The Panama Canal expansion, scheduled for completion in 2015, will handle super-sized cargo vessels. Major ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts are positioning themselves to compete for possible significant increases in their share of world trade, especially with Asia. The Port of Virginia at Hampton Roads is exceptionally well-prepared to play a leading role according to Sara E.

This report finds that working-age Virginians with any disability are significantly older, and more likely to be black, have low levels of education, be out of the labor force, and rely on public assistance programs for economic support - disproportionately distributed throughout the state.