Economic Development

With 50-foot inbound/outbound shipping channels to the most advanced container terminals in all of the Americas, The Port of Virginia serves as a global gateway to commerce and a driving economic engine for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the contiguous states of the Mid-Atlantic. The Port of Virginia’s economic development team offers a full complement of economic development services to assist existing and prospective companies.
Contacts:
Title | Name | Phone | Mobile | |
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Vice President, Port Centric Logistics | W. Russell Young | 757.683.2121 | 757.615.6667 | ryoung@portofvirginia.com |
Sr. Manager, Port Centric Logistics Foreign Trade Zone Administrator | Laura Swankler | 757.683.2135 | 804.310.7900 | lswankler@portofvirginia.com |
Manager, Port Centric Logistics | Aaron Ouellette | 757.683.2167 | 757.282.8576 | aouellette@portofvirginia.com |
Choosing the Commonwealth
Why Virginia?
Virginia: The Best State for Business
Virginia provides the right combination of resources that are crucial to your business’s success. Its leaders are committed to business-first values, free enterprise and maintaining a profit-friendly environment. The Commonwealth offers easy access to domestic and global markets through the Port of Virginia and Washington Dulles International Airport. With a 6% corporate income tax rate that has not been increased since 1972, and one of the lowest average workers’ compensation costs and unemployment tax burden’s in the U.S., a Virginia location provides you a stable and low cost operating climate. Coupled with a talented and educated workforce that will keep your business growing and thriving, Virginia’s appeal becomes very clear.
Click here to visit the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s website and learn more about the advantages a Virginia location can deliver for your business:
- Robust Economy
- Pro-Business Climate
- Quality Workforce
- Excellent Education System
- Innovative Research and Development
- Transportation Infrastructure
- International Investment
- Quality of Life
Search for Available Sites & Buildings
A Virginia Site Selection Tool
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s on-line site selection tool allows you to research Virginia’s more than 2,000 available properties. The following search tool allows you to search for the best location for your business based on sites & buildings specifications, workforce needs and business locations.
Virginia’s Communities
The Right Location for Business
Virginia offers diverse communities, from rural to metropolitan, with a broad mix of resources and assets to meet the needs of almost every business. Click the link below to learn more about the rich and varied regions in Virginia:
State and Regional Economic Development Organizations
- Virginia Economic Development Partnership
- Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development
- Economic Coalition of the Northern Shenandoah Valley
- Fredericksburg Regional Alliance
- Greater Richmond Partnership
- Greater Williamsburg Partnership
- Hampton Roads Alliance
- Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance
- Middle Peninsula Alliance
- Northern Neck Chesapeake Bay Region Partnership
- Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance
- Onward New River Valley
- Roanoke Regional Partnership
- Shenandoah Valley Partnership
- Southern Virginia Regional Alliance
- Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority
- Virginia’s Gateway Region
- Virginia’s Growth Alliance
- Virginia’s Industrial Advancement Alliance