Foreign Investment

Companies from all over the world have chosen the Roanoke Region of Virginia as a place to do business in the United States. Strong industry clusters in transportation, food and beverage, life sciences, technology, and innovation boast skilled workers and take advantage of excellent training providers. A low cost of doing business, commercial airport, and convenience to major business centers make the Roanoke Region ideal for foreign investment.

The Partnership worked with us for nine months as we completed a thorough evaluation of more than 160 sites in six states. In the end, it was the Roanoke Region’s excellent market access, higher education assets, low costs of doing business, and productive work force that convinced us to invest $75 million to establish our first North American production facility in the Roanoke Valley.

Pasquale Forte, president & CEO of Eldor Corporation