Open For Business Since 1607…

Boating is just one way the residents of James City County enjoy the James River.

Coming up in 2007, James City County will be inviting the world to help celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English-speaking colony in the New World, established here on Jamestown Island in 1607. The Virginia Company, which backed the effort, was a business venture that was undertaken for the purpose of identifying and pursuing profitable enterprises. Raw materials were soon being exported, and a glass-making business was operating on the island by 1609. Jamestown served as the seat of Virginia’s colonial government until nearby Williamsburg was designated as the capital in 1699.

types from which to choose, a brimming community calendar, an excellent school system, low crime rate, and well-run local government, it ha s all the appeal of a small town, but offers many of the amenities and services of a major metropolitan area.

And More Success To Come…

Size

144.1 sq. miles

Population (2001 est.)

50,249

Median Family Income (2001 est.)

$55,594

Government

Five-member Board of Supervisors with County Administrator

Major Industries

Anheuser-Busch, Ball Metal Container, Owens-Brockway, Wal-Mart Import Distribution Center

County Information (757) 253-6600

School Information (757) 253-6777

Today, the area’s rich history and natural beauty draw millions of visitors a year, supporting extensive and exciting hospitality and retail industries. They come for Jamestown, Yorktown, and Colonial Williamsburg, as well as Busch Gardens, Kingsmill Resort, a dozen golf courses, the Michelob Light Open LPGA tournament, outlet and boutique shopping, colonial taverns, five-star restaurants, and more.

James City County is rapidly becoming the residential community of choice for many people as well. With a full range of housing

We may not be able to predict everything the next 400 years will bring, but we are sure that the ingredients are right for a wide variety of successful business ventures here right now, and are getting better every day. People are the key to business success, and business executives are telling us that it is astonishingly easy to attract and retain top quality people here, at all levels of their organizations. Furthermore, clients, vendors, and business colleagues enjoy coming here for meetings and company events as well.

Think of features like a local “underemployed” labor supply, a coordinated workforce development delivery system, great transportation access, a welldeveloped telecommunications network, industrial-capacity utilities, low operating costs, a mid-Atlantic location, two dozen colleges and universities within an hour’s drive, and you start to get the picture. Then add ready-to- go business sites, a fast track permitting process for economic development projects, and the commitment of County leadership to make things happen, and it just keeps getting better and better.

Our industrial base already includes two Fortune 500 companies, an Anheuser-Busch brewery, and a 2-million-squarefoot Wal-Mart import distribution center. Technology companies are becoming prominent too, like a company that has pioneered smart cards, and another that develops bioinformatics software for use in genetics research.

James City County is committed to evolving as a world-class business location that will complement and support the area’s established reputation as a world-class visitor destination and beautiful, well-managed community. Before your next business venture sets sail, have your ambassador contact ours. We can take a lot of the uncertainty out of your decisionmaking process. After all, we’ve been “open for business since 1607,” and we’re the right place at the right time for business success today!

Contact:Keith Taylor

Economic Development Director (757) 253-6607