Richmond, A Nice Place To Call Home
Residents, business leaders and visitors to the Easy to Love region called Richmond, find history, culture, opportunity and an exceptional quality of life. With endless choices to suit any lifestyle, Richmond has become a magnet to tourists, families, and new and expanding companies. Richmond has magnificent museums, spectacular architecture and a vivacious arts community, and while you’re here you’ll learn about times past and experience the thriving future. It is truly a nice place to call “home”.
There is a wonderful and distinctive mix of cultural sophistication and Southern charm in the region. Visitors and residents find the traditions of history and culture as well as unique dining, modern shopping malls, and entertainment can be found in every corner. Historic homes and neighborhoods, gardens and nature centers, science and art museums, Civil War and Revolutionary War sites, sports teams and the James River offer countless activities in which to learn and experience.
Richmond is full of historic sights to enjoy. Founded in 1607 nearly 400 years ago by Captains Christopher Newport and John Smith, Richmond was named by William Byrd II and chartered as a town in 1742. It is also where Patrick Henry delivered his "…give me liberty or give me death…" speech at St. John’s Church in 1775 inspiring revolutionists to fight for freedom. For those who enjoy the history and battlefield tactics of the Civil War, Richmond, the Capital of the Confederacy, has sights to see including the National Park Service’s Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works and the Museum of the Confederacy.
The significant growth in the region, the influx of new business, shopping, restaurants, the renovations and road expansions all indicate that more and more people have discovered that the Richmond Region is indeed, Easy to Love.
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Schools - A solid education is foremost in parents' minds. The Richmond region school systems offer a multitude of traditional and special education programs. Richmond continues to be recognized as the preferred place to live and new schools and renovations are underway to keep up with the growth. Richmond schools offer programs that challenge students beyond the normal classroom experience and provide alternatives to children with special needs and children with exceptional talent.
Neighborhoods - The Greater Richmond region offers all types of living environments from the city to the country.
Community Events - It's SUMMER, and the number of activities and events are staggering!
Transportation - the effects of adequate roadways, rail service, public bus lines, and air transportation, are vital to the success of a region and to it's quality of life not only for it's citizens, but for it's visitors. Visit this area often to read and learn the important issues on this topic.
Education - no region can survive without the highest level of education opportunities available. This area will pertinent aspects related to the education system in the region.
Shopping - of course a favorite past-time of many residents and visitors to Richmond. We are proud and excited that two new malls have been added to the excellent shopping opportunities in the region.
Entertainment - from music, to ballet, to theater, to sports events, and street festivals, the Richmond region has it all.
Accolades
Number 39 of the nation’s most unwired cities for wireless Internet accessibility, according to Intel’s 2005 survey.
Ranked 14th of the nation’s 20 best places for business and careers, among the 150 largest metro areas by Forbes magazine, May 23, 2005.
Ranked 23rd of America’s top 25 large metro areas for doing business, by Inc. magazine, May 2005.
Ranked 13th of America's 50 Hottest Cities for business expansions and relocations in Expansion Management magazine's January 2005 issue.
Ranked 19th of the nation’s 361 metropolitan statistical areas for long-term economic strength, by Policom Corporation in 2004.
Number 15 of the top 40 U.S. real estate markets, in Expansion Management, October 2004.
A five-star metro area for logistics operations with a rank of 33 in Expansion Management and Logistics Today magazines in September 2004.
Number 11 of the nation's top 50 metro areas for business expansions and relocations and number 3 for metros with population between one and two million, Expansion Management, July 2004.
Fifth best U.S. metro area for European manufacturing investment in Expansion Management's, June 2004 issue.
One of the nation's top ten test markets, according to Acxiom, a customer and information management consulting firm, June 2004.
A four-star community for business quality of life, based on Expansion Management's Quality of Life Quotient, May 2004.
A top ten metro area for public schools (large MSA with more than 100,000 students) in Expansion Management, April 3, 2004.
One of America's 30 most livable communities, according to Partners for Livable Communities, April 2004.
One of the nation's top 25 metro areas for biotechnology in Business Development Outlook's "Choice Cities 2003," November/December 2003.
The 11th best city for corporate headquarters, in a survey of site selectors and consultants in the April 2003 Business Facilities.
Relocation Box
The Relocation Box ... The Most Important Box You'll Need for Your Move to the Richmond Region! Our Relocation Box is an information-filled package designed for the individual or family moving to the Greater Richmond area. Contents include: The Richmond City Magazine Complete Sourcebook with information on history demographics and area attractions; Greater Richmond Relocation Guide; Information on housing, banking, childcare, medical services, and other services; Greater Richmond Facts; Quick index maps. Moving a large number of people to the area? Get a discount by buying in bulk.
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