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America's Best Cities For Global Trade 2015

Virginia Beach, VA

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Written by Haylle Sok

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia
Population: 450,980
Unemployment: 5.5 percent
Population Growth Since 2010: 3 percent

The $3.6 billion in goods sent out of the region was a record, a $1 billion and 40.7 percent increase over the previous year. The increase, in part due to area small businesses getting serious about exporting, doesn’t figure to be a one-year bump; miles of beautiful beaches, including a vibrant boardwalk, acres of parks, great schools and inclusion on numerous best places to live lists figure to attract the talent to keep those numbers up. n