According to a McGraw Hill Education study, malls saw an increase of traffic last year, with American malls and outlet centers reporting an occupancy rate of more than 93%, up from 91% the previous year. Across all U.S. malls and outlets, 2022 saw more stores announcing openings than closing. Part of the rebirth is credited to what some are calling “shoptainment."

They’re called vape shops, smoke shacks and tobacco stores. And they’re increasingly sprouting up in shopping plazas and storefronts throughout Hampton Roads. But while consumer demand appears to support the proliferation of these shops, their role in the long-awaited retail marijuana market seems hazy at best.

The budget airliner is also beginning previously-announced flights to Ohio, Maine and Syracuse, New York.

Chesapeake could be getting two more solar power installations, adding to a growing number of proposed and approved projects.

The convenience store/gas station chain plans to open the store at 1900 N. Croatan Highway in Kill Devil Hills in the first quarter of 2024, beginning a five-year expansion into North Carolina that will include 35 stores east of Interstate 95.

The top U.S. transportation official says Tesla shouldn’t call its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves.

The White House and congressional leaders are discussing the duration of appropriations caps and a debt limit raise, as staff talks get underway in advance of the next principals meeting on Friday.

The Brazilian steakhouse chain opened in 2012.