About Region 5

Region 5 consists of the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg; and the counties of Accomack, Isle of Wight, James City, Northampton, Southampton, and York.

Reinvent Hampton Roads serves as Region 5’s support organization. The support organization will provide fiduciary oversight and administrative services for activities related to GO Virginia in Region 5.

Region 5 At-A-Glance

1,727,781
Total Population
786,346
Total Employment
3.3%
Unemployment Rate
$45,720
Median Income Level

Advanced Manufacturing
Clean Energy
Cybersecurity/Data Analytics/Model-Sim
Life Sciences
Logistics/Port Operations/Warehousing
Shipbuilding and Repair
Water Technologies
Unmanned Systems and Aerospace

Regional Priority Industry Clusters

Council Members

Thomas R. Frantz – Chairman
Lynn Taylor – Vice-Chair
Mayor Kenneth C. Alexander
Shawn Avery
Timothy J. Bentley, III
Patrick Coady
Dr. Marcia Conston
Mayor Robert “Bobby” Dyer
Christen Faatz
Sharon Goodwyn
Sally Hartman
Maria Herbert
Jeffrey Holland
Bob Howard
Mark Johnson
Sarah Jane Kirkland
Aubrey Layne
Bob McKenna
Jerry Miller
Dr. John Olson
Mayor Doug Pons
John F. Reinhart
Casey Roberts
Dr. Katherine Rowe
Bryan K. Stephens
Thomas G. Tingle, AIA

Regional Resources

Recent News

 

Contact

Nancy Grden
757-961-8181

Notice: The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is the state agency responsible for administering the GO Virginia program. Any documents supplied on this page are sourced directly from DHCD. Please forward any administrative questions to DHCD.