The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (also known as Hampton Roads Chamber) is a
business network
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comprising 2,500 businesses throughout the
Hampton Roads region. The mission of the
chamber of commerce is to "set the optimal conditions for business success" through
public policy
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and
economic development
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.
The chamber has five divisions:
Chesapeake,
Norfolk
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,
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
,
Suffolk and
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
.
Virginia Beach division
New headquarters for the Virginia Beach division were built in 1974 under the leadership of Chamber of Commerce president Richard Kline,
["Chamber Begins New Building," The Virginian Pilot and Ledger Star, September 9, 1973] founder of RK Auto Group.
The Virginia Beach division was located at 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1010 in Virginia Beach,
but has since been relocated to the Hampton Roads Chamber's headquarters in
Downtown Norfolk Downtown Norfolk serves as the traditional center of commerce, government, and culture in the Hampton Roads region. Norfolk, Virginia's downtown waterfront shipping and port activities historically played host to numerous and often noxious port and ...
.
External links
Official website
References
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Hampton Roads
Chambers of commerce in the United States