Dominion Study Area Employment Center Action Plan
While finishing major transportation improvements and considering changes to the Comprehensive Plan, the Dominion Study area should focus on
factors that will influence its desirability as an employment center:
• High quality housing
• Amenities
• Community infrastructure and utilities
• A broad marketing effort
• Encouraging and accommodating home based businesses
1. Identify the types of jobs that the study area can attract or generate based on typical location criteria for different types of employment,
development of civic uses, use of natural resources, and construction and other jobs associated with 20-year development timeframe.
2. Work with Chesapeake Department of Economic Development to formulate and implement an intentional and strategic recruiting and marketing
plan for Dominion’s employment center.
3. Evaluate timing and phasing holistically: employment cores generally follow households.
4. Develop necessary physical infrastructure—in particular sewer issues.
5. Attract the high-skilled employees employers want with a variety of housing types, excellent education system, and a high quality of life
environment.
6. Take advantage of synergies with available catalysts—work with TCC and Virginia’s Workforce Development System to provide training for the
types of jobs you want to create in Dominion
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Source: RCLCO
