VIRGINIA BUSINESS SITE LOCATOR
Infrastructure: T e Old Dominion is proud to off er a world-class infrastructure.
• T e Port of Virginia is one of the three busiest container ports on the U.S. East Coast.
• Six major highways: I-95, I-81, I-64, I-85, I-77, and I-66.
• Fourteen commercial air- ports, including Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports.
• Ten railroads operate in the state, including two of the nation’s largest, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Virginia is one of the most connected states in the coun- try. Seventy percent of the world’s Internet traffi c passes through the Metropolitan Area Exchange East in Ash- burn.
• T ere are more than 60 broadband providers in the state.
Incentives: Virginia off ers many incentives to companies expanding or locating their busi- ness in the commonwealth, in- cluding fi nancial assistance, tax credits and customized training. Below are examples of grants available to businesses. For a more comprehensive list visit
www.yesvirginia.org.
• T e Commonwealth’s Op- portunity Fund: T is grant is administered by Vir- ginia’s governor and must be matched by localities.
• T e Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries De- velopment Fund (AFID): T ese grants are available to companies who add value to Virginia-grown agricultural and forestry products.
• T e Virginia Economic Development Incentive Grant (VEDIG): A discretionary performance incentive, designed to encourage companies to invest and create jobs by locating signifi cant operations in Virginia.
Education: T e common- wealth has an excellent educa- tion system.
• Career and Technical Edu- cation (CTE) courses serve more than 277,000 students in middle schools and high schools. T e state boasts 58 local and regional technical centers.
• More than 575,000 students are enrolled in over 230 higher education campuses around the state. Virginia has 15 public, four-year colleges; 23 public community col- leges; 45 private, accredited four-year universities and 65 out-of-state higher education institutions that have cam- puses in the commonwealth.
Quality of life:From foodies to nature afi cionados, Virginia has something for everyone.
• More than 500 miles of trails, 22 national parks and 36 state parks
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• Varied landscape that in- cludes beaches, mountains and rural and urban areas.
• T e largest concentration of historical attractions in the U.S., including Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown Na- tional Battlefi eld, Monticello and many Civil War sites.
• A growing craft beverage culture, including over 230 wineries and more than 140 craft breweries.
• Live professional sporting events are available in Vir- ginia, or nearby, including NASCAR, football, baseball, hockey and basketball.
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Lingerfelt Commonwealth Partners ........................ S12 Liesfeld Contractor Inc. ...... S13 City of Lynchburg ............... S14
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Town of Leesburg ............... S15 Culpeper ............................. S16 Merritt Properties ................ S17
HAMPTON ROADS Isle of Wight County ........... S18 City of Hampton .................. S19 City of Virginia Beach ........ S20
SHENANDOAH VALLEY City of Harrisonburg ........... S21
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA Martinsville ..................S22-S23
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