01 — Local economy
Business in Virginia Beach, VA
Naval Air Station Oceana and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story sit inside Virginia Beach, and Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval base, is next door, so ship-repair contractors, defence IT firms and engineering services make up a large share of private business across Hampton Roads. The Port of Virginia's terminals in Norfolk and Portsmouth move containers inland by rail, Stihl makes chainsaws and outdoor power tools here, and the oceanfront supports a large summer tourism trade.
Also known as Hampton Roads.
Where software helps: Ship-repair and defence service contractors here juggle Navy job orders, subcontractor crews and changing work scopes, so they need project costing, labour tracking by contract line item and invoicing that matches government requirements.