Bryan K. Stephens is President & CEO of the Hampton Roads Chamber.
Mr. Stephens returned to Hampton Roads in 2013 with extensive leadership and business experience having most recently served as President & CEO of Kalmar LLC in San Antonio, Texas; a $250M/year major manufacturer of material handling equipment. As President & CEO Mr. Stephens led the entire spectrum of research and development, product improvement, marketing, sales, supply chain management, production, quality control, distribution, and aftermarket parts, servicing and maintenance of Kalmar’s products worldwide.
Prior to Kalmar, Mr. Stephens served as Vice President of Military Programs for Allison Transmission, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana; the largest manufacturer of military transmissions in the world. Before leaving Hampton Roads, Mr. Stephens served as a Senior Account for SAIC in Suffolk, Virginia where he supported USJFCOM and U.S. Army TRADOC.
Mr. Stephens, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, served in a variety of progressive leadership roles over a distinguished 28-year career. His last assignments included Infantry Brigade Commander and Division Chief of Staff for the 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff at the Joint Warfighting Center, USJFCOM in Suffolk, Virginia. His military qualifications include Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder, Air Assault and Joint Staff Officer.
Coming from a military family, Mr. Stephens is a graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in Political Science. He also received a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California.
The Department of Labor's overtime rule that was slated to begin on 12-1-2016 has been blocked and the judge has granted a nationwide injunction.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a new Labor Department rule that made millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay. The decision by U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzini granted a preliminary injunction that blocks overtime pay for 4.2 million workers who worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
An Op-Ed by Bryan Stephens, President of Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
As residents of Hampton Roads, we know we have something special. We have easy access to beautiful beaches, cities steeped in history, and we can spend the morning picking strawberries in Pungo and finish the night with a concert at the NorVa. We know Hampton Roads is a gem of the country, and we also know it’s a struggle to move around its facets.
As residents of Hampton Roads, we know we have something special
As residents of Hampton Roads, we know we have something special. We have easy access to beautiful beaches, cities steeped in history, and we can spend the morning picking strawberries in Pungo and finish the night with a concert at the NorVa. We know Hampton Roads is a gem of the country, and we also know it’s a struggle to move around its facets.
The Hampton Roads Chamber supports a balanced investment in the states transportation system that ensures the efficient and effective development of all modes of transportation infrastructure. This includes viable and transparent public-private partnerships, port infrastructure growth and expanded use of technology.
Reports from Washington, D.C., indicate President Obama, a large swath of the U.S. business community and select members of Congress – including Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia – will do all they can to enact the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal into law in 2016.
Op-Ed by Bryan Stephens, President of Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce
To anyone with a military background, the mention of Hampton Roads instantly brings to mind our one-of-a-kind military and government presence. All five branches of the military operate here and we are home to nine military installations employing approximately 78,000 active-duty and reserve personnel and over 40,000 civilians.
As we enjoy these long days of summer, perhaps its time to Pivot to the Positive and recognize (and celebrate) our wonderful assets here in Hampton Roads. We are truly blessed Americas First Region is Americas best region.
WHILE THE NATIONS economy is rebounding from the recent recession, the economic recovery in Virginia and Hampton Roads, in particular has been sluggish.
A recent Old Dominion University report showed Hampton Roads’ gross regional product, once growing faster than the national GDP, has flat-lined. Among major metropolitan areas, Hampton Roads grew only 0.46 percent in the past year. That’s less than a third the rate in Richmond, and far below comparable cities like Jacksonville, Fla., or Nashville, Tenn.
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