Amcor / Wythe Co. / Virginia Economic Development Partnership / Burger King / Community Hospital 27 Wilcohess 3 The Gatorade Co / Lowes’ Home Centers Inc / Edgemont Center 12 Cullen Management LLC / Wytheville Community College 30 Dalton Enterprises / ACS / Waste Management / Cracker Barrel / Pepsi Bottling Group / Manpower International / Engineering Plastics 4 Wal Mart 29 Westaff USA Inc / Industry No. Wythe Co. / Wytheville 39 Creative Family Solutions / Healthcare Services Group / Technical Services / Wytheville 32 Oak Hall Industries 8 Somic America Inc / Wohlfahrt Haus 20 Pilot Travel Centers LLC / State Police 46 Atsumi Car Equipment Inc / Mid Atlantic Manufacturing Inc / 2013 Rank Company Rank Company / F Freight System 23 VDOT 48 Young and Associates Inc / Sales 10 Klockner Pentaplast America 35 Center Manufacturing Inc / Service 17 Hutchinson Sealing System 42 Coalfield Services Inc / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Wythe County Community Hospital / Wytheville Community College / Cracker Barrel Old County Store / Gatorade Facility / Dutch Pantry / Rural Retreat / /
IndustryTerm
industrial/manufacturing employers / transportation / rail transportation / education services / finance / low wage manufacturing employment / unprecedented retail development / oil and gas extraction / mining / food services / manufacturing / wholesale and retail trade / /
NaturalFeature
Mount Rogers / Mt. Rog / Mount Rogers PD / /
Organization
Wytheville Community College / Rural Retreat CHAPTER / Wythe County School Board / State Government / Wythe County Community Hospital / Postal Service / Joint Industrial Development Authority of Wythe County / TYPE OF WORKERS Government Total CHAPTER / 2012-ACS 5-Year Estimates CHAPTER / U.S. Census Bureau / 4TH EDITION Federal Government / region / state / and nation County/ region Civilian labor force / Virginia Employment Commission / Local Government / Virginia Department of Business Assistances / /
Person
Virginia Median / /
Position
important driver of economic development / /
ProgrammingLanguage
Ruby / /
ProvinceOrState
Bland County / Virginia / Wythe County / Carroll County / Wythe / Pulaski County / Smyth County / Washington / Washington County / Mount Rogers Planning District / Grayson County / Montgomery County / Bland / /
5. ECONOMY ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES The single most important driver of economic development in Wythe County has been and will likely continue to be its strategic location at the intersection of interstates. The potential