Isle of Wight County Economic Development Newsletter June 2023

INSIDE THE ISLE NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2023

New Branch Farms Celebrates Opening

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially celebrate the opening of New Branch Farms, a new wedding and event venue located at 14509 Lawnes Drive in Smithfield. A Business After Hours networking event was held immediately following the ribbon cutting. The 4,000 square-foot modern farmhouse-style venue has hosted 32 events (mostly weddings) since opening in October 2022. MORE

Business Appreciation Pop-Up Parties Held

In May, Isle of Wight Economic Development partnered with the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce for the second year in a row to host a series of pop-up parties throughout the county to celebrate Business Appreciation Month. Thank you to everyone who came out to participate. It was our pleasure to celebrate you and the contributions you make to the county. We also would like to congratulate our $500 grand prize winners at each pop-up party location:

Smithfield - Mary Batten, adult and children's book author

Northern Isle - The Pink Picket Fence Boutique, a gift shop selling home decor, women's clothing and more

Southern Isle - Row Crops Consulting LLC, agribusiness consultant

Windsor - Enchanted Styles LLC, an on-site bridal hair and makeup team for weddings and special occasions

New Business Licenses - May

New Business Highlights

Checkers Restaurant (Windsor) - under new ownership
Comprehensive Tax & Financial Solutions (Carrollton)
On Daspot Ice Cream (Food Truck)

See the full list of new May 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!

Isle of Wight County Economic Development is pleased to be a sponsor of the 7^th Annual Job Fair hosted by Tidewater News taking place on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Paul D. Camp Community College Regional Workforce Development Center, 100 N. College Drive, Franklin.

The registration cost for businesses to participate is $250. Electricity is an additional $50 cost.

For questions about the event, please contact Michelle Gray at Tidewater News, 757-304-8265 or michelle.gray@thetidewaternews.com.

This event is FREE for all job seekers! Please share this information with anyone you know who is hiring or looking for their next career!

FEATURED AVAILABLE PROPERTY

BUILDING FOR SALE

22251 Brewers Neck Blvd., Carrollton

A 2,666 square-foot building on 1.97 acres is for sale less than a quarter mile from the Route 17 and 258 intersection and The Crossings mixed-use development. The building was most recently Reliance Parts & Recycling. It is zoned Rural Agricultural Conservation (RAC) and could be rezoned for office, commercial and light industrial uses.

For more information, contact Michael Amory, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services RW Towne Realty, 757-810-2455 or email michael.amory@BHHSTowne.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.

Small Business Development & Workforce Development Symposium

The York County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a FREE event to provide assistance on building small businesses and addressing workforce shortfalls. Heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer and cider will be provided.

Monday, June 26, 2023

5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Yorktown Freight Shed, 331 Water Street, Yorktown, VA 23690

Sponsored by: York County Chamber of Commerce, York County Economic & Tourism Development, Hampton Roads Workforce Council and Worley's Home Services.

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