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Former Page Property Available for Purchase

Contact Sherry Spring for more information on this 28 acre property!

Contact Chris Devine at 757-640-2410 or

Anthony Grecco at 757-452-6133 for more information.

Building For Rent!

Address: 6871 Main St



Available sq ft: 

OPTION 1: 3,900sf - Ceramic tiled showroom with (3) offices, small commercial kitchen & restroom. New HVAC & drop ceiling throughout & electric faux fireplace. 

Rent - $5,000/mo, No CAM fee

OPTION 2: 6,600sf - All the above plus an additional 2,700sf warehouse, additional restroom & loading dock. High ceilings.

Rent - $7,000/mo, No CAM fee



Contact Alan Goodman at 804-854-3863 for more information.

HAVE YOU HEARD?

Gloucester Business making powerful impact in Virginia!

Matheson Oyster Co., in Gloucester County plans to plant and grow over 4 million oysters at its oyster farm over the next year! Their efforts will make a huge impact on seafood sustainability in the Chesapeake Bay.

Gloucester Main Street awards $35,000+ in grants

Check out some of the exciting things happening on Main Street this month!

Galentine's Day Celebration at York & Main - 2/8/2025

Bread for Life fundraiser at Gloucester Brewing Company - 2/13/2025

"A Taste of the Arts" Event at Arts on Main - 2/22/2025

The Hampton Roads Workforce Council

Leads New Initiative to Address Healthcare Workforce Challenges

Hampton Roads Partnership for Health Sciences Higher Education Collaborative — First Meeting in December 2025

In response to the chronic talent shortages impacting the region’s healthcare systems, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council launched the Hampton Roads Partnership for Health Sciences. This dynamic partnership unifies healthcare providers, educators, government agencies, and community organizations to tackle persisting healthcare workforce challenges in Hampton Roads. Established in April of 2024 as a public-private collaboration, the Health Sciences Partnership is a first-of-its-kind in Hampton Roads that will help to meet the increasing need for qualified healthcare professionals and support innovative growth in the health and life sciences industries.

In December, the Hampton Roads Partnership for Health Sciences Higher Education Collaborative — a group comprised of the Partnership’s education stakeholders— assembled to discuss the vital role of higher education, in terms of creating innovative and educational pathways to address healthcare workforce shortages.

The Higher Education Collaborative consists of 20 partners, including Riverside, which has a footprint that extends to Gloucester

Key takeaways from the group discussion include:

· Building a Unified Vision for Healthcare Workforce Development

The group identified collaboration among institutions, healthcare providers, and community stakeholders as an essential component to drive impactful solutions.

· Strengthening the Talent Pipeline Through Strategic Alignment

Stakeholders discussed the need for integrating academic training with real-world experience to prepare students for immediate and long-term success in healthcare careers. Establishing industry partnerships to ensure curriculum relevance, address skill gaps, and create seamless transitions from education to employment was also an important topic of discussion.



· Promoting Equity and Access in Healthcare Careers

Finally, higher education representatives exchanged thoughts on the importance of creating inclusive opportunities for underserved and underrepresented populations — ensuring equitable access to education and employment, and fostering a diverse workforce reflective of the communities served.

The Hampton Roads Partnership for Health Sciences endeavors to position Hampton Roads as a leader in healthcare workforce development while enhancing the health and economic vitality of our community. For more information, visit theworkforcecouncil.org

The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP) is a workforce development accelerator that provides students and businesses with resources to optimize the mutual benefits of work-based learning. These resources include free training and, for qualified organizations, a 50% funding match to pay interns and/or free services from a state-appointed staffing agency to hire interns.

About the Rappahannock Work and Learn Collaborative

The Rappahannock Work and Learn Collaborative (RWLC) is your local V-TOP representative and we are here to support development of work-based learning opportunities for K-12 and college students throughout V-TOP Region 6: Fredericksburg, Middle Peninsula, and Northern Neck areas.

V-TOP Workshop

RWLC offers a free workshop to help employers develop enriching internship experiences and qualify for state-funded resources offered by V-TOP to support the creation or expansion of internship programs.

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Analysts forecast a slightly rosier year for restaurants

According to Victor Fernandez, Black Box Intelligence’s chief insight officer, both consumers and operators appear to be more positive about 2025’s prospects:

• Diners feel like inflation is coming under control
• Bureau of Labor Statistics metrics indicate price increases have slowed significantly since 2022.
• Consumers have adjusted to the current cost of dining out

Velocity Urgent Care centers rebrand as Sentara Urgent Care

Most small businesses are truly small. In 2023, according to SBA data, close to 82% of small businesses in the U.S. were one-person operations, with no employees aside from the owner.

What Is a Small Business?

Often described as the "backbone" of the U.S. economy, small businesses range from sole proprietorships to partnerships and corporations with multiple owners and sometimes hundreds of workers. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), there are more than 33 million small businesses in the country today, employing close to 62 million Americans.

2024 Gloucester grads post-high school plans

The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP) is a workforce development accelerator that provides students and businesses with resources to optimize the mutual benefits of work-based learning. Our regional V-TOP representative, the Rappahannock Work and Learn Collaborative, is offering a free workshop designed to help organizations learn how to develop high-quality, mutually beneficial internship experiences, satisfy the training prerequisite to qualify for state-funded support (50% funding match and/or staffing agency services) for creating or expanding an internship program, and network with other local employers.

Website-Full Calendar of Events

Website-Full Calendar of Events

The Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides professional business advising, training, and business resources to Gloucester County businesses.

SBDC professionals assist with business planning, marketing, financial analysis, access to capital, business start-up and other specialized services as requested.

Appointments can be requested HERE.

The purpose of the Gloucester County Economic Development Incentives is to promote and encourage the recruitment of new small businesses and expanding by aiding property and or business owners for interior and exterior improvements, advertising and website design work.

The Gloucester County Economic Development Authority (EDA) administers these programs. The incentive programs were designed to assist those businesses that will provide a return on investment to Gloucester County. The EDA will review all applications for consideration of financial incentives.

Property Improvement: Projects covered in this incentive include new floors, ceiling tiles, windows, doors, painting and other interior improvements that will not be removed if vacated.

Facade Improvement: This program is designed to aid property owners or business owners of commercial properties for exterior façade improvements, new signage, awnings, painting and/or landscaping, etc., for enhanced curb appeal for the front of businesses facing streets or highways.

Co-op Advertising Grant: This program supports advertising and promotional activities.

E-Commerce Matching Grant Program: Offers aid with new website design and development.

If you are considering applying for an incentive, please contact our office to confirm that the project is eligible before applying.

All businesses applying for Economic Development Incentives will need to submit a completed and signed IRS form W9.

Let us know if you would like to be listed in the Business Directory. Please send information to Sharice Smith.

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