October 28, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces New Country Ham Processing Facility in Isle of Wight County Darden Hams to construct new production facility in Isle of Wight County and purchase more than $305,000 in Virginia-grown agricultural products Richmond, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Darden Hams will invest $1.2 [...]

  April 2, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New +/- 352,000 SF Industrial Development Breaks Ground in Isle of Wight County Isle of Wight County, VA – W.M. Jordan Development, Colliers, and Isle of Wight County Economic Development are proud to announce the beginning of construction for a new Class A industrial building in Isle of [...]

Three speculative industrial developments are underway in Isle of Wight County targeting both light manufacturing and warehousing and distribution users. To learn more about each development, click HERE.

  Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Hampton Roads, the local office of the nation’s leading community development investment organization, recently launched the Expand 757 Small Business Loan Program. This program offers 0% interest, no-fee loans to small businesses, with priority consideration to minority-, women-, veteran-, and immigrant-owned small businesses. All repayments are recycled back into [...]