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COVID-19 | Community of Innovation | Big Business & International | Small Business | Choice Neighborhoods Initiative | In the Zone | By the Water
Message from the Chair
REBUILDING, RENEWAL, RESILIENCE
From our industries to our people, past to present, we are a City built for overcoming adversity. While 2020 has been tough, we are tougher together.
COVID-19
RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS
Newport News is a City built on a good fight. Home to the world’s strongest ships and even stronger people, our City leaned into our resilient roots when the novel coronavirus reached our shores. While the journey has not been easy and the stakes are tremendously high, the people of Newport News have banded together to protect our neighbors and businesses from the unpredictable devastation caused by COVID-19.
Key Stories
EDA Ramps Up Support for Small Businesses
March 8, 2021Newport News Tackles COVID-Related Unemployment Head On
March 8, 2021757 Recovery Forum Supports Business Leaders
March 8, 2021
Photo taken prior to COVID-19
COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION
POWERED BY CREATIVITY
Necessity is the mother of invention, and 2020 necessitated some pretty creative thinking. Luckily, our City is full of dreamers and doers who thrive on challenge. So rather than fall back when the world was shutting down, Newport News leapt ahead, with major progress on facilities and programs dedicated to innovation.
Key Stories
EDA Introduces Coworking Space Project
March 8, 2021Tech Center & Jefferson Lab Expansion
March 8, 2021
BIG BUSINESS & INTERNATIONAL
ALWAYS THINKING BIG
The pandemic is proof that we live in an increasingly globalized world, which has its strengths and weaknesses. Thanks to resilient leadership and teamwork, Newport News is emerging from 2020 stronger than ever, with many new investments and developments that are bringing global attention, jobs and opportunities to our community.
Key Stories
S23 Holdings Invests $64.4 Million in Newport News
March 8, 2021Ferguson Completes HQ3 in City Center
March 8, 2021
SMALL BUSINESS
HOMEGROWN STRENGTH & MOMENTUM
While Newport News is home to many national and global businesses, it’s the local, small businesses that make our City what it is today. They provide the local color and create an economy that keeps local dollars local. And though 2020 provided tremendous challenges, the City continued to drive programs forward to support small businesses and make Newport News even more vibrant.
Key Stories
Virginia Technical Academy Celebrates Grand Opening
March 8, 2021Start Peninsula 2020 Goes from One Event to Many
March 8, 2021City Kicks Off Transformation of Denbigh
March 8, 2021
CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE
TRANSFORMING, EVOLVING & PERSEVERING
In a year where the natural thing to do would be to stand still, Newport News continued to transform the community in so many ways. With an eye to the future, the City made significant progress on redevelopment projects that will create more opportunity, prosperity and community for all.
Key Stories
City & EDA Remediate Former Chase Packaging Site
March 8, 2021
IN THE ZONE
TARGETED INVESTMENT & GROWTH
Progress and prosperity in Newport News come from strong partnerships between public organizations, private investors, and all levels of government. And while 2020 was challenging, the leaders of Newport News continued to work tirelessly to advance investment and development projects in the City.
Key Stories
Creating Opportunity with Interactive Tools
March 8, 2021
BY THE WATER
A COMMUNITY BUILT TO WEATHER THE STORM
While much of the world shut down, progress continued near the Newport News waterfront. From new businesses to the evolution of longstanding industries, a variety of projects continue leading the way to a stronger, more prosperous and more connected City.
Key Stories
Seafood Industrial Park Secures VPA Grant
March 8, 2021
