Robust Transportation Network | Direct Access to 2 Ports & 3 International Airports | Right to Work State
Large Workforce Catchment Areas | Certified Sites From 25-acre Tier 4 to Mega Site
Interstates 95 and 85 both run directly through Virginia's Growth Alliance, with connections to I-40, I-77, and I-64 within an hour's drive.
worldwide access from our Mid-Atlantic location on the US East coast
In addition to Interstates, major highways in VGA are US 58, which runs the full width of the state, and US 360. A number of other major highways are easy connections, including US 460, 501, 220, and 29.
CSX provides rail service to the region and has 21,000 miles of track, access to 70 ports, and nationwide transloading and distribution services. VGA's MAMaC megasite offers direct access to the CSX main line via an on-site rail spur. Norfolk Southern Corporation also runs east-west service nearby, and CSX and Norfolk Southern have an inter-rail transfer point within 45 miles of VGA.
The Port of Virginia, is the deepest harbor on the U.S. East Coast and the third largest container port on the US East Coast. It's about an hour East and easily accessible via highway or rail. The Port of Richmond is a multimodal freight and distribution center located about 60 miles north along interstate I-95.
Air transportation is also readily available. The VGA region has direct access to three international airports located in Richmond, Norfolk, and Raleigh-Durham. Five general aviation airports are located in the region.
VGA is poised to become your company's East coast logistics hub. We're the perfect combination of easy access to markets and a skilled labor force, low unionization, and low costs.
SECTOR WORKFORCE INFORMATION
- 4 Career & Technical Centers
- 4 VEC Workforce Centers
- Southside Virginia Community College Truck Driver Training
ASSETS FOR DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS
- 2500 miles of redundant open-access fiber optic network
- Access to Transatlantic subsea cables from Virginia Beach to France, Spain, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and South Africa.
- The Port of Virginia is about an hour's drive and easily accessible via road or rail
- The Port of Richmond (Richmond Deepwater Terminal) is an hour's drive and easily accessible via road or rail
- 720k Extended Labor Market
- 7 Tier 4 sites and 1 Tier 3 site
- 1,600-Acre CSX-Certified Megasite with I-95 frontage and CSX rail service
EXISTING INDUSTRY
| Company | Product/Service |
| CWT, Inc. | Freight transportation |
| Fed Ex | Ground Delivery hub |
| First Response Rail Service | Rail Transload facility |
| Hudson Trucking LLC | Freight transportation |
| UPS | Delivery services |