Highlighting the business news affecting Hampton Roads
Latest episodes
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Port Update
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. The COVID caused recession has affected the Port of Virginia but really only in a mil…
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DLima Study Shows RE Prices vary
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. We already discussed here the shrunken inventory of homes for sale in the 757, down t…
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Refinance
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. With interest rates so low, the mortgage refinance business has been going strong, up…
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Facebook grants for Black-owned businesses
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. In June, Facebook committed one hundred million dollars to advance US-based Black bus…
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Brookings
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. The Brookings Institute is publishing a weekly economic recovery matrix that reports…
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Construction affected by COVID economy
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. When the COVID caused recession began, one segment that seemed unaffected was constru…
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Stock Market
I’m Jeff Tanner and this is a Strome Business Minute. I’m often asked how the stock market remains at record highs while the economy struggles. As we’ve discussed here, the stock m…
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Inc5000
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. According to Virginia Business Magazine, Virginia is home to 281 companies listed in…
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Football
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. ODU cancelled its football season last week, hoping to play a shortened spring season…
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Student Debt
I’m Jeff Tanner, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Student loans have been put on hold for another 90 days by executive order. The CARES Act had originally included a provision…
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Dunkin Pumpkin
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. This fall will be strange without high school football and baseball’s empty stands at…
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Sentara
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Sentara’s blockbuster merger with Cone Health in North Carolina will result in a heal…
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FAAN earnings
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Last week, we discussed the Justice Department’s probe into Facebook, Apple, Amazon a…
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FAANG Antitrust Suit
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. The internet giants Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google are being investigated by the…
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ADP Jobs data released
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. ADP recently released payroll numbers, stating that 167,000 jobs were added to the pr…
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Presidential Cycles
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Tax policies of the political parties are fairly stable over time, with the Republica…
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Mask-Friendly Places
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. Last Sunday at Fresh Market I noticed these signs all over touting their rating as on…
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Realta gets FDA approval
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. A lot of focus has been on the potential for a COVID vaccine. In fact, one economist…
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Costs of groceries on the rise
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. If it feels like you’re spending more on groceries during COVID, it’s because you are…
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VEDP Talent Accelerator Program
I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business, and this is a Strome Business Minute. I was on a call with several local business owners talking about the challenges facin…