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Economic Development
All parties interested in industrial development, please contact the Nottoway County Economic Development Committee at (434) 645-9197 for more information.
Blackstone Industrial Park:
Site Name: Blackstone Industrial Park
Community: Blackstone, VA
County: Nottoway County, VA
Acreage: lots from 9-35 acres
Owners: Town of Blackstone
Cost per acre: negotiable
Additional acreage available: yes
Current industrial neighbors: Reiss Corporation, Taylor Ramsey Furniture
Zoning status: industrial
Restrictions and/or covenants: none
Topography: level
Wetlands on site: no
Phase I environmental complete: yes
Air permitting status: non-attainment area
Transportation:
Air:
Name and distance to closest commercial airport: Richmond International.
Airport, 65 miles Major air carrier: United, American, Delta, USAir, Northwest; & Federal Express, UPS, Emery
Name and distance to local airport: Blackstone Army Airfield - 1 mile
Crewe Municipal - 11 miles
Highway Access:
Name and distance to Interstate: Interstate 85 - approximately 30
miles, junction of Interstate 85 & 95 -
approximately 34 miles
Primary access route to site: Access to site from US Highway
460, multi-lane divided highway
Operating Costs:
Electric:
Utility provider: Town of Blackstone (434) 292-7251
Size of line feeding site: 336
Distance to site: on site
Location, if at site: on front of lot
Water:
Utility provider: Town of Blackstone
Size of line Feeding site: 12 inch
Source: Nottoway River
Pressure: 52 psi
Treatment: Town of Blackstone
Distance to site: on site
Location, if at site: within 5 feet of building
Storage capacity: 1.8 million gallons
Excess capacity: 3.2 million gallons
Sewer:
Utility Provider Town of Blackstone
Size of line feeding site: 8 inch
Lift station required: none
Pressure: gravity
Distance to site: on site
Location, if at site: within 5 feet of building
Excess treatment capacity in MGD: 1.2 million
Solid Waste Disposal:
Operating agency or company: County of Nottoway (434) 645-8696
Distance from site to landfill less than 5 miles
Location of landfill just off US Hwy 460, a multilane, divided highway
Is landfill Title V: yes
Year landfill will reach capacity: approximately 2025
Rate schedule as follows: garbage/trash $27.00/ton
tires/sludge $54.00/ton
pickup box service varies
Local Taxes:
An outline of local taxes including rates and assessment ratios:
Real Estate Personal Property Machinery & Tools
Nottoway County $.54/$100 $3.15/$100 $2.25/$100
Blackstone $.17/$100 $.65/$100 $.65/$100
Assessment Ratio & Fair Market Value - 100%
Please note all taxing jurisdictions that apply to the site:
Nottoway County and Town of Blackstone.
Workforce Characteristics:
Civilian labor force: 6,668 (2000)
Number underemployed: 528 (1st Quarter 2001)
Unemployment rate: 3.6% (May 2002)
Employment by Sector (3rd Quarter 2000)
Agriculture 1%
Mining 0%
Construction 3%
Manufacturing 15%
Transportation 4%
Trade 22%
F.I.R.E. 3$
Services 14%
Government 39%
Workforce within 20 miles of site: 24,282
Workforce within 10 mile of site: 8-10,000 (estimate)
Population (2000)
Nottoway County 15,725
58% White 42% nonwhiteMedian age: 36.7
High school graduation rate: 98.5%
SAT Scores: Math - 500 Verbal - 410 Total - 910
Top manufacturing employers in Blackstone area:
| NAME |
EMPLOYEES |
TYPE OF BUSINESS |
UNION STATUS |
| Reiss Corp |
200 |
Rubber & Plastic Fabrication |
None |
| American Velvet |
130 |
Velvet Manufacturer |
None |
| Taylor Ramsey Furniture |
95 |
Furniture Manufacturer |
None |
| Radiant Technologies |
17 |
Manufacturer Specialty Items |
None |
| Southeastern Lumber |
60 |
Lumber Manufacturer |
None |
| Nottoway Lumber |
30 |
Lumber Manufacturer |
None |
| Dekalb Poultry Research |
30 |
Poultry |
None |
| ArborTech Forest Products |
55 |
Lumber, wood products |
None |
Quality of Life:
Local Cost of Living Index: Nottoway County is not included in a MSA.
Estimated figure is 93.4 (from the Lynchburg, VA MSA)
Education:
Number of private schools and enrollment 234
Elementary: 1
Middle: 1
High School: 1
Teacher/student ratio: 9:1
% entering college: 95%
Number of public schools and enrollment 2,481
Elementary: 3
Middle: 1
High School: 1
Student Teacher Ration (1998-99)
elementary 13:1
secondary 10:1
Per pupil expenditure (1999-00)....$6893
Percentage of 1996-97 ninth grade membership graduating (1999-00)...65.8%
Percentage of high school graduates continuing education (1999-00)....65.3% % entering college: 80% furthered their education
Colleges and Universities within 80-mile radius and enrollment
Southside Virginia Community College - Alberta & Keysville - 3,731 - Public
Longwood College - Farmville - 3,353 - Public
University of Virginia - Charlottesville - 21,421 - Public
Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond - 21,523 - Public
Virginia State University - Petersburg - 4,007 - Public
Hampden-Sydney College - Hampden Sydney - 970 - Private
Liberty University - Lynchburg - 8,852 - Private
Lynchburg College - Lynchburg - 2,067 - Private
Randolph Macon College - Ashland - 1,093 - Private
University of Richmond - Richmond - 4,258 - Private
Virginia Union University - Richmond - 1,525 - Private
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College - Lynchburg - 750 - Private
Sweet Briar College - Amherst - 700 - Private
John Tyler Community College - Chesterfield - 5,626 - Public
J. Sargent Reynolds Community College - Richmond 9,397 - Public
Richard Bland College - Petersburg - 1300 - Public
Health Care Services:
Hospitals serving Nottoway County: Beds Location
Southside Community Hospital - 117 - Farmville
Community Memorial Hospital - 120 - South Hill
Southside Regional Hospital - 468 - Petersburg
Johnston-Willis Hospital - 292 - Chesterfield
Chippenham Medical Hospital - 470 - Richmond
Number of medical doctors:
Nine general practice physicians in Nottoway County,
including the Blackstone Family Practice Center,
the largest rural, residency training facility in the state
(affiliated with The Medical College of Virginia)
Number of dentists: Six dentists in Nottoway County
Training:
Southside Skill Center, operated by Nottoway County for training adults; Amelia-Nottoway Vocational School operated by the
Amelia and Nottoway County School Systems; Southside Virginia Community College.
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