ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITY | SYNERGY | SUSTAINABILITY

Where Your Business Grows and Prospers

We build a vibrant community through new business recruitment, help our existing businesses grow, and help entrepreneurs realize their dreams through our programs and resources.

Key Industries

Canon Environmental Technologies, Inc. sign in Gloucester County, Virginia

Recycling

Matheson Oyster Company workers in water, Gloucester County, Virginia

Aquaculture

Whitley's Peanut Factory processing plant in Gloucester County, Virginia

Food Processing

Featured Property

5630 George Washington Memorial Highway

This County-owned property is for economic development to create jobs and capital investments for Gloucester. Interested businesses and developers should contact Sherry Spring, Director of Economic Development for more details and pricing at 804-693-1414 or sspring@gloucesterva.info.

Buildings & Sites

Small Businesses Have a Big Impact

See What Gloucester Has to Offer Your Business…

Contact Us

For more information about the services of the Economic Development department, please contact one of our representatives:

Strategic Partners

Local and state organizations that assist the Economic Development department include:

  • Virginia Economic Development Partnership

  • Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)

  • Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

  • Hampton Roads Workforce Council

  • Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center (HRSBDC)

  • Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

  • Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce

  • Peninsula Home-Based Business Network

  • Rappahannock Community College

Services

The Gloucester County Department of Economic Development offers an extensive array of information and services that are designed to assist international and domestic businesses with establishing new facilities, relocating existing facilities, or expanding current facilities in Gloucester County.

Initiatives

The department is actively involved in the following economic development initiatives:

  • Business referral services and related technical assistance

  • Existing business retention and expansion programs and services

  • New business recruitment and location assistance

  • Incentive program