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D o i n g
Bus i n ess

The area is also served by Amtrak,
which provides passenger rail service
with terminals in Rocky Mount and
Raleigh, and Class I rail service is by
CSX Transportation.
More than 40 freight carriers, including
major freight companies, connect the
Roanoke Valley to the rest of the
North America.

LABOR FORCE
Approximately 28,000 workers
comprise the Roanoke Valley labor force,
and the labor force within a 30-mile
labor recruiting area represents nearly
93,000 people. Because Roanoke Valley is
conveniently located along Interstate 95
and only a few miles from the Virginia
border, the workforce is a diverse pool
of local residents and commuters. Nearly
29 percent of the workforce lives outside R
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corporation county limits, and 7 percent live outside o
of the state. an

WORKFORCE TRAINING
ECONOMIC Roanoke Valley’s network of workforce o
DEVELOPMENT development partners collaborate
to offer recruitment, screening, and
training services to provide existing, ke Valle
new, and expanding businesses a highly
skilled workforce. The North Carolina
The Roanoke Valley is one of the best places Department of Commerce, Halifax
to do business in North Carolina Community College, the North Carolina y
Department of Community Colleges, the
Division of Employment Security, and
deally located right off of Interstate Roanoke Valley has access to deep sea the North Carolina University System
95, area businesses are not only ports in both North Carolina and Virginia. are among the workforce development
served by a diverse workforce The Port of Virginia is the second largest agencies who work to help businesses
I but also enjoy convenient access deep water port on the Atlantic coast and is find available, qualified workers and to
by road, rail, air or ship to the rest of used by more than 95 percent of the world’s equip them with the skills they need to
the nation and global markets. shipping lines. The Port of Richmond is 80 make each business more efficient
miles away, and two ports in North Carolina, and profitable.
TRANSPORTATION the Port of Morehead City and the Port of TAXES & INCENTIVES
Residents and businesses can find Wilmington, are easily accessible as well. North Carolina is one of the best
Roanoke Valley has three international
easy access to highways and interstate states in which to do business. The state
airports located less than 90 miles away:
systems, railroads, airports, and deep sea corporate tax rate is 4 percent, making it
the Raleigh-Durham International Airport,
ports in the Roanoke Valley. The area is one of the lowest effective business tax
Richmond International Airport, and the rates in the nation. In 2013, the state was
located halfway between New York and Norfolk International Airport. General ranked first for having the lowest state
Florida on Interstate 95, and also provides aviation services are provided by the Halifax- and local tax burdens on business. In
easy access to US Highways 158, 301, 258, Northampton Regional Airport, which is near addition to having a low corporate tax
64 and Interstate 85. the Halifax Corporate Park. rate, there is no state property tax.
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