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Virginia Beach authority approves 4‑acre sale and $193,000 EDIP award for Gov Solutions
Summary
The Virginia Beach Development Authority voted Nov. 18 to authorize sale of roughly 4 acres in Corporate Landing to Gov Solutions and to award a combined EDIP Part A/B grant package (the board recorded an EDIP Part A award of $193,000) to support a proposed manufacturing facility that staff said would create 55 jobs.
The Virginia Beach Development Authority on Nov. 18 approved the sale of about four acres in the Corporate Landing business park to Gov Solutions Inc. and separately approved EDIP funding tied to the project.
Staff described Gov Solutions’ plan to build a 30,000‑square‑foot manufacturing facility on the site and said the company expected to create 55 new jobs. Staff presented a project investment breakdown during the meeting: land acquisition presented as $800,000; building construction presented as roughly $3,000,000; machinery and tools $400,000; and $250,000 for furniture, fixtures and equipment — a combined investment the packet described as about $4.65 million. Staff said the authority would be incentivizing five of the jobs under the EDIP award.
Donna Long, president of Gov Solutions, thanked the authority for its support and described the project as a move to expand domestic manufacturing and hire local and veteran workers. "Virginia Beach stepped up to the plate to assist us," Donna Long said, thanking staff and the board for support.
City staff recommended a structured EDIP award split consistent with the packet: an EDIP Part A award of $193,000 (listed in the motion) plus a capital investment portion and a small job‑creation component. The motion to (1) authorize the land sale and (2) approve the EDIP Part A award to Gov Solutions was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Chair closed the agenda item after the vote and thanked the company for investing in the city.
What happens next: staff will proceed with the land‑sale paperwork, the EDIP agreement and the construction permitting process. The board did not set additional conditions in the public discussion; any final grant disbursement will be subject to the terms of the EDIP agreement and the authority’s standard closing processes.
Sources: Presentation and motions delivered at the Virginia Beach Development Authority special meeting, Nov. 18, 2025.
