Rocket Lab is lifting off from Virginia’s Eastern Shore, elevating the profile of one of the lesser-known spaceports in the U.S. Rocket Lab also has selected Virginia’s Eastern Shore for the launch and manufacturing for its new reusable Neutron rocket.

Jefferson Lab in Newport News is at the forefront of innovation as the site for a new national data science computing center. The new High Performance Data Facility is a $300 million to $500 million project – the single biggest technology investment ever made in Hampton Roads.

DE-CIX is one of the world's largest and most influential internet exchange operators. The German-based technology company has extended that influence to the Richmond region where it has established an internet exchange point.

DE-CIX operates 40-plus of these IXPs around the world, including in only four other U.S. markets - New York, Dallas, Chicago, and Phoenix.

Activation Capital is an organization that has been accelerating innovation in technology, biotechnology and entrepreneur businesses in the Richmond region for three decades.

Now the organization has bold plans to create a thriving ecosystem anchored by an Innovation Center in the VA Bio+Tech Park in downtown Richmond that will be a magnet for innovators and deep tech companies.

Dominion Energy built the first wind farm installed in federal waters - 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach - propelling renewable energy forward. As a result, Hampton Roads is becoming the East Coast supply chain hub for this growing wind industry.

Innovation is the driving force behind Virginia Beach-based LifeNet Health’s success in regenerative medicine and life sciences.

The universities, community colleges, and technical schools along the I-64 Innovation Corridor are investing in tech talent development and training in many different ways.

The growth of digital industries is changing the face of the future workforce, who will need to be well-versed in tech skills and digital literacy. Workforce training for Virginia’s tech talent pipeline needs to start long before college.

Civica, a nonprofit drug company, is making game-changing moves in Petersburg to produce affordable insulin.

The entrepreneurial community in the I-64 Innovation Corridor from Hampton Roads to Richmond is robust and growing, but it has challenges.