BRAZIL Home to more More than Fortune 500 than 60,000 150 foreign company businesses afliated firms 8 headquarters More than 1,700 More than 70 international More than 20 international students from international clubs and over 115 festivals each year organizations countries Richmond Region, USA A proven location for international business BUSINESS CLUSTERS Greater Richmond is home to more than 60,000 businesses, with everything from Fortune 1000 companies to two-person startups. Our strongest business clusters include: Supply Chain Advanced Professional Management Manufacturing & Creative Services Health & Life Finance & Sciences Insurance Food & Beverage BRAZILIAN OWNED FIRMS IN RICHMOND More than 160 foreign affliated frms have more than 170 facilities in Richmond region representing 27 countries. They employ more than 14,000 workers and provide a wide range of products and services. There are eight Brazilian companies in Richmond: Arc Granite and Marble Brick, stone, and related construction material Brazilian Best Granite, Inc. Produce and install granite counter tops and vanity tops Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc. Blast furnaces and steel mills Kels USA Corp. Electrical contact materials Mavalério Producer of decorative confectionary Stefanini Full-service information technology firm Smuzi Marketing and design studio Technorap Systems Solutions Waterproofing products TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE Hanover 1 n Richmond is strategically located at the mid-point of the East Coast, 95 less than 160 km (100mi) from Washington, D.C. R R n Interstates 64, 95, 85 and 295 converge in the area Hanover 301 n More than 55% of the nation’s consumers converge are within 1200 Airport km (750 mi) 64 295 n Two of the nation’s largest operators, CSX and Norfolk Southern, provide rail freight service and AMTRAK provides passenger rail service 73 n Richmond International Airport (RIC) provides about 200 daily fights R R with connecting fights to destinations worldwide. Washington Dulles 295 International Airport (IAD), one of the nation’s largest international air- 288 ports, is only 190 km (120 mi) from Richmond, with nearly 50 non-stop R R Richmond fights to international destinations International 64 Richmond Airport n The Port of Richmond is a multi-modal freight and distribution center Port of Richmond 895 76 150 on the James River. The Richmond region’s shippers also are within 160 HenricH o km (100 mi) of the Port of Virginia at Hampton Roads, the 3rd largest Chesterfield Airport container port on the U.S. East Coast 288 Chesterfield 95 James River 1 301 Richmond Average UPS & FedEx R R 295 Airport is the 2nd commute time district hubs are 85 most efcient in is only 25 located in the North America minutes region WORLD CLASS WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION SYSTEM n Richmond Region is highly educated, with 60% n 26 of Virginia Commonwealth University’s of the population 25 and over having some college graduate and professional programs are among the or bachelor’s degree or higher best of their kind n Richmond metro area is a magnet for labor, n University of Richmond ranked No. 4 for drawing a workforce from more than 40 international business education and localities statewide recognized as the “Hottest School in n Award-winning public schools are Among the America” for international studies supplemented by a variety of private top Best Places n Workforce development courses and parochial schools to Live in the USA and services are offered through - U.S. News, the Community College Workforce n The International Baccalaureate February 2017 program is available in public and Alliance private schools, exposing to students n Special weekend and evening schools the global context of the 21st century offering classes in language and culture n The regional Governor’s School for Government have been created by local international communi- and International Studies is available for gifted ties students University of Richmond CONNECTED TO BRAZIL 1,000 n Virginia’s Brazilian sister state is Santa Catarina, Brazil More than 1000 people n There are over 1,000 people of Brazilian ancestry resid- of Brazilian ancestry ing in the Richmond area live in the region n Richmond International Airport (RIC) provides one-stop fights to Brazil and Washington Dulles International Airport offers direct fights to Brazil n University partnerships with University of São Paulo More than 40 and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro languages spoken n Local business and cultural resources in the region include Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Central Virginia Soccer Top 10 City Association, Richmond Brazil- for Global Trade ian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense in the United Academy, Capoeira Resistênci, States Virginia’s sister state and Latin Ballet of Virginia - Global Trade Magazine, Latin Ballet of Virginia is Santa Catarina Sept. 2016 LIVING IN RICHMOND RICHMOND PRACTICAL FACTS n Housing choices in award-winning neighborhoods range from downtown 1,269,129 (45th largest U.S. Population apartments in renovated warehouses to golf course and waterfront communities metro area) to farms Workforce 648,500 n A vibrant arts and cultural community, including over 20 4th among Ages 25-64 museums and galleries, Richmond Symphony, Richmond the Top 10 Median Age 38 Ballet, Virginia Opera, concerts, music festivals, amuse- Mid-Sized ment parks and over 130 historic sites American Cities East Coast n Time Zone (Richmond, Washington, Nearly 30 golf courses and more than 100 local parks of the Future New York) GMT minus 5 hours n One of the nation’s seven top cities for trail runners - Foreign Direct, April 2015 Area 14,807 km² (5,717 sq. mi.) and Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K ranking one of the best in the country Modified continental n Climate Avg. Temp. (July) 26°C One of the best urban mountain bike trail systems in the U.S. Avg. Temp. (January) 3°C and location for the 2015 World Championship bicycling event VIRGINIA: BEST STATE FOR BUSINESS n More than 37,000 new jobs and $5.6 billion invested by international frms since 2004 n More than 700 internationally owned businesses from 45 countries n The state’s 6% corporate income tax rate has not changed Boston since 1972. It is the 6th lowest in the country n Right-to-work state with moderate wages, low levels of unionization, and Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation costs among the lowest in the U.S. n Ranks among the top 10 states in labor productivity Richmond METRO RICHMOND: CENTER OF COMMERCE Richmond is the capital of Virginia, the center of commerce, government and academic endeavors: n All business support services are available with multilingual staff capabilities, including accounting, fnancial, and legal service providers with international experience n Home to 8 Fortune 500 headquarters n Nearly 30 colleges and universities with nearly 80,000 students and more than 14,000 degrees conferred annually n The cost of living is close to the U.S. national average and signifcantly lower than in larger metro areas such as Miami New York and Los Angeles n Richmond metro area is the nation’s 45th largest economy, among 363 metros LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? 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