living costs, Old Dominion University's Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy will release the 2026 State of the Region Report on October 6 at Hilton NorfolkThe Main.A second presentation will be held on October 9 at theNewport News Marriott at City Center.

Prepared by economists from the University's Strome College of Business, the annual report is an essential guide for regional leaderstracking how shiftingfederal trade, immigration,employment and spendingpolicies are reshapingtheregionaleconomy-and what lies ahead.

Bob McNab, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Economics anddirector o...