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href="https://www.pilotonline.com/business/inside-business/">Inside Business | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/hampton-roads-businesses-snowstorm/" title="‘Could be the real deal’: Hampton Roads businesses brace for impending snowstorm"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> ‘Could be the real deal’: Hampton Roads businesses brace for impending snowstorm </span> </a> </h3>  <figure> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/hampton-roads-businesses-snowstorm/" title="‘Could be the real deal’: Hampton Roads businesses brace for impending snowstorm" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/hampton-roads-businesses-snowstorm/" title="‘Could be the real deal’: Hampton Roads businesses brace for impending snowstorm"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Hardware stores, property management companies, and restaurants are all busy watching the weather reports and preparing for the impending snowstorm heading to Hampton Roads tomorrow. " title="Hardware stores, property management companies, and restaurants are all busy watching the weather reports and preparing for the impending snowstorm heading to Hampton Roads tomorrow. " subtitle="" class=" size-hp_takeover" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 955px,1020px" srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=660 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=862 1020w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=729 865w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=805 955w" ></div> </a> </figure> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Hardware stores, property management companies, and restaurants are all busy watching the weather reports and preparing for the impending snowstorm heading to Hampton Roads tomorrow. </div> </div> <figure> <div class="image-wrapper"><a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/hampton-roads-businesses-snowstorm/" ><img alt="Customers make a mad dash for de-icing salt at Taylor’s Do It Center in Norfolk on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 ahead of a winter storm slated to hit the region on Wednesday. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)" title="Customers make a mad dash for de-icing salt at Taylor’s Do It Center in Norfolk on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 ahead of a winter storm slated to hit the region on Wednesday. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)" subtitle="" class=" size-article_feature" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px" srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=660 780w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=862 1020w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=1080 1280w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVP-L-NW-SNOW-PREP-0218-KW-03.jpg?w=1568 1860w" ></a></div> </figure> </article> <aside class="sidebar-ad-container"> <div class="dfp-ad dfp-cube1_rrail_atf" id="div-gpt-ad-cube1_rrail_atf" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-cube1_rrail_atf" data-unit='pilotonline.com/business/inside-business/cube1_rrail_atf' data-targeting=''></div> </div> </aside> <div class="feature-bottom"> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image post-7601652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-inside-business category-latest-headlines tag-top-workplaces" data-id="7601652" data-timestamp="1739867576" > <figure> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/inside-business-seeks-nominations-for-top-workplaces-of-hampton-roads/" title="Inside Business seeks nominations for Top Workplaces of Hampton Roads" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/inside-business-seeks-nominations-for-top-workplaces-of-hampton-roads/" title="Inside Business seeks nominations for Top Workplaces of Hampton Roads"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="For the seventh year, Inside Business and Virginia Media will honor outstanding workplace culture in the region. Any organization with 35 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award. Standout companies will be honored in August." title="For the seventh year, Inside Business and Virginia Media will honor outstanding workplace culture in the region. Any organization with 35 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award. Standout companies will be honored in August." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-TOP-WORKPLACES-NOMS-0224-01.jpg?w=300 300w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-TOP-WORKPLACES-NOMS-0224-01.jpg?w=380 380w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-TOP-WORKPLACES-NOMS-0224-01.jpg?w=395 395w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-TOP-WORKPLACES-NOMS-0224-01.jpg?w=470 470w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-TOP-WORKPLACES-NOMS-0224-01.jpg?w=305 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/business/inside-business/">Inside Business | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/inside-business-seeks-nominations-for-top-workplaces-of-hampton-roads/" title="Inside Business seeks nominations for Top Workplaces of Hampton Roads"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Inside Business seeks nominations for Top Workplaces of Hampton Roads </span> </a> </h3>  </header> </div> </article> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image post-7595919 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-inside-business" data-id="7595919" data-timestamp="1739867447" > <figure> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/the-cost-of-protectionism-how-tariffs-will-hurt-south-hampton-roads-and-beyond-expert-column/" title="The cost of protectionism: How tariffs will hurt South Hampton Roads and beyond | Expert column" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/18/the-cost-of-protectionism-how-tariffs-will-hurt-south-hampton-roads-and-beyond-expert-column/" title="The cost of protectionism: How tariffs will hurt South Hampton Roads and beyond | Expert column"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="While the pause in tariffs on Mexico and Canada provides a temporary reprieve, the broader trade war remains a looming threat. Protectionism may offer short-term gains for select industries, but in the long run, it is the businesses and residents of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina who will pay the price." title="While the pause in tariffs on Mexico and Canada provides a temporary reprieve, the broader trade war remains a looming threat. Protectionism may offer short-term gains for select industries, but in the long run, it is the businesses and residents of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina who will pay the price." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed-file-55.jpg?w=281 300w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed-file-55.jpg?w=323 380w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed-file-55.jpg?w=333 395w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed-file-55.jpg?w=398 470w,https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/unnamed-file-55.jpg?w=258 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a 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outdoor seating and a rooftop space for private events." title="The 7,500-square-foot space, which boasts views of the ocean and Boardwalk, can seat 300 people and features covered outdoor seating and a rooftop space for private events." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-GRAN-PATRON-0224-01.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TVI-L-GRAN-PATRON-0224-01.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/things-to-do/restaurants-food-drink/">Restaurants, Food and Drink | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/02/17/gran-patron-mexican-restaurant-virginia-beach/" title="Mexican restaurant Gran Patron coming to Virginia Beach Boardwalk"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Mexican restaurant Gran Patron 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