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Do you really need flood insurance in Hampton Roads?
Flood insurance remains a critical component for home owners in Hampton Roads, many of whom live in flood zones. If you have a federally backed home loan, your lender may require it. Even if you aren't required to have the coverage, it's worth checking with neighbors and others about the flood risks where you live.
Soil sciences: The business of buried treasure
Archaeology is more than an academic pursuit thanks to Hampton Roads history and government mandates to protect it.
National Business News
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- Growth in Chinese manufacturing continues to slow
- Conn. casino bartenders, others vote to unionize
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- Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil
- China setting milestone as economy passes Japan's
- 24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China
- Feds warned company in Mich. spill about pipeline
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- Promotion honors region's nurses
- Radio station, coffee company create blend
- Do you really need flood insurance in Hampton Roads?
- Complaints reflect debt, housing and job woes
- Amerigroup reports 36% jump in profit in 2nd quarter
- Northrop Grumman laying off 173 at Fort Eustis
- Portfolio Recovery's income surges 68%
- TowneBank's earnings rise almost 9 percent
- Newport News airport sees increase in traffic in June
- Va. jobless benefits likely to resume very soon
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- Amerigroup
- BB&T Corporation
- Bank of America
- CACI International
- Capital One
- Commonwealth Bkshrs
- Dominion Resources
- Ford
- Fulton Financial
- Hampton Rds Bkshr
- International Paper
- MHI Hospitality
- MonrchFncl
- Old Point Financial
- Portfolio Recovery
- SunTrust Banks
- SuperValu
- TowneBank
- United Parcel Serve.
- Verizon Comm.
- Wellpoint
- Wells Fargo
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ECONOMIC STRESSAssociated Press index of financial strain for all U.S. counties
UNEMPLOYMENT RATESU.S. joblessness figures by county, state and sector
- THE ROAD BACK
A new job doesn't always mean recovery - ECONOMIC SURVIVAL 101
Tips for getting through the financial meltdown - TAX CALCULATOR
See how you compare in terms of income bracket and how much tax your state collected -
BAILOUT TRACKER
Who's getting how much from the government
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CHINESE DRYWALL
A timeline of drywall health and safety investigations
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| Sep 09, 2010 | Helping Philanthropic Families Become More Strategic | Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club |
| Sep 28, 2010 | 8th annual Women's Conference | NSU at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center |
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