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Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News Shipbuilding Partners with City to Provide Job Training for People in Southeast Community

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Newport News’s commitment to Advanced Manufacturing starts young. Our enviable offering of trade schools and workforce education programs means a highly capable talent pool for your company to tap into. You may also choose to strengthen your own workforce with these programs. Thomas Nelson Community College has a leading Workforce Development program, designed for individuals or organizations large and small. Beyond education and training, your company can take advantage of tax incentives that help industrial companies make the most of their money.

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If you are thinking about starting a tech company in Newport News, you aren’t the first. Industry leaders like NASA and Canon call the Newport News area home. And we recently unveiled the TechCenter: over 1 million square feet of collaborative office, retail and research space in partnership with technology leaders, like the world-renowned Jefferson Lab and Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Best of all, the City is committed to helping you get started with several tech incentives, including a business license tax abatement of 50% for a period of 10 years.

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Aery Aviation Groundbreaking

Governor Northam Announces Aerospace Company to Expand in Newport News, Create 211 New Jobs

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Aviation & Aerospace

You’d be hard-pressed to find a location more ideal for aerospace and aviation companies. Centrally located in the heart of Hampton Roads, you’re a short distance from military bases and the major airports in Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, and D.C. Alcoa Howmet and NASA Langley Research Center are right down the street, and our sensors and radar industry is thriving. Because of our location and existing industries, you’ll find tens of thousands of trained military workers who are well versed in the industry and ready to work for you.

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Juicing Life Bar

Juicing LIFE Bar & Café Brings Organic, Cold-Pressed Juices to Newport News

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Food & Beverage Processing

Thinking of relocating? If your business is part of Virginia’s $25.2 billion food and beverage processing industry, you couldn’t hope for a site that is better connected and more centralized than Newport News—that’s why leading companies like Smithfield Foods, Anheuser-Busch inBev and High Liner Foods are located in the area. Need employees? Our nationally recognized education system keeps local businesses supplied with skilled workers, who also come from among the ranks of veterans exiting the military. Want easy access? With six major interstate highways, an extensive railroad network, three international airports and the deep-water Port of Virginia, the Newport News food and beverage processing industry is in close contact with the world.

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Mercana Furniture and Décor to Invest $8.5 Million in Warehouse and Distribution Facility

Governor Northam Announces Furniture and Décor Company to Establish First U.S. Operation in Newport News, Creating 26 New Jobs. This facility will serve as the company’s East Coast and Central U.S. customers, housing thousands of items across its full lineup of art, furniture, lighting, and accessories.

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January 14, 2022
Mercana Furniture

Mercana Furniture and Décor to Invest $8.5 Million in Warehouse and Distribution Facility

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November 5, 2021
Start Championship Event

Winners Announced for Start Peninsula 2021

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September 14, 2021
Aery Aviation Groundbreaking

Governor Northam Announces Aerospace Company to Expand in Newport News, Create 211 New Jobs

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Our International Business Support Drives Your Global Success

Newport News isn’t just located in the center of the east coast—it’s at the center of the international business world. Newport News already boasts a variety of leading international businesses and we're always ready to welcome more. Read more about how our ample infrastructure, top-tier accessibility and diverse community can position your company for growth on American soil and help your success reach all ends of the Earth.

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Build and expand your business close to international airports
3 Area Airports
Grow your business in Newport News with top education workforce
50 K-College Educational Options
Give employees top healthcare in Newport News, VA
4 Hospitals & Major Medical Centers
Move your business where top international companies call home, Newport News Hampton Roads
20 International Companies
Open your business in Newport News with top quality of life for employees
13 Locally Brewed Craft Beers & 1 90-proof Bourbon Whisky
Easy access to rail transport for your business in Newport News Virginia
42,720’ of Rail Track Serving Newport News Marine Terminal
 
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