Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation

Food Processing in Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia

Feb 28, 2008
As reported in Expansions Solutions magazine, February-March 2008. An abundance of water and sewer, a skilled workforce, low operating costs and a location central to the entire east coast encompass the right ingredients that make Martinsville-Henry County the optimum place to locate a business. Come see why Knauss Snack Food Company, a leading supplier of meat snacks, beef sticks and beef jerky, calls Martinsville-Henry County home.

Martinsville-Henry County has a plentiful supply of water and sewer – to the tune of eight million gallons of available water and six million gallons of available sewer per day – ready to be put to your use. They also offer a pro-business attitude to help you get your plant up and running quickly. A multitude of available sites and buildings, along with a trained workforce means your product can be in the marketplace fast.

Martinsville-Henry County has undergone a complete transformation of industry during the past 10 years. Once predominantly furniture, textiles and agriculture, this Southern Virginia community has successfully diversified its economy and is now home to chemical manufacturers, plastic manufacturers, food processing facilities and more. This transformation has been welcomed by the highly skilled workforce that resides in and around this community.

Martinsville, perhaps best known for its high-energy, heart-racing speedway, has a small town feel yet is closely located to major metro areas. With 800,000 people in the workforce within a 50-mile radius, this area of highly-skilled and trained employees is ready to go to work. Its central location to the east coast means that industries enjoy lower transportation times.

In general, companies operating here enjoy a low cost of doing business – construction rates are 28% below the national average and electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. This low cost of doing business plus plenty of diverse, prepared building sites makes this locality an ideal business location.

Martinsville-Henry County boasts three publicly-owned industrial parks with nearly 500 acres of available land, as well as two privately owned industrial parks, all of which are tied into one of the largest fiber optic networks in the state. In addition, a wide selection of office, warehouse and manufacturing facilities, along with a virtual shell building that can be tailored to your needs rounds out their database of available space.

Combine all of these advantages with competitive incentive packages, reasonable tax rates and a healthy, growing existing industry base and you won’t find a warmer business climate than Martinsville-Henry County. For more information on Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia, log on to www.YesMartinsville.com or call 276-403-5940.