Hampton Roads Economic Development AllianceThe Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance (HREDA) is a non-profit, public-private partnership where you can obtain overview information, data and statistics on Hampton Roads - officially referred to as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - comprised of fifteen diverse communities that include Chesapeake, Franklin, Gloucester County, Hampton, Isle of Wight County, James City County, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Southampton County, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and York County, Virginia.