REMI is excited to announce a new webinar titled, “2026 State of the Commonwealth: Virginia’s Economy & the War”. This webinar is being presented by Dr. Bob McNab from the Department of Economics in the Strome College of Business and the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University from 2:00-3:00pm ET on Wednesday, June 24th. Please click here to register now for this presentation.

Each year, Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at Old Dominion University releases a State of the Commonwealth Report that reviews the Virginia economy and contributes to discussions about future outlook for Virginia residents.

This year, on June 24th, from 2:00-3:00pm ET, Dr. McNab will discuss the Commonwealth of Virginia’s economy with specific attention to the economic impacts of the war with Iran. He will focus on the war’s impact on inflation, higher tariffs, and cuts to the federal workforce. He will also touch on reductions to legal immigration, and foreign student flows into institutions of higher education.