Isle of Wight Department of Economic Development » In The News http://insidetheisle.com Information, news and updates regarding economic development in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:52:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Inside the Isle Newsletter – February 2012 http://insidetheisle.com/2012/02/02/inside-the-isle-newsletter-february-2012/ http://insidetheisle.com/2012/02/02/inside-the-isle-newsletter-february-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:29:52 +0000 ksutphin http://insidetheisle.com/?p=1457

In this February issue, the spotlight is on Horse & Hound/Horseman’s One Stop in Carrollton. In preparation for the upcoming tourist season, retailers and restaurant owners should sign up for Marc Willson’s Team Eventacular presentation to learn how to leverage the traffic generated by local events. All this and more…inside the isle. READ MORE

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Happy New Year!  Learn how Curves in Carrollton can help you get fit in 2012.  Congratulations to Home Sweet Home Care of Smithfield, and find out what the Economic Development Department does to assist County businesses…this month inside the Isle. READ MORE

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Learn more about Isle of Wight County’s new Virginia Enterprise Zone designation and find out “what Brown can do for you” this holiday season and beyond…this month inside the Isle. READ MORE.

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announces new facility in Windsor; Tractor Supply opens in Smithfield and ActionTown Sports quietly grows paintball business…this month inside the Isle. READ MORE.

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Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Vermont-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (GMCR) a leader in specialty coffee and coffeemakers, will establish a production and distribution facility in Isle of Wight County. The company will invest $180 million over the initial five-years of the facility’s operations. GMCR has agreed to purchase a 330,000 square-foot building on a 64 acre parcel of land in Isle of Wight County, where it expects to house coffee roasting, grinding, flavoring, and packaging of its single-serve portion packs for its Keurig® Single-Cup Brewing System.  Within five years, it is estimated the new facility will have as many as 800 employees.

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Incentives expected to attract businesses to Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park, International Paper sites

Allison T. Williams
 
October 7, 2011
ISLE OF WIGHT – The county is moving forward on a proposal that designates up to 3,800 acres in southern Isle of Wight as enterprise zone areas and creates incentives to woo business prospects.

The Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved an application to form a joint state enterprise zone with Franklin and Southampton County. That state designation allows the board to create local enterprise zones, said Lisa Perry, the county’s director of economic development.

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Have lunch or dinner at the new Bridges Bar and Restaurant or start your Christmas shopping early at Brady’s Jewel Box…this month inside the Isle.  READ MORE.

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Shop the Gimme Shelter Thrift Store to support the animals and see animal art at the Isle of Wight County Fair…this month inside the Isle. READ MORE

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Visit Windsor Hardware, read our 2010 Annual Report, make a rain barrel or take a small business survey this month…inside the Isle. READ MORE

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Fabrics, Farming and Featured Property this month…inside the Isle. READ MORE

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