The team at the Greene County Economic Development Authority
understands the complicated demands of the site selection process and
offer years
of experience to help make your site selection project run smoothly.
Your partnership with Greene County begins with our Director who will guide you through the site selection process. He is your
liaison with
Virginia and one of our experts in location selection for your industry.
As such,
you can be assured that the most informed and experienced member of our
team is
on your team.
After an initial conversation to better understand your needs, we will
prepare
a summary of the most current market, economic, and demographic
information. We
will also supply individually tailored research of suitable land and
buildings,
labor availability, and other issues. We can then coordinate site
visits to
help you decide which of these locations is best suited to your business
needs.
We will also work with local utility companies and other
business development
partners to ensure your requirements will be met there too. If
necessary, they
will coordinate with other government agencies which will offer you help with such
matters
as meeting environmental regulations or designing workforce training
programs.
Plus, the Greene County Economic Development Authority can partner you with experts in Business Development Finance,
Technical
Services and Research to help your project team further streamline the
selection
process.
Every state talks about its positive business
climate.
In Virginia, we’ve let others do the talking. For the third striaght
year, Virginia
is ranked the Best State for Business by Forbes.com. And, Virginia is
ranked the
Top State for Business according to CNBC. In each analysis, cost of
doing business,
quality of workforce, and regulatory environment all drove Virginia to
the top.
A Virginia business location will positively impact your bottom line.
Believe it or not, companies have improved their bottom lines just by
locating in Virginia. From soft costs like healthier, more productive
workers, to hard costs like cheaper, available and reliable electricity,
these companies have benefited from the combination of resources that
only a Virginia location can offer.
- Virginia manufacturers have one of the
lowest average workers’ compensation costs in the country. At $2.47 per
$100 of payroll in January 2007, it ranks 6th lowest nationally and is
more than 60 percent lower than the U.S. average.
- Unemployment tax burden that is 40
percent lower than the national average.
- Average hourly manufacturing wages that
are lower than the national average
- Virginia’s competitive corporate tax rate
is 6%, and has not been raised in more than 30 years
- In 2007, the average cost per unit of
electricity for the industrial sector is 4.33 cents in Virginia,
compared to 6.00 cents for the nation.
- Building costs in Virginia range from
6-20 percent below the national average, depending on the region of the
Commonwealth.
Time and again, new businesses in Virginia comment about how pleased
they are with their hardworking labor force of Virginians. In fact,
Virginia facilities consistently earn productivity awards within their
organizations. Growing faster than the national average, our workforce
stands ready to fulfill present and future industry needs. Virginia
offers customized recruiting and training services through the Virginia
Department of Business Assistance. As a result of advanced training and
education, combined with a vast diversity of skill sets, Virginia's
workforce is one of our greatest assets, and one of business's greatest
advantages.
Virginia’s extraordinary education system provides a vast pool of
well-educated Virginians that support industry needs. Our workforce is
repeatedly cited as a key factor for companies expanding or relocating
to the Commonwealth. Virginia’s schools exhibit excellence at all
levels, from elementary and secondary schools to community colleges,
universities, and graduate schools.
If you live in Greene County, you'll know there are boundless outdoor and
cultural activities and historic resources all combine to provide limitless opportunities for
recreation and relaxation.
Greene County is thankful Virginia has one of the country’s most
technically
advanced, on-line site selection search tool—VirginiaScan.
VirginiaScan allows
you to search our database of more than 1,800 qualified sites and
buildings
across the Commonwealth. In addition to site and building
specifications, VirginiaScan
enables you to search for your ideal business location using Virginia
workforce
statistics, existing business data and a host of other information
that is driving
today’s business site-selection process.
To access VirginiaScan and begin your search for the perfect site or building, click
here.
Workforce training assistance in Virginia is
provided
through the Virginia Department of Business Assistance’s Virginia Jobs
Investment
Program (VJIP). VJIP provides customized recruiting and training
services to
companies that are creating new jobs or experiencing technological
change. The
Department of Business Assistance assigns one state point-of-contact
to coordinate
all the resources available to your company. Among your partners will
be Virginia’s
educational and vocational institutions, Workforce Development
Centers, Employment
Service Providers and more.
To learn more about the Virginia Jobs
Investment
Program, please visit the Virginia
Department of Business Assistance.
Virginia actively works with expanding Virginia employers that create a
higher standard of living for Virginians, enhance the local and state
economies, and increase revenues to state and local governments.
Incentives are Virginia's investment in its economic future and a
business decision for both the Commonwealth and the company. As a
result, they must make good fiscal sense for all parties.
Designed to target the needs of the company and the development plans of
localities and the state, Virginia offers a variety of
performance-based incentives. From tax credits to tax exemptions,
Virginia continues to demonstrate its willingness to invest in those who
invest and reinvest in the Commonwealth.
For a brief overview of Virginia’s business incentives, please click
here to visit the Business Incentives webpage.
For a comprehensive guide to Virginia’s business incentives, please see A
Virginia Guide To Business Incentives.
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