BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

Isle of Wight is proud to have within its boundaries major employers in established industries such as paper products, lumber, meat processing, information systems, farm and seafood products, building materials, logging tractors, manufacturing and equipment assembly.

Isle of Wight is home to Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, and its subsidiaries, Smithfield Packing Company and Gwaltney of Smithfield. Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the largest hog producer and pork processor in the world. Combined employment in Isle of Wight County among Smithfield Foods and its subsidiaries is 4,500.

Target industries include:  Advanced Manufacturing, Plastics, Wholesale Packaging, Distribution and Logistics; and Agribusiness (nursery, equine and food processing industries)

To view other businesses that call Isle of Wight County home, please visit the Isle of Wight/ Smithfield/ Windsor Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory