Advantages for Food Processing

Total employment of more than 600,000 in the Richmond metro area includes nearly 37,000 in manufacturing.
A proven, productive, and skilled labor force is comfortable with 24/7 operations and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Area community colleges offer occupational and technical training, including programs in culinary arts and customized programs for individual employers.
Virginia is a right-to-work state with low levels of unionization and union election activity.
Greater Richmond is strategically located at the mid-point of the East Coast.
Interstates I-64, I-95, I-85, and I-295 converge in the metro area.
There are more than 100 motor freight companies and brokers.
UPS and Fed Ex district hubs are located in the area.
CSX and Norfolk Southern provide rail service.
Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Compensation costs are among the lowest in the nation.
Building costs are 15 percent below the national average.
Ready-to-go sites with zoning, water and sewer, transportation access, and competitive incentives are available throughout the region.

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