## 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.

Compare Incentives

Ask the Authority

Illustrated Ampersand Island relocation scene with harbor history and modern business growth

## A working island with a clearer growth path.

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.

compact

left-rail

var(--sanctuary-surface-container-lowest)

1px solid rgba(14,79,75,.14)

Harbor crossroads

Origins

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.

Trade

Local commerce

A working waterfront

Expansion

Maritime services, hospitality, logistics, and maker businesses turned the island into a mixed economy, with customers moving between docks, neighborhoods, and visitor corridors.

Maritime

Tourism

District-led planning

Modern growth

The Authority organized business growth around target districts, so owners can connect location, sector, workforce needs, and community impact in one coherent plan.

Districts

Workforce

Incentives with a direct handoff

Today

This site helps prospects understand fit before they apply. Applications continue in NavGrant, where the actual grant workflow and status tracking live.

Incentives

NavGrant

## Built around concrete relocation questions

4

Target districts

Choose the place that matches your operating model.

Priority industries

Connect your project to the island economy.

3

Incentive paths

Review fit here, then apply in NavGrant.

## Relocation benefits that map to the way companies decide.

var(--sanctuary-surface-container-lowest)

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.

## 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.

top

identity-shift

repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr))

repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr))

1.75rem

18px

1px solid rgba(14,79,75,.14)

none

Choose your district

Use place to make the plan real.

Business Districts explain where each kind of company can operate, serve customers, and connect with nearby activity.

Mermaid Bay

Captain's Cove

Mariner's Bluff

Anchor's Rest

View Business Districts

Illustrated Ampersand Island business district overview

Match your industry

Show how your work supports island priorities.

Key Industries help teams connect their project to tourism, maritime and logistics, technology, or alternative energy.

Tourism

Maritime and logistics

Technology

Alternative energy

View Key Industries

Illustrated Ampersand Island priority industry overview

Compare incentives

Pick the grant path that fits your stage.

Resources explain Ahoy, Entrepreneurs!, Navigator Expansion, and Anchors Aweigh before applicants continue to NavGrant.

Start-up support

Expansion support

Maritime attraction

Compare Programs

Illustrated Ampersand Island incentive program routes

Plan a visit

Test the relocation case on the ground.

Visit Ampersand Island explains how to scout districts, meet the Authority, and turn what you learn into a stronger grant application.

District scouting

Authority questions

Grant readiness

Plan a Visit

Illustrated Ampersand Island business visit route

4/3

14px

cover

## 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.

Open NavGrant Grants

Compare Programs First

center

## Plan the move around place, sector, and funding

Business Districts

Compare Mermaid Bay, Captain's Cove, Mariner's Bluff, and Anchor's Rest before you pick a location story.

Illustrated Ampersand Island business districts

Key Industries

Match your project to tourism, maritime and logistics, technology, or alternative energy priorities.

Illustrated Ampersand Island key industries

Resources

Compare incentive programs and prepare the details NavGrant will ask for when you apply.

Illustrated Ampersand Island incentive programs

Visit Ampersand Island

Walk likely districts, meet the Authority, and turn a scouting trip into a stronger relocation plan.

Illustrated Ampersand Island business visit route

## 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.

Contact the Authority

View Incentives

center