AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Locating Your Agribusiness in Virginia
The Virginia Business Advantage
Since our founding, the Commonwealth's economy has relied on agribusiness to drive economic prosperity. Virginia's dynamic workforce, excellent quality of life, strategic East Coast location, and pro-business climate make the Commonwealth a great place to do business.
- Sixty percent of the United State's population is within 750 miles of Virginia.
- Virginia has world-class ports with 75 shipping lines, three international airports,
- Virginia's transportation integrated system of highways and railroads ensures logistics efficiency for your agribusiness.
- Two excellent land-grant research universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State, provide advanced technology in production and processing.
- A strong work ethic is part of Virginia's heritage.
- Virginia is a "Right-to-Work" state.
- Virginia is a "Right-to-Farm" state.
- A growing labor force
- Highly competitive cost of doing business
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