INSIDE THE ISLE NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2022

Riverside Lifelong Health Opens

New Smithfield Locations

Riverside Health System representatives, along with Smithfield Town Council members, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 25, 2022, to celebrate the opening of three new Riverside facilities in Smithfield. Riverside Physical Therapy, Riverside Home Health and Riverside Hospice will be located at 13474 Benns Church Boulevard in Cypress Run Plaza.

Riverside Physical Therapy Smithfield, which opened October 31, 2022, will offer specialized physical therapy services including orthopedic, neurological, balance and fall prevention, and sports rehabilitation and performance among other tailored physical therapy services. For more than 30 years, Riverside Home Health and Hospice have been providing personalized home care for patients in Smithfield and Isle of Wight County out of the Newport News office. Starting in January 2023, these services will be a part of the Smithfield community. READ MORE

IWCS Seeks Business Partners for Work-Based Learning Experiences

Isle of Wight County Schools is looking for businesses to partner with the school system to offer work-based learning experiences to students. This experience could be job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships and more! Take this brief survey to communicate your interest to IWCS or reach out to Dr. Marsha Cale, Director of Secondary Instruction, at mcale@iwcs.k.12.va.us to discuss opportunities.

New Business Licenses - September 2022

New Business Highlights

• Schoolhouse Event Venues LLC (Rescue)
• Two Rivers Hospice (Carrollton)
• Que's Catering (Carrollton)
• BJ Coming to Care Home Health (Carrollton)
• PMK United Pro Cleaning Service (Carrollton)

See the full list of new September business licenses:

PDF Format (.pdf) or Excel Format (.xlsx)

We extend a warm welcome to all of our new businesses.

Thank you for putting down roots to grow in Isle of Wight County!

Economic Development Staff Attends Offshore Wind Conference

Last month, Kristi Sutphin with Isle of Wight County Economic Development attended the American Clean Power Association (ACP) Offshore WINDPOWER 2022 Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, with several state and regional partners including Virginia Economic Development Partnership, The Port of Virginia, Dominion Energy, Virginia Beach Economic Development, and Portsmouth Economic Development.

The Virginia delegation promoted Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project and marketed the Hampton Roads region as a growing supply chain hub for projects along the East Coast. Learn More!



For any Isle of Wight County businesses interested in being a part of the offshore wind supply chain, please register your business with the Business Network for Offshore Wind’s Supply Chain Connect.

Brighter Future Fund Provides Grants to Help Farmers

American Farmland Trust is accepting applications through November 15th to help farmers nationwide improve farm viability, access, transfer or permanently protect farmland or adopt regenerative agricultural practices. The Fund provides grants of up to $5,000. MORE

Virginia Main Street, Trails & Agritourism Conference

Virginia Cooperative Extension will host the 2022 Virtual Base Camp Conference on December 6 -7, 2022, focusing on Virginia Main Streets, Trails and Agritourism. This is an educational conference on each area concentration exploring ways of partnership and working together. The registration, agenda, and additional details can be found here: Base Camp Virtual Conference (swoogo.com)

Shop Small on Saturday, Nov. 26th!

Saturday, Nov. 26th, is Small Business Saturday—a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for our community.

Positioned the day after Black Friday, the holiday was founded by American Express in 2010 and co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration. Small Business Saturday has become an integral part of small businesses’ livelihood.

Small businesses need our support now more than ever, as they navigate, retool and pivot from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Please support our community’s independent businesses this Small Business Saturday and throughout the holiday season.

Featured Available Property

For Sale or Lease: 24 West Windsor Boulevard

Large 4,300 square-foot commercial building located on busy U.S. Route 460 in the Town of Windsor is available for sale or lease. The building is zoned B-1 (Business) and is suitable for many uses including convenience store (original use), retail, office, auction house (most recent use), restaurant and more. Property includes a large parking lot in front and additional parking on the left side as well as room for expansion.

MORE INFO

For more information, contact Dale Scott, Scott & Assoc. Inc. Realtors,

(office) 757-242-4722, (cell) 757-379-5074.

Search the County's available properties database for more commercial or industrial properties. If you own or represent a commercial property in Isle of Wight County that is available for sale or lease, please CONTACT US, and we will add it to our database.