Surry County is open and ready to do business

Surry County is open and ready to do business. Located directly across the James River from historic Jamestown, Surry is midway between Richmond and Hampton Roads. This location puts Surry within an hour’s drive of more than a million state residents and within a day’s drive of half the population of the United States.

The international airports at Richmond and Norfolk and the seaport terminals of Richmond and Hampton Roads are all within an hour’s drive. If your business involves transportation, our close proximity to The Port of Virginia offers unique advantages.

The county has developed a 200-acre industrial park. We are pleased to announce the location of the Windsor Mills manufacturing facility. Available sites remaining in the industrial park range from two to 50 acres. The park is located within a U.S. HUB Zone.

Surry has a progressive, pro-business Board of Supervisors, an active Industrial Development Authority and is served by several regional business development programs. These programs can provide a variety of business assistance services, including some financial assistance. Eligible businesses in the county can make applications for direct loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Loan Program.

The county’s work force is reliable and highly capable. Many of the workers here commute out of the county to technical and highly skilled jobs but would rather work in Surry.

Surry’s public schools are among the best in the state. Their modern facilities boast electronic classrooms and some of the most sophisticated teaching aids available. Each year, approximately 90 percent of the graduating class continue their education at the post-secondary level. And talk about school spirit — the Surry High School football team won the state’s Group A/Division I state championship for two of the past eight seasons. They also won the state single A basketball championship in 2005.

Surry invites you to experience its quality of life. In 2007, the county will help its neighbor, Jamestown, observe its 400th anniversary. The county’s history includes sites that date back to the time of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas. The county also has more than 30 miles of frontage on the James River, woodland teeming with wildlife, and is home to Chippokes Plantation State Park. Its citizens are good-hearted people with strong work ethics. A visit to Surry will show you why “Surry Is Something Special.”

Web site: www.surrycounty.govoffice2.com