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Adminstrative,Technical Support, & Back Office
The Shenandoah Valley's proximity to Washington, D.C., the nation's second largest technology sector, makes the Valley a preferred location for decentralizing or relocating operations from high cost urban centers.
Shenandoah Valley advantages include:
- Lower cost of doing business, with wage rates 20-30% below urban areas
- Access to graduates and alumni of the area's eleven colleges and universities with programs in business, computer science, information systems and engineering
- Within 150 miles of Washington D.C. with daliy air service to Dulles through Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
- Outside the 50-mile Nuclear Risk Zone of Washington, D.C.
- Excellent utility infrastructure with dual electric and multiple fiber providers
- Central East Coast market location along I-81, I-64 and I-66
