Press Releases
2024
October 22, 2024
New +/- 352,000 SF Industrial Development Beam Signing Ceremony in Isle of Wight County
October 1, 2024
Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Over $2.5 Million in Growth and Opportunity Virginia Grants
April 2, 2024
New +/- 352,000 SF Industrial Development Breaks Ground in Isle of Wight County
February 14, 2024
Isle of Wight County Names Kristine R. Sutphin New Economic Development Director
2023
August 21, 2023
Thalhimer Awarded Exclusive Commercial Leasing of a 1.2 MSF Class A Speculative Industrial Park
July 26, 2023
Riverside Health System Breaks Ground on New Riverside Smithfield Hospital
July 25, 2023
Riverside Health System Announces First Hospital President for Riverside Smithfield Hospital
January 20, 2023
County’s Enterprise Zone Expansion Approved
January 12, 2023
American K-9 Interdiction One of Ten Virginia Companies Expanding into Global Markets through Commonwealth’s Trade Accelerator Program
2022 Archives
March 18, 2022
Riverside Smithfield Hospital Certificate of Public Need Approved
2021 Archives
May 9, 2021
County Recognizes National Economic Development Week Celebration – May 9-15, 2021
January 13, 2021
American K-9 Interdiction One of Ten Companies Selected to Participate in Virginia Leaders in Export Trade Program (VALET)
2020 Archives
November 23, 2020
County Receives Obici Healthcare Foundation Grant Funding to Establish Isle Recover Business Assistance Grant Program
November 2, 2020
Governor Northam Announces Over $9 Million in GO Virginia Grants to Spur Economic Recovery, Support Long-Term Growth
October 27, 2020
Surplus State Land to be Transformed into Light Industrial Park and Solar Farm
October 19, 2020
Isle of Wight County Announces #IsleShopSmall Gift Certificate Program with $100k of CARES ACT funding
August 27, 2020
County Announces Round 2 of COVID-19 Small Business Grants
June 1, 2020
County Establishes COVID-19 Business Interruption Small Business Grant Program
2019 Archives
June 28, 2019
Isle of Wight County Announces M&M Milling’s First East Coast Production Facility
Governor Northam Announces New Jobs, Investment in Isle of Wight County
May 16, 2019
Farmers Bank Receives Business Excellence Award
2018 Archives
December 12, 2018
Isle of Wight County Welcomes Quality Aire Co. to Franklin Air Industrial Park
December 4, 2018
Kroger Mid-Atlantic to Open Store in Smithfield December 5
August 28, 2018
Christopher Morello named Economic Development Director
January 17, 2018
Fleur de Fou Expands to Historic Downtown Smithfield
2017 Archives
October 2, 2017
The Main Event By Emily Expands in Smithfield
August 29, 2017
Blue Sky Distillery Opens Store & Tasting Room
May 19, 2017
Chris Christou, Owner/Operator of The Cockeyed Rooster Café, Named 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year
February 16, 2017
Isle of Wight County Welcomes First Micro-Distillery
February 9, 2017
Smithfield Foods Announces Multi-Million Dollar Donation to Local High School
January 5, 2017
Rite Aid opens new store in Carrollton area of Isle of Wight County
2016 Archives
September 27, 2016
Governor McAuliffe Announces 50 New Jobs in Isle of Wight County
May 23, 2016
Lee Duncan, Owner of Wharf Hill Brewing Co., Named 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year
2015 Archives
December 8, 2015
Cost Plus World Market Invests in Virginia Distribution Center
December 7, 2015
Carrollton Dunkin’ Donuts to Host Grand Opening Party
November 2, 2015
East Coast Emergency Vehicles Selects Isle of Wight Industrial Park for New Location
October 9, 2015
Dunkin’ Donuts Opens in Carrollton
October 1, 2015
Dominion Virginia Power seeks to build 56 megawatts of new solar
September 24, 2015
Isle of Wight Launches Redesigned Economic Development Website
June 4, 2015
Dollar General Opens New Store
May 22, 2015
Shannon Kokot, Owner of MAMAS Creative Sweets Named Entrepreneur of the Year
May 5, 2015
Tom Elder Named Economic Development Director
March 25, 2015
Workforce Development Initiative
March 12, 2015
Pagan River Architects Opens in Smithfield
2014 Archives
September 15, 2014
Dollar General Opens New Store
June 23, 2014
The Hughes Agency Named Entrepreneur of the Year
February 13, 2014
Grafik Trenz Opens in Smithfield
January 10, 2014
First Colony Engraving Opens in Smithfield
2013 Archives
June 25, 2013
Travis’s Auto Named Entrepreneur of the Year
May 29, 2013
Silver Shovel Award – Area Development
May 10, 2013
International Paper Named Shipper of the Year
2012 Archive
2011 Archives
November 16, 2011
Isle of Wight Receives Virginia Enterprise Zone Designation