Ampersand Island grew around the habits that still matter to business: moving goods, welcoming visitors, solving practical problems, and helping local employers find a durable place to operate.
Relocate where business still has room to grow.
Ampersand Island gives founders, operators, and expanding companies a practical base of districts, priority sectors, workforce support, and incentive paths. Review the story here, compare fit, then use NavGrant when you are ready to apply.
A working island with a clearer growth path.
Origins
Harbor crossroads
The island's first commercial rhythm came from harbor traffic: boatyards, supply houses, guest rooms, repair shops, and small merchants clustered near the water because the waterfront set the pace.
Expansion
A working waterfront
Maritime services, hospitality, logistics, and maker businesses turned the island into a mixed economy, with customers moving between docks, neighborhoods, and visitor corridors.
Modern growth
District-led planning
The Authority organized business growth around target districts, so owners can connect location, sector, workforce needs, and community impact in one coherent plan.
Today
Incentives with a direct handoff
This site helps prospects understand fit before they apply. Applications continue in NavGrant, where the actual grant workflow and status tracking live.
Built around concrete relocation questions
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Target districts
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Priority industries
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Incentive paths
How the work moves
Relocation benefits that map to the way companies decide.
Opportunity
Ampersand Island is organized around practical openings: visitor demand in Mermaid Bay, maritime activity in Captain's Cove, technology in Mariner's Bluff, and clean growth in Anchor's Rest.
Growth
The site helps owners describe a real expansion plan: location, budget, timeline, operating footprint, and expected local impact.
Incentives
Programs support launch costs, expansion needs, district investment, and maritime attraction. This site explains fit; NavGrant handles the application.
Workforce
The Authority frames workforce needs early, so applicants can explain hiring plans, training needs, and the roles that will keep work on the island.
Infrastructure
The target districts give companies a way to match site needs with access, customer flow, port activity, utilities, and nearby business services.
Quality of place
Visitors, residents, and employers share the same island identity, which helps service businesses, local hiring, and long-term community support.
Services
Find the strongest fit before you apply.
A strong relocation story ties together place, sector, hiring, and incentive fit. These paths help prospects decide which section to review next.
Ready to move from interest to application?
Applications continue in NavGrant. Use this site to confirm relocation fit, then open the grant portal when you are ready to start the formal workflow.
Plan the move around place, sector, and funding
Have relocation questions before you apply?
Contact the Island Economic Development Authority about district fit, industry fit, workforce questions, or which incentive path to review before using NavGrant.