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City, HRT join forces to offer training program to help residents get commercial driver's license

Jan. 10 2020 - Hampton’s WorkOne Center and Hampton Roads Transit have joined forces to offer HRT DriveNOW, a training program for eligible Hampton residents that will let them earn a learner’s commercial driver’s license, a Career Readiness Certificate a...

Job seekers can connect with potential employers at upcoming job and resource fair

Dec. 30, 2019 - Connect with businesses that are hiring and get valuable job-seeking tips during the Get Hired Hampton Job and Resource Fair on Feb. 4 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive. More than 100 employers are already registe...

Governor renews Hampton Enterprise Zone, which includes grants for new or expanding businesses

Dec. 26, 2019 - Hampton’s Urban area Enterprise Zone has been renewed for five more years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week. Enterprise Zones allow businesses that are located in key areas and added qualifying jobs or property investments to receive...

Magazine names Economic Development's Charles Rigney 'one of 100 people to meet in 2020'

Dec. 3, 2019 - Hampton Economic Development Director Charles Rigney was recently named one of Virginia Business Magazine's "100 people to meet in 2020." Chosen by the magazine editors, the 100 are described as "interesting, innovative and v...

Five Hampton business owners accepted into Virginia development program

Five Hampton business owners have been accepted into the New Virginia: Scaling4Growth small business development program.

The Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, in partnership with Boston-based Interise, offers this innovative s...

Expert panel will talk about starting, expanding a business during November discussion

Oct. 24, 2019 - Starting a business? Expanding your business? Looking for a roadmap and information to help you choose the best options to secure financing for your specific business needs? Hampton's Economic Development Department is sponsoring an expert...

Bull Island Brewing Co., Vanguard Brewpub earn top honors at Great American Beer Festival in Denver

Oct. 8, 2019 - Hampton’s Bull Island Brewing Co. won a bronze medal for best “chili” beer and The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery won a bronze medal for best “extra special bitter” at the recent Great American Beer Festival in Denver. They were among 13...

Ready to be an entrepreneur? Get mentoring and compete for funding at Start Peninsula

Oct. 2, 2019 - Ready to move your business idea from concept to launch? Start Peninsula allows you to pitch your idea, get some help refining it, and potentially earn one of three  $5,000 prizes.

This year's Start Peninsula competition will be hel...

Hampton-based Registrar Corp. continues to grow; expands headquarters

Aug. 29, 2019 - Hampton-based Registrar Corp. marked a company expansion with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The company is a leading provider of U.S. Food and Drug Administration compliance services to FDA-regulated facilities worldwide.

Registra...

St. George Brewery's Golden Ale wins U.S. Beer Tasting Championship

Aug. 27, 2019 - The St. George Brewery's Golden Ale was named Grand Chamption best golden ale or Kolsh in the United States Beer Tasting Championship for the second year in a row.

The brewery's Doppelbock was ranked best in the Southeast region as well.&am...

2 Hampton Businesses Recognized as Fastest Growing

Hampton would like to congratulate Threat Tec and Applied Training Solutions for their inclusions in the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing companies. This is ATS' second time on the list, they were on it in 2017. Threat Tec has been included on the list fo...

Small Business Resource Fair

Hosted by Hampton Economic Development—the day is structured to allow small business owners and their teams gain access to the specific tools that best match their unique needs.We will have representatives present from the top business resource ...

Virginia Reclaims “Top State for Business” Title in CNBC Ranking

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that CNBC has named Virginia America’s “Top State for Business” in 2019. CNBC unveiled Virginia as the top state for business during a live broadcast from Shenandoah River State Park, an...

Calling All Startups! 757 Accelerate can help!

757 Accelerate is a 3-month selective startup accelerator program providing founders with capital, connections, and customers.

Join Economic Development for the 'Grow Your Sales' small business conference on June 5

May 21, 2019 - Focus on the basic elements of government contracting, the procurement process (including how to do business with the city) and much more during a free half-day conference on growing your business sales. Small businesses can network and col...

Hampton home sales and average price continued to increase in March

April 12, 2019 - The number of home sold and they price they commanded continue to rise in Hampton, according to sales data reported by the Real Estate Information Network.

Sales data from March 2019 show 209 settled sales, up 31 percent from the same mont...

Business Exchange Hampton kicks off new speaker series with panel of successful women

Feb. 5, 2019 - Business Exchange Hampton kicks off a new speaker series on March 7 by inviting a panel of successful women to talk about the challenges, opportunities, and lessons they have experienced in life. 

March is Women's History Month and ...

Job seekers can connect with potential employers at Get Hired Job and Resource fair on Feb. 5

Jan. 16, 2019 - Connect with businesses that are hiring and get valuable job-seeking tips during the Get Hired Hampton Job and Resource Fair on Feb. 5 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive. More than 100 employers are already registe...

Hampton's new WorkOne Center opens Jan. 7 to help unemployed, underemployed

Dec. 28, 2018 - Hampton's new WorkOne Center at the Y.H. Thomas Complex officially opens on Jan. 7.

Located at 1300 Thomas St. on the public park side of the complex, the center will offer free educational services, occupational training and more, includin...

Join 'Blue View' and help police protect your business and others in Hampton

Dec. 11, 2018 - Your business can contribute to a safer and stronger community by becoming a part of Hampton's new Blue View program.

Blue View allows your business to share live security camera video with the Hampton Police Department's Real Time Informat...

Virginia Enterprise Zone: How to Qualify Workshop

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will hold four in-depth, how-to-qualify workshops on how to apply for Virginia Enterprise Zone state incentives. These workshops will provide detailed instructions on the qualification pr...

Hampton's new WorkOne Center opened Friday morning at Y.H. Thomas complex

Nov. 30, 2018 - More than 50 people attended the grand opening Friday morning of Hampton's new WorkOne Center at the Y.H. Thomas complex, 1300 Thomas St.

The center is part of Workforce Hampton, a city initiative that makes resources and services more acce...

Hampton's new WorkOne Center opens Friday, Nov. 30, at Y.H. Thomas

Nov. 19, 2018 - Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck, City Manager Mary Bunting, City Council members and various city partners will be on hand Friday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. for the grand opening of the WorkOne Center at the Y.H. Thomas Complex, 1300 Thomas St.&nb...

Hampton 1 of 8 new cities chosen for Facebook's 'Community Boost' program

March 26, 2018 - Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck and social media giant Facebook announced that Hampton is one of eight cities chosen today to be a Facebook Community Boost site. 

Facebook is  developing the community boost program to teach dig...