Site Selectors: Front Royal/Warren County- Northwest Virginia’s Transportation and Logistics Gateway!
Home of the Virginia Inland Port (VIP), Interstates 66 and 81 and a direct rail line to the Port of Virginia at Norfolk, Front Royal/Warren County is northern Virginia’s transportation hub for domestic and international shipping. Half the population of the United States is located within 8 1/2 hours of Warren County.
Our well-developed transportation infrastructure coupled with fully developed manufacturing sites and buildings offer expanding and relocating companies a significant logistics advantage. Add in an available, affordable, and experienced workforce and Front Royal/Warren County makes a strong case for your expansion or relocation.
What we offer your business:
An Educated & Available Workforce
We have the workforce that you need. Virginia is ranked #1 in the U.S. by CNBC for workforce in 2019, and boasts the sixth most educated workforce in the America based on the percentage of bachelor’s degrees in our labor pool.
Virginia is consistently ranked in the top ten nationally for educated workforce. Our Universities and Community College System are integrated with our employers to deliver the needed job skills quickly and effectively.
Financial & Tax Incentives
The Front Royal Warren County Economic Development Authority works with expanding businesses and site selection consultants to customize incentive and financing packages specific to your project. Working with our partners at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) and with local government, we can offer aggressive incentives to help you ramp up operations in Warren County!
Development of Key Industry Clusters
Advanced Manufacturers such as Axalta Specialty Coatings and Toray Plastics have been taking advantage of our great workforce and logistics networks for decades. Virginia has one of the best workforce training and recruiting networks in the nation, so ramp up times are shorter than in many other states.
Our technology sector is growing as well with the addition of Silent Falcon UAS Technologies in December, 2020. This state of the art, carbon fiber UAV company is relocating their HQ, R&D and operations to the Front Royal/Warren County Airport. With one of the nations’ top IT/Technology workforces in the region, Warren County is quickly becoming the next hotspot for technology.
Local Government
Front Royal, Warren County offers a number of incentives, including: Enterprise Zone, Technology Zones, Foreign Trade Zone, Revitalization Zone and is home to the Inland Port rail-to-port connection to the deep water Ports of Virginia in Norfolk.
Extensive Transportation & Logistics Nexus
Warren County has a transportation nexus of ports, rail, highways, and nearby international airports. It is a perfectly situated site both for the fast import and distribution of goods from around the world to half the United States and exporting renewable resources and manufactured goods internationally.
With our superior transportation network, we’ve attracted regional distribution operations for companies such as Sysco, Weston Foods/Interbake, Family Dollar, and Ferguson Enterprises to Warren County.
Affordable Land Values & Infastructure
Front Royal and Warren County are uniquely situated in the Northern Shenandoah Valley region to offer companies a location within 70 miles of the Washington D.C. MSA without the exorbitant costs, traffic congestion and high local taxes of the Northern Virginia/D.C./Maryland area.
Interstates 66 and 81 offer quick access to Washington D.C. and our buildings and land cost a fraction of similar properties in the D.C. area, offering you more value for your dollar, with less traffic and lower taxes!