germanyHome to more than 60,000 businesses

More than 150 foreign affiliated firms

Fortune 1000 company headquarters 10

More than 20 international festivals each year

More than 1,700 international students from over 115 countries

More than 70 international clubs and organizations

Richmond Region, USAA proven location for international business

german Owned Firms in richmOnd

More than 150 foreign affiliated firms have more than 170 facilities in the Richmond region representing nearly 30 countries. They employ over 18,000 workers and provide a wide range of products and services. There are 34 German companies in Richmond:

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 Management

Health & Life Sciences

Advanced Manufacturing

Finance & Insurance

Professional & Creative Services

Food & Beverage

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n Richmond is strategically located at the mid-point of the East Coast, less than 160 km (100mi) from Washington, D.C.n Interstates 64, 95, 85 and 295 converge in the arean More than 55% of the nation’s consumers are within 1200 km (750 mi) n Two of the nation’s largest operators, CSX and Norfolk South-ern, provide rail freight service and AMTRAK provides passenger rail servicen Richmond International Airport (RIC) provides about 200 daily flights with connecting flights to destinations worldwide. Wash-ington Dulles International Airport (IAD), one of the nation’s larg-est international airports, is only 190 km (120 mi) from Richmond, with nearly 50 non-stop flights to international destinations n The Port of Richmond is a multi-modal freight and distribution center on the James River. The Richmond region’s shippers also are within 160 km (100 mi) of the Port of Virginia at Hampton Roads, the 3rd largest container port on the U.S. East Coast

abakus solar AG Solar panels and components

Adolf Wurth GmbH & Co KG Fasteners

Carl Zeiss Binoculars and rifle scopes

DB Schenker Air freight and supply chain management

Deutsche Telekom Customer service center

ept GmbH Electrical connectors for automotive industry

Evonik Industries AG Chemicals manufacturer

Koerber AG Tobacco machinery and equipment for consumer goods

Linde Group Industrial gases

m-u-t AG Spectroscopy, laboratory automation, aviation safety, and early fire detection

Siemens AG Industrial automation controls and equipment

Weidmuller Interface GmbH & Co. Electrical and electronic connection systems

n Richmond has a Sister City relation-ship with Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland n There are over 118,000 people of Ger-man ancestry residing in the Richmond area

n Direct access to Frankfurt and Munich from Washington Dulles

n International partnerships with several German universities, including University of Konstanz, University of Munster, and Philipps-Universität Marburg

n Local business and cultural resources include German American Business Stammtisch, Gesangverein Virginia, Deutscher Sport Club Richmond, Central Virginia Soccer Association and Oktober-fest

n Richmond Region is highly educated, with 60% of the population 25 and over having some college or bachelor’s degree or higher

n Richmond metro area is a magnet for labor, drawing a workforce from more than 40 localities statewide

n Award-winning public schools are supplemented by a variety of private and parochial schools

n The International Baccalaureate program is available in public and private schools, exposing to students the global context of the 21st century

n The regional Governor’s School for Government and International Studies is available for gifted students

n Twenty-six of Virginia Commonwealth Universi-ty’s graduate and professional programs are among the best of their kind

n University of Richmond ranked No. 4 for international business education and

recognized as the “Hottest School in America” for international studies

n Workforce development courses and services are offered through the Community College Workforce

Alliance

n Special weekend and evening schools offering classes in language and culture

have been created by local international communi-ties

wOrld class wOrkFOrce and educatiOn system

2nd among “America’s Top 5

Cities To Keep On Your Radar,” - Huffington Post,

Sept. 2014

University of Richmond

Richmond Oktoberfest

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More than 118,000 people of German

ancestry in the region

Richmond holds a sister city relationship with Saarpfalz-Kreis,

Saarland

Partnerships with 3 Germany universities

richmOnd practical Facts

Population 1,251,043 (45th largest metro area)

Workforce Ages 25-64 681,899

Median Age 38

Time ZoneEast Coast (Richmond, Washington, New York) GMT minus 5 hours

Area 14,807 km² (5,717 sq. mi.)

ClimateModified continentalAvg. Temp. (July) 25.6°CAvg. Temp. (January) 2.1°C

living in richmOnd

n Housing choices in award-winning neighborhoods range from downtown apartments in renovated warehouses to golf course and waterfront communities to farms

n A vibrant arts and cultural community, including over 20 museums and galleries, Richmond Symphony, Richmond Ballet, Virginia Opera, concerts, music festivals, amuse-ment parks and over 130 historic sites

n Nearly 30 golf courses and more than 100 local parks

n One of the nation’s seven top cities for trail runners and Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K ranking one of the best in the country

n One of the best urban mountain bike trail systems in the U.S. and location for the 2015 World Championship bicycling event

10th best in the U.S. for overall

small business friendliness

- Thumbtack.com,June 2014

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virginia: Best state FOr Businessn More than 37,000 new jobs and $5.6 billion invested by international firms since 2004n More than 700 internationally owned businesses from 45 countries n The state’s 6% corporate income tax rate has not changed since 1972. It is the 6th lowest in the countryn Right-to-work state with moderate wages, low levels of union-ization, and Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation costs among the lowest in the U.S.n Ranks among the top 10 states in labor productivity

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, financial, and legal service providers with international experiencen Home to 10 Fortune 1000 headquartersn Nearly 30 colleges and universities with nearly 80,000 students and more than 14,000 degrees conferred annuallyn The cost of living is close to the U.S. national average and significantly lower than in larger metro areas such as New York and Los Angelesn Richmond metro area is the nation’s 45th largest economy, among 363 metrosn If Metro Richmond were a country, it would have the world’s 111th largest economy, slightly larger than Croatia’s

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