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Lake Country
From our name, you might think
the most noteworthy feature of the Lake Country region
of Virginia is our scenic lakes. In truth, it's really
the people. Drive down the street, and you can sense
it in the waves from strangers. Ask someone for help,
and you feel it in the way they reach out. And hard
work? It's how we've done things here for years. So
if your business depends on people — hardworking,
dedicated, innovative, cooperative people — the
Lake Country region, with its eager and well-trained
work force, is the answer.
Yes, we have ideally situated
real estate and superior supporting infrastructure.
And of course, we have an
enviable lake country lifestyle that offers peace and
relaxation. But for business, the big advantage comes not from these tangible
pleasantries — our real advantage is our people. Our people… your
possibilities.
Business Climate
Low-interest seed loans are available for expanding or newly locating businesses
that create 15 or more jobs. Incentives are available through several Enterprise
Zones and very reasonable machinery and tool taxes. Technology
Lake Country is committed to state-of-the-art telecommunications technology
to assist industry. Fiber-optic cable, T-1 and higher connections are available
to most of the area's industrial parks. Wireless communications and DSL are
provided in some locations. With the completion of the first phase of the
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Regional Backbone Initiative in 2006,
virtually all locations along the 97-mile U.S. 58 corridor in Lake Country
will have the availability of high speed Internet for data transfer.
Location
Lake Country is midway between Richmond International Airport and Raleigh-Durham
International Airport, and has four local airports and one regional airport.
Interstate 85 offers a major north-south corridor, and the four-lane U.S.
58 provides links to the Port of Virginia and Midwest markets.
Work Force Training
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) in South Boston coordinates
a wide variety of classes and degree programs from some of Virginia's finest
colleges and universities. The Lake Country Advanced Knowledge Center in
South Hill provides access to advanced degree programs, in addition to classes
in manufacturing technology, including robotics, Computer Numeric Control
(CNC) and Programmable Logic Control (PLC). The Estes Center in Chase City
focuses on allied health training. Training in technology fields and other
areas of work force preparedness is stressed in each facility.
Modern Business and Technology Parks
Lake Country stands ready to welcome new and expanding businesses into one
of three new business parks — each with high-speed telecommunications
infrastructure and adjacent to U.S. 58. The 265-acre campus-style Lakeside
Commerce Park near Clarksville has lots ranging from 5 to 56 acres. Fiber
and higher speed telecommunications services are available. The 165-acre
Riverstone Technology Park near South Boston is equipped with a broadband
wireless system designed for the needs of IT, biomedical, and technical manufacturing
industries and/or corporate offices in a beautiful natural setting with walking
trails and greenways. The Roanoke River Regional Business Park, a 275-acre
park just east of Interstate 85 at South Hill, has redundant fiber cable
infrastructure with bandwidths up to OC3, and DSL switching
Adding to these location incentives
is our quality of life. Our two lakes, John H. Kerr Reservoir
and Lake Gaston, have hundreds of miles of wooded shoreline.
Both lakes offer boating, fishing, camping, swimming, picnicking, hiking
and
hunting, as well as residential opportunities. Lake Country also features
small towns with quiet streets, farms with expansive
views over open fields, or acres
of lush forest teeming with wildlife. Multiple parks and numerous Wildlife
Management Areas surround Kerr Reservoir, which is owned by the Army Corps
of Engineers. A recreational trail system, which will link the entire region,
is under development. Civil War history buffs will be pleased with the Staunton
River Battlefield State Park, while Early American history is illuminated
at Prestwould, a restored 18th century manor house and
plantation.
For more information, visit our Web
site at www.lakecountryva.com.
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