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.

Featured Property

Former Page Middle School Site

  • 28-acres with great potential for new development and construction projects

  • Located on 4-lane Highway at 5630-5644 George Washington Memorial Highway

  • Low cost of doing business

  • Water & Sewer on site

  • Available workforce for light manufacturing, distribution and retail

  • Minimum site work required

  • Publicly owned property

  • Located in the “golden crescent” between Virginia Beach and Washington DC

View our 2024 Annual Report

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Learn about our economic profile, strategic planning and initiatives, Gloucester’s fastest growing occupations, major employers, and more in our freshly-published 2024 Annual Report.

We are Growing…

Reserve at Gloucester Villages

The Reserve at Gloucester Villages is approved for 1,142 single family homes and is located on the Route 17 corridor just south of Gloucester Courthouse.

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

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 our Economic Development Director:

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