The Department of Development is responsible for expanding and diversifying the City's tax base by attracting new businesses and industries to Newport News.  It is also responsible for creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs and helping existing businesses to expand.  It assists businesses in all phases of the site selection process.  The Department administers the City's Enterprise Zone and the Commercial Rehabilitation Real Estate Property Tax Abatement Programs.  It also provides assistance to local businesses to obtain federal HUBZone certification.  The Department of Development staffs the Economic/Industrial Development Authority of the City of Newport News, Virginia, as well as the City's Green Foundation.   

The Department manages several low-interest business loan programs.  It can provide a depth of financial expertise to companies seeking to relocate or expand to Newport News.  The Department manages the City's Seafood Industrial Park, as well as several business and industrial parks.  It operates an active business visitation program to assist existing businesses in Newport News.  It also serves as a liaison with a variety of local and regional agencies and undertakes special projects to promote the development and redevelopment of the City.

To contact the Department of Development, or if you have a specific question about development in the City, starting or expanding your business, on-going projects of the Department of Development or the City's Economic/Industrial Development Authority, or how the Department of Development functions, please click here.