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Welcome to Montgomery County, Virginia.
It’s where nature and business merge. A perfect community for business and life.
Montgomery County is a high-tech community strategically located on the Interstate 81 corridor. The county is home to two towns, Christiansburg and Blacksburg. The Town of Christiansburg is the County Seat as well as the retail hub of the New River Valley.
Blacksburg is the largest town in Virginia and home to Virginia Tech, one of the nation’s leading educational institutions and research universities, as well as the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, which in 23 buildings has over 140 companies employing 2,000 people.
Graduates from area colleges and universities add to the abundant, educated workforce for a pro-business community with a solid mix of high-tech, manufacturing, retail and professional services, including a variety of Fortune 500 firms.
Our Sites and Buildings page on this site gives a full list of our available location options, or take a tour of our Virtual Shell Building.
In Montgomery County, we also realize different industries have different needs. That’s why we’ve created industry profiles that list the benefits of our community to your targeted industry.
Naturally, it's a place where what's good here - is also good for business
A low cost of doing business and a modest cost of living, are just part
of the strategic advantages that make good business a natural here. Visit the
Community Advantages page for complete detail on why locating in
Montgomery County makes sense.
••• Cost of living at 86% of the national average
••• One of the nation’s lowest electric rates
••• Abundant prepared building sites
••• Virginia Tech - top 55 research universities
••• Numerous technology-based businesses
••• Cultural and quality of life amenities