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Culpeper
Freeing Business To Think Outside The Corridor

Just 50 miles south of Washington, D.C.'s Capital Beltway, there's a business location that offers a unique blend of high-technology and classic Virginia living... Culpeper, Va. Culpeper's rolling hills provide easy access to National Capital region, without the costs, crowds or congestion of a "corridor." And its open spaces, friendly faces, exceptional quality of life and realistic real estate market make it the ideal place to grow a business and raise a family.

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Located midway between Washington and Richmond, Culpeper is quietly becoming one of Virginia's prime business sites. Approximately an hour south of the Northern Virginia's booming Dulles Technology Corridor, and an hour north of the Richmond's I-95 corridor, Culpeper offers the rare combination of a hometown quality of life, affordability and accessibility to many of the nation's top business, tourism and cultural centers.

Culpeper County's 389 square miles are home to a diversified economy with strong services, trade, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors. Culpeper boasts a thriving downtown, award-winning medical facilities, a fully-integrated fiber optic network, and a smooth transportation network offering ready access to four Interstate highways.

Culpeper also offers an SBA HUB Zone with all the attendant benefits for government contractors. In addition, Culpeper is home to one of Virginia's five Foreign Trade Zones providing many incentives to companies involved in international commerce, including the elimination or deferral of import duties.

Culpeper County's Industrial Airpark offers industrial-zoned sites from two to 15 acres with utilities on site, direct aircraft access, and access to a U.S. four-lane divided highway.

Named "One of America's Top 10 Small Towns," the Town of Culpeper offers Victorian homes, quaint shops, galleries, and charming restaurants. Its rolling hills and moderate climate offer a variety of recreational and cultural activities.

Perhaps what attracts employers most of all are the genuinely friendly, productive people of Culpeper, and a business-friendly local government that makes new enterprises feel at home.

In today's high-tech, high-stress business environment, Culpeper offers small or mid-sized companies an ideal blend of state-of-the-art conveniences and down-home peace of mind.

For our free Culpeper Business Guide and CD-ROM, call the Culpeper Department of Economic Development at 1-800-793-0631 or email info@culpeperbiz.com.

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