Top Core Sector | Right to Work State | Large Workforce Catchment Areas | Robust Transportation Network
Certified Sites from 25-acre Tier 4 to Mega Site
A Certified Work Ready Region, VGA's major employers include a diverse base of manufacturers in industries like molded plastic components, apparel, deli-style meats, and marble tops.
Manufacturing is the third-largest sector in VGA and comprises a greater percentage of regional employment as compared to the state of Virginia.
Our rich history as a prime location for textiles and furniture manufacturing means multiple generations of VGA families have passed along a pride in making the products that make our world work. The region's skilled workforce is accustomed to shift work, and abundant opportunities for workforce development are available to meet your specific needs.
Greensville County in particular leads the region in the percentage of manufacturing employment and is home to the Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMaC). MAMaC is the only CSX-certified megasite with Interstate frontage in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland.
Surrounded by a multitude of manufacturing industry clusters in nearby counties, metropolitan areas, and states, VGA is a great location for proximity to your supply chain.
We're the perfect combination of low unionization, low costs, and ease of access to markets and labor force.
Our excellent transportation network enables low commute times, even over long distances, and traffic congestion is virtually non-existent. Employers can expect to attract workers from an approximately 60-mile radius.
This transportation network also makes it easy to get your products to market and supplies into your facility via highways, rail, and sea.
SECTOR WORKFORCE INFORMATION
- Manufacturing comprises a greater percentage of regional employment as compared to the state of Virginia.
- 4 Career & Technical Centers
- 4 VEC Workforce Centers
- Microsoft's Critical Environment Lab at Southside Virginia Community College focuses on electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and other industrial systems and is available for use by other companies.
- K-12 participation in the GO TEC career pathway focuses on the areas of precision machining, welding, and other skilled trades needed for manufacturing.
- Additional existing skilled trades training programs through the Southern Virginia Education Center partnering with Southside Virginia Community College for certificate and degree programs.
- Partnerships with the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) for employer-led training and work-based learning.
ASSETS FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
- 2500 miles of redundant open-access fiber optic network
- Access to Transatlantic subsea cables from Virginia Beach to France, Spain, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and South Africa.
- The Port of Virginia is about an hour's drive and easily accessible via road or rail
- 720k Extended Labor Market
- 7 Tier 4 sites and 1 Tier 3 site
- 1600-Acre CSX-Certified Megasite with I-95 frontage and CSX rail service
EXISTING INDUSTRY
Global Safety Textiles, LLCTextiles Kituwah Manufacturing d/b/a Cardinal Homes® Manufactured Housing Oran Safety GlassSafety Glass Pharma PackagingGlass vials for medication Scott CO SteelFab Inc.Structural Steel Fabrication
| Company | Product/Service |
| BDX Performance | Performance vehicles |
| BWF | Glass fiber manufacturing a |
| Central Garden & Pet Supply/Pennington Seed | Pet, Lawn, & Home products |
| Creative Playthings | Backyard playgrounds |
| Fellowship Furniture | Chair production |
| Franklin Braid | Braided products |
| Genesis Products Inc. | Laminated Panels & Wood Components |
| Georgia Pacific Wood Products | Wood products |
| Heyco Werks | Plastic injection molding |
| Kituwah Manufacturing, LLC d/b/a Cardinal Homes® | Manufactured Housing |
| Oran Safety Glass | Bullet & shatter proof glass |
| Pharma Packaging | Glass vials for medication |
| The Scotts Company | Mulch |
| SteelFab, Inc. | Structural Steel Fabrication |
| Toll Brothers Integrated Systems | Wall & Floor Systems |
| Virginia Marble Manufacturers, Inc. | Fine cultured marble & granite |