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COVID-19 | Community of Innovation | Big Business & International | Small Business | Choice Neighborhoods Initiative | In the Zone | By the Water
Newport News leads when it comes to headline growth and meaningful progress. The EDA is proud to be a part of the team of strategic partners working to realize the full potential of our City. Neighborhoods across our community are celebrating success as big ideas produce bigger breakthroughs
Welcome to the cutting edge of economic growth, in a community designed around innovation. Intergovernmental breakthroughs are fueling a tech boom, leading to more jobs, more commerce and more development.
Topics
- Jefferson Lab selected to house the new High-Performance Data Facility Hub
City and EDA’s donation of the Applied Research Center to the DOE
$6.5 million in funds will be used for the production of green hydrogen lab
Completion of the Tech Center Drillfield amenity and supporting infrastructure
Manufacturing is key in creating a diverse, dynamic economy. Oakland Industrial Park, the Carleton Advanced Manufacturing Site and AirCommerce Park are attracting new interest, adding to an already thriving industrial sector.
Topics
- Addition of Aldora Glass
- Target Flavors began plans to expand
- EDA funding supporting a VBRSP application for AirCommerce Park
The EDA and strategic partners together catalyze economic prosperity. New, robust development, rehabilitation efforts, entrepreneurial support and workforce development programs in the Southeast Community reinforce transformative change, making opportunity accessible for all.
Topics
- Construction commenced on the rehab of 2510 Jefferson Avenue
- $640,994 in funding to support the design of a seafood market
- $100,000 from the Virginia Business District Resurgence Grant
- 155 new townhome and apartment units
- New Early Childhood Development Center being developed
- The opening of Fresenius Kidney Care
- Creating a workforce center in the Southeast Community
Thanks to the efforts of the EDA, City and partnering organizations, Downtown is thriving. With a winning combination of adaptive reuse projects, a new historic district designation and a healthy infusion of grant funding, Downtown Newport News is on the rise.
Topics
- EDA closed on the sale of 2800 Washington Avenue
- Converting former Youth Challenge Shelters to market-rate apartments
- City awarded $300,000 to improve restaurant facility
- City secured a $90,000 Industrial Revitalization Fund Planning Grant
- Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative selected Mayor Phillip Jones and the City
Development is on the rise in Greater Hilton and Denbigh. EDA acquisition of outmoded commercial properties lays the groundwork for future breakthroughs.
Topics
- Historic Hilton Village, Inc., selected for the inaugural Mobilizing Main Street Program
- Grand opening of the In Good Spirits Wellness Spa
- EDA closed on acquisition of 11008 Warwick Boulevard and 89 Nelson Drive
- $20,000 FIG recipients: The Bird Girl Bottle Shop, Act II Consignment and 11101 Warwick
- The Denbigh-Warwick Area
Plan - New North Police Precinct and Newport News Police Training Academy
We’re home to corporate headquarters, small businesses and exciting ventures. New restaurants and food-based retail add to a vibrant food scene, bringing us more jobs, more visitors and more great choices for a night out.
Topics
- Chef Kenny Sloane launched Amaro Italian Bistro and will open Chef's Market
- Chef Kyle Fowlkes opened SATÉ: A New American Experience
- Tinto Wine and Cheese opened new location
- Dilon Technologies, Inc. moved to Merchants Walk Two in City Center
The EDA proves that great minds think together. Throughout the past year,
we continued to forge strategic partnerships, sharing ideas and gathering colleagues together to enhance innovation through networking.
We travel the world to bring actionable ideas home, teaming with others
to take this region to new levels of economic success.
Topics
- A breakthrough visit to Germany.
- Spring Conference of the Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA)
- Virginia Enterprise Zone (VEZ) workshop
- Virginia Technical Academy (VTA) awarded a SWaMmy Award
- Florence G. Kingston nominated RED Team Chair, on the Alliance Board of Directors