Harrison Moody Board of Supervisors Dinwiddie County, VA Dinwiddie County, Virginia: Business & Geographic Benefits of Exporting

Dinwiddie County: Well Positioned for a Global Market Board Member for Dinwiddie County, VA One of Virginia’s largest and most rural counties Dinwiddie is a unique asset with: Dual Class 1 Rail Capabilities $650k in Tobacco Commission funding to analyze and develop the county to serve multiple markets

Dinwiddie County seeks unique opportunities to spur economic development Tobacco Commission funds used to facilitate economic development and expand multimodal market access. The Port of Virginia provides numerous tax incentives to expand imports/exports Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program provides companies with incentives to locate new/expand current operations within VA localities like Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie County is an excellent intersection for multimodal market access Dual rail line access (CSX and Norfolk Southern) Competitive rail rates 80 miles to Port of Virginia

Domestic Market Reach Businesses operating out of Dinwiddie benefit from excellent domestic access by highway and rail to other markets

Dinwiddie's business community enjoys a central location between major interstates 85 and 95, as well as easy access to major rail and waterway transportation routes. NameDistance I miles I miles I miles Dinwiddie Airport0.0 miles Richmond Int. Airport46.1 miles Port of Richmond25.0 miles Port of Virginia80.0 miles Dinwiddie’s Transportation Network

“Corporations making site selection decisions often analyze and model total operating costs” – Pierce Homer, Former Virginia Secretary of Transportation Logistics can typically account for 80% of the operating costs Real estate typically accounts for less than 5%

150 international markets are served through the Port of Virginia

Richmond Metro Area Exports

Dinwiddie is well positioned to feed the world through exports 20% of all US exports are through the Port of Virginia

Dinwiddie & Surrounding Locality Exports

Over 140 Companies in the Region Utilize Importing and Exporting

Thank You! Harrison Moody Board of Supervisors Dinwiddie County, VA