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Chesapeake, Virginia
The Commonwealth’s
Business Leader
Chesapeake, Va., is "Known by the Companies They
Keep," and the list of companies is impressive by
any measure. Chesapeake is a national leader in attracting
international business investment, and is home to more
than 70 foreign firms from at least 17 countries. More
than 35 companies operate their U.S., North American,
or corporate headquarters in the city. Chesapeake is
consistently recognized as being a top U.S. city for
small business and women-owned businesses.
Business Climate
Chesapeake's tremendous natural advantages of strategic
location and abundant land combine with its strong pro-business
leadership to optimize the city's business environment.
Exceptional local and regional assets including a nationally
recognized public education system, the largest concentration
of higher education institutions in Virginia, the largest
military community in the U.S., and two federal research
laboratories have helped Chesapeake earn numerous recognitions:
• Money Magazine "Best Place to Live" in
the South
• One of the safest cities of its size in the U.S.
• Top Ten U.S. City for Women
• One of the Most Connected Workforces in the U.S.
• Top 25 in U. S. Jobs Creation for the past seven consecutive
quarters by Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Room to Grow
With more than 353 square miles of land area, Chesapeake offers businesses
a wide variety of site location options: urban, suburban, business park,
office,
industrial or retail. Included is a designated business zone that encompasses
over 1,900 acres and offers special financial incentives. Nearly 1,000 acres
of property is included as part of the Port of Virginia's Foreign Trade Zone
No. 20, now one of the largest in the United States.
Oakbrooke Business & Technology
Center
Chesapeake's newest address for business is Oakbrooke Business & Technology
Center, a 115-acre municipally developed business campus. Oakbrooke is an extension
of the Greenbrier Business District, the largest and most successful mixed-use
district in the Hampton Roads MSA. The park will be a true digital business
community, offering companies the best in telecommunications infrastructure.
Easily accessible by clients and employees, Oakbrooke is destined to become
the region's most desired business address.
For more information, contact the Chesapeake Economic Development Department
at 757.382.8040. |
