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

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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Two companies that have publicly expressed interest in using portions of the
International Paper mill campus in Isle of Wight County say they are on track
with proposed manufacturing facilities that would create more than 200 jobs.

Along with some 220 jobs that IP is creating to make fluff pulp at the mill,
total employment at the site could exceed 400.

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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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Inside Business – November 11, 2011

The Smithfield and Isle of Wight Convention and Visitors Bureau knows its strengths. Small-town charm, coupled with prominent names associated with the area, works in its favor.

Figures from a Virginia Tourism Corp. report showed a 6.7 percent increase in tourism’s economic impact in Isle of Wight, from 2009 to 2010.

In 2010, tourism generated more than $33 million in visitor spending, as well as $776, 257 in taxes for Smithfield and Isle of Wight. Tourism also supported 369 jobs, according to the VTC report on domestic travel in Virginia.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

For information on employment opportunities at the new Green Mountain Coffee Roasters facility in Windsor, Virginia, visit the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters website: www.gmcr.com

Click on “Careers”.  Use the Job Search Feature in the middle of the page to search for available positions at the Windsor, Virginia facility.  Applications are submitted online.

 BUSINESS SUPPLIER OPPORTUNITIES

For companies interested in doing business with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters by providing a service or a product, please direct business inquiries to Bill Garman at bill.garman@gmcr.com.

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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Official Event Photos (Courtesy of Photographer Michaele White, The Governor’s Office)

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

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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