Small Business Spotlight: Parrish Design, P.C.
Parrish Design, P.C. , based in Smithfield, Virginia, has been providing architectural design and consulting services for both residential and commercial clients throughout Isle of Wight County for nearly four years and the greater Hampton Roads area for over 16 years. The firm is responsible for the engaging interior spaces at the Smithfield and Isle of Wight Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Arts Center @ 319 on Main Street. Economical, efficient, accessible design for everyone lies at the heart of all projects, and good communication is the biggest key to the firm’s success. Owner Russell J. Parrish has been a registered architect for over 10 years and has been involved with design projects ranging from affordable, accessible housing to the Armada Hoffler Tower in the Virginia Beach Town Center. His most fulfilling project to date has been the development of a first class
corporate headquarters for Lifenet, a regionally based non-profit corporation focused on organ and tissue procurement that saves thousands of lives every year. Parrish was recently named Vice-Chair of the IOW-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber of Commerce Board and is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Isle of Wight. For more information on Parrish Design, P.C. and services available for fulfilling your personal or business environment, call Russell at 757-620-1186.
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Plastic Bag Recycling Program Wins Awards
 Isle of Wight County's Isle Be Green Recycling Program
has been recognized by both the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo). The County received one of only 16 NACo Best in Category Achievement Awards, and was one of 14 to receive a VACo Achievement Award this year. The program began in August of 2009 after the County recognized that plastic bag litter is an environmental hazard, as well as a nuisance and financial burden to local farmers. Isle of Wight partnered with schools, commercial property owners, recyclers, retailers and others to establish and promote clean and efficient recycling collection points. As a result, 13,780 pounds (964,620 plastic bags) have been collected as of June 30, 2010, and the County is saving money on landfill tipping fees. For more information about the program visit
www.islebegreen.com.
 Whether you’re thinking about starting a business or you’re already in business, this FREE Virginia Department of Business Assistance program is for you! This workshop scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2010 from 8:30 to 12:30 at the Smithfield Center
is designed to provide information on available business resources and deliver practical, hands-on training covering key elements of business practice. Sponsored by Opportunity Inc. and hosted by Isle of Wight County Economic Development and the Isle of Wight, Smithfield, Windsor Chamber of Commerce. MORE INFO.
Featured Property - Caraustar Building
Located at 1601 Carrsville Hwy (Business Route 58), this former paperboard manufacturing facility is a 31,560 square-foot office/warehouse on 8.5 acres adjacent to the Franklin Municipal Airport and the Franklin Industrial Air Park. This well maintained building was constructed of steel frame in 1990 and can be expanded. The property is available for immediate sale. MORE INFO.
If you own or represent a commercial property in Isle of Wight County that is available for sale or lease, please CONTACT US, and we will add it to our database.
ED Close Up - Rachel Morris Chieppa, Rural Economic Development Manager
Rachel Chieppa has been with the County for six years serving as liaison to the farming and forestry communities. She is their advocate instituting farmer friendly policies, procedures, and initiatives such as creating the Purchase of Agricultural and Forestal Conservation Easements (PACE) Program (a voluntary farmland and forestland preservation program), supporting and creating farmers’ markets, equine industry development, agri-business recruitment, and agri-business retention and expansion. Rachel also coordinates educational agriculture-related programs for children at local libraries and other places as requested.
Rachel obtained her Master’s Degree in Public Administration and her Bachelor’s of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining the County, she worked as Assistant Director of Governmental Relations with the Virginia Farm Bureau in Richmond, where her focus was on local affairs including taxes (estate and land use), zoning, and farmland preservation.
Rachel is a board member representing the southeast district on the Farmers Direct Marketing Association (FDMA) Board. She also serves as a council member on the South Hampton Roads Resource, Conservation, and Development (RC&D) Council, where she holds the office of Secretary. She is a member of the following organizations: Virginia Agriculture Development Officers group, the Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Managers group, the Virginia Agribusiness Council, the Virginia Farm Bureau, and the Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA).
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