Major Employers
Building on its blue/green assets, the MPA Region supports hundreds of advanced manufacturing and technology jobs in large companies such as WestRock, one of North America's leading vertically integrated manufacturers of paper packaging products; Nestle Purina Pet Care, the leading pet nutrition company; Canon/IRT, an internationally-based advanced manufacture focused on proprietary environmental technologies; Fulcrum Concepts, a tactical avionics company; and Premier Tech, a research-based international leader in horticulture, packaging and water treatment products. Balancing these major employers, the Region is anchored by its aquaculture and agriculture businesses, numerous marinas, its destination tourism businesses and the small business supply chain that supports its major employers. This creates a robust economic network of the coastal economy. The major employers in the Region are listed below.
| Company | Industry | Employment | Community |
| West Rock | Paper Manufacturing | 500-999 | West Point |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital | Hospitals | 500-999 | Gloucester |
| Nestle Purina Petcare Company | Warehouse and Storage | 250-499 | King William |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Marine Biology | 250-499 | Gloucester |
| FDP Virginia | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 100-249 | Essex |
| Ball Lumber Company | Wood Product Manufacturing | 50-99 | King & Queen |
| Bennett Mineral Company | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | King & Queen |
| Canon Industrial Resource Technology | Laser Cartridge Recycling | 50-99 | Gloucester |
| Dominion Virginia Power | Utilities | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| O'Malley Lumber (u/c M) | Wood Product Manufacturing | 50-99 | Essex |
| Pepsi Bottling Group | Merchant Wholesaler | 50-99 | Middlesex |
| Rappahannock Concrete Corporation | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | Hospitals | 50-99 | Mathews |
| 3 Rivers Services LLC | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 20-49 | King William |
| Abernathy Construction Company | Abernathy Construction Corporation | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| Atlantic Metal Products | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| Augusta Lumber LLC | Wood Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | King William |
| Bank of Essex | Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 20-49 | Essex |
| Baylands Fed Credit Union | Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 20-49 | King William |
| Carlton & Edwards Lumber | Wood Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| Chesapeake Bank | Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| Citizen’s & Farmer’s Bank | Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 20-49 | King William |
| Coastal Design and Construction | Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| Crop Production Services Inc | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 20-49 | King & Queen |
| Ct Transportation LLC | Truck Transportation | 10-19 | King & Queen |
| Deltaville Boatyard, LLC | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| Essex Concrete Corporation | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | Essex |
| Essex Concrete Corporation | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | King William |
| H & R Block | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 10-19 | King William |
| Hunter Mechanical LLC | Specialty Trades Contractors | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| J & W Seafood of Virginia | Food Manufacturing | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| J. Sanders Construction | Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 20-49 | West Point |
| Mid Atlantic Tree Harvestors | Forestry and Logging | 20-49 | King William |
| Newbern Transport | Truck Transportation | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| Peninsula Heating & Air | Specialty Trade Contractors | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| Phillips Energy | Nonstore Retailers | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| Rappahannock River Oyster | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 20-49 | Middlesex |
| Riverland Insurers | Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 20-49 | Essex |
| Seafarms, Inc. | Sea Food Wholesaler | 10-19 | Mathews |
| Southern States Co-operative, Inc. | Management of Companies | 10-19 | King William |
| Star Fields | Textile Mills | 20-49 | Mathews |
| Tidewater Lumber | Wood Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | Essex |
| Tidewater Newspapers | Publishing Industries (Except Internet) | 20-49 | Gloucester |
| United Laboratory Co LLC | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 20-49 | King & Queen |
| Walter C. Via Enterprises | Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 20-49 | King & Queen |
| West Point Chips | Wood Product Manufacturing | 20-49 | King William |
| Whitley Peanut Factory Inc. | Food Manufacturing | 50-99 | Gloucester |
| Williams Industrial Services | Construction Buildings | 10-19 | King William |
| Zimmerman Marine | Repair and Maintenance | 20-49 | Mathews |
| Enfield Sod, Inc. | Administrative and Support Services | 10-19 | King William |
| Montague Farms Inc. | Crop Production | 20-49 | Essex |
| Premier Tech Horticulture | Chemical Mfg/Fertilizers | 10-19 | King & Queen |
| Ta/group SSI | Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 10-19 | Essex |
| West Point Veneer, LLC | Wood Product Manufacturing | 10-19 | West Point |