INSIDE THE ISLE NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 2023

Officials Break Ground on New

Riverside Smithfield Hospital

It was an historic day in Isle of Wight County as Riverside Health System officials, along with state and local community leaders, broke ground on the new Riverside Smithfield Hospital. The 200,000 square-foot, 50-bed hospital will include an emergency room, intensive care unit, medical/surgical unit, operating suites and other diagnostic and procedural services.

The new Riverside campus, located near the intersections of Route US-258 and VA-10, will also include the Jamison-Longford Medical Office Building (MOB), named in honor of Dr. Bernard "Barney" Jamison and the late Dr. Desmond Longford, two long-time physicians serving the community.

Construction will begin later this year on the MOB, which is set to open in late 2025. The new hospital is scheduled to open in early 2026. FULL PRESS RELEASE

New Business Licenses - July

New Business Highlights

• Always Available Home Health Care LLC (Carrollton)
• G Daddy's Bait & Tackle (Carrollton) - under new ownership
• Total Medical Transport (Carrollton)
• Trainstation (Hamtown Mercantile, Smithfield) - men's clothing

See the full list of new July 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!

IWCS Land Lab Wins Workforce Readiness Award

Isle of Wight County Schools received an Excellence in Workforce Readiness Award from the Virginia School Boards Association in July. The school division's entry, IWCS Agricultural Land Lab: Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers, highlighted the student-run, 30-acre working farm located behind Windsor Elementary School. The Land Lab is the only one in the Hampton Roads region and only one of several in Virginia. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE

Marketing Grants Available for Tourism Businesses

The Virginia Tourism Corporation Microbusiness Marketing Leverage Program makes grants of up to $5,000 available for small, tourism-related businesses with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent employees including boutique retail, restaurants, food trucks, small attractions, craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, boutique lodging and B&Bs, and events focused on shoulder season visitation.

The next grant round opens Tuesday, August 22, 2023 and closes Thursday, September 28, 2023.

For information and questions, please email VTCMLPGrant@virginia.org.

Check the Economic Development Calendar of Events for more educational and networking opportunities for businesses!

FEATURED AVAILABLE PROPERTY

Medical Office Building - Gumwood Drive Professional Park

200 Gumwood Drive, Smithfield

This state-of-the-art medical office building at 200 Gumwood Drive in Smithfield is available for sale. It is move-in ready with top-of-the-line equipment and amenities including multiple exam rooms (6-equipped with X-Ray wiring, plumbing, electrical, vacuum and compressor connections), a waiting area, children’s waiting area, lab, gas closet, sterilization room, and a private office for consultations. With ample parking and a convenient location just minutes from downtown Smithfield, this property is the perfect place to grow your medical practice.

For more information, contact Michael Amory, BHHS RW Towne Realty,

757-810-2455 or Michael.Amory@rwtowne.com.

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.

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