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Unrivaled Rural Space & Washington-Baltimore Access

Hampshire County is located less than 2 hours from the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas with ready access to major transportation routes including Interstate Highways 81, 68, 66, and 95.

Hampshire’s county-wide HUBZone designation provides companies with priority opportunities for federal government contracting.  In addition approximately 70% of Hampshire County is eligible for New Market Tax Credits.

East Hampshire County

• Less than 3 hours from Washington DC, Baltimore & Pittsburgh

• Perfect for Artists, Farmers and Entrepreneurs 

• Technology Park w/ 75 Acres Available

• Fiber to Site

 

West Hampshire County

• Less than 3 hours from Washington DC, Baltimore & Pittsburgh

• WV School for the Deaf & Blind

• Business Park w/ 25 Acres Available

• 3 New Elementary Schools Under Construction

• Future Rail Line Extension

 

Census Tract is 968200-4  is a designated Opportunity Zone; includes the HCDA owned Capon Bridge Technology Park with 84 developable acres.  The property is located 2 miles from four-lane US RT 50 at Gore, Virginia and 15 miles from Interstate 81 at Winchester, Virginia.

Public utility services for water and wastewater are provided through Central Hampshire Public Services District – CHPSD to the park include a 250,000 gallon water storage system with 1500 GPM capacity and fire protection; along with wastewater/sewer capacity of 25,000 GPD.

 

First Energy/Potomac Edison provides three-phase 12 KV power with additional 1 MVA available within proximity.

Telecom service options are provided by HardyNet Telecom in collaboration with Hampshire County Broadband offering digital fiber infrastructure with 1 Gig broadband capacity project installing a 144 strand fiber system with 1Gig broadband capacity into park and surrounding project are.  Frontier Communication offers telecom service option to the area as well

In Hampshire County, business development is centered on the critical factors of COST, LABOR, ACCESSIBILITY and SUPPORT.

Available Skilled Labor: 

Our workforce is highly skilled, easily trained, transferable to various industries and loyal with a desire to work for a great employer.

 

Low Cost of Startup and Operation: 

Enhanced incentives from the state of West Virginia, New Market Tax Credits, HubZone  and Opportunity Zone designation opportunities, local financing with pro-active business climate; all reduce business start-up costs creating foundation for early profit and growth.

Market Access:

Hampshire County is centrally located to multiple industries along the North East Corridor providing transportation route access to source raw materials from multiple regions.

Ready Sites:

Hampshire has 2 primary Business/Technology Parks with approximately 100 acres for immediately development supported with all utilities, easy access and supportive communities.

Low Costs

Hampshire County features some of the most affordable labor, land, water, and electricity in the state. West Virginia offers tax advantages that make it a profitable location to expand or relocate any type of business, View West Virginia’s Tax Advantages. In addition to statewide advantages, West Virginia was recently named the 8th lowest state for property tax rates.

Transportation

Easy access to 2 US Highways I-81 N/S and I-70 East/West, 3 Regional Airports, within 1 hour to Washington-Dulles International Airport, 2 major rail lines, and 100 miles to port of Baltimore.

Agribusiness

Expansive Agricultural Capability:  Hampshire County is home to many farms, ranging in size and production capacity; producing diverse commodities from fruit to honey, grain to meat, and dairy to poultry. Farming operations offer diverse habitats of fields and hedgerows, orchards and woodlands for area wildlife to live, forage and rear young. Whether you are a backyard gardener, an orchardist, or a farmer, our focus is to be your local connection to up-to-date agricultural information. Hampshire County: “Agriculture by design, Rural by Choice”

People

Hampshire County’s labor pool is large, diverse, fiercely dedicated and mostly non-union. We are home to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf & Blind providing intellectual capacity, inclusion and opportunity. And over a million people in the Washington/Northern Virginia metro and Western Maryland areas live within an hour- two-hour commute of Hampshire County.

Distribution

Hampshire County is located less than 25 miles from largest ground transportation cluster in the state: I-81; US Hwy 11; WV SR 9, 45, 901; CR 13, 15, and 51; and is close to two international airports and Baltimore Harbor Port. – providing access to market of approximately 6 million people for your business.

Hampshire County, WV is located at the end of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and the beginning of the Potomac Highland Region; providing proximity to the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area and opportunity to locate within a rural environment unrivaled in history, nature and opportunity.

“Hampshire County, WV – Your Business Highway Begins Here!”

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Hampshire County Development Authority
91 South High Street
Romney, WV 26757