OVER 87,000 EMPLOYEES WITHIN TEN
BLOCKS, INCLUDING:
- Greater Richmond
Convention Center: 340,000+ annual attendees at 550+ group
events
- VCU Main Campus
and Medical College: 32,000+ student population
- VCU Medical
Center: 820 beds; 8,615 employees
- 4th District U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals: 240,000+ sf, $120M project completed in
2008
- Virginia State
Capitol
- Richmond City
Hall
- The Federal
Reserve Bank Fifth District: 700,000+ sf
- Mead Westvaco
corporate offices: 400+ employees
- Phillip Morris
R&D Facility: 400,000+ sf
- Biotechnology
Park: 1.1 Million sf
- 4 major law firms
with 700+ attorneys
- Regional
headquarters for SunTrust, Bank of America, BB&T and Wells
Fargo
13,600+ RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL
BUSINESS AND RIVER DISTRICTS
- 49% of population
are 20-44 years old
- 40% of population
have bachelors or graduate degrees
CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS IN RICHMOND
INCLUDE:
- Richmond
CenterStage performing arts center: attracted 240,000+ patrons for
250+ events in 2010
- The National
Theatre: 1,600+ capacity music venue with 300+ concerts per
year
- Richmond Coliseum:
within walking distance
- Annual Richmond
Folk Festival: 200,000+ attendance in 2011
- Historic Canal
Walk with canal cruises
- Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts
- Virginia Science
Museum
- Civil War Visitors
Center
- Edgar Allen Poe
Museum
- 17th Street
Farmer’s Market
- Class 4 rapids for
kayaking and rafting excursions
ANNUAL RICHMOND EVENTS
INCLUDE:
- Richmond
International Raceway complex: 2 NASCAR races annually
- Monument Avenue
10K Run: largest 10K race in the country
- Downtown Holiday
Grand Illumination
- XTERRA east coast
championship
- 2015 World Cycling
Championship - expecting 450,000 attendees with an economic impact
of $135,000,000
- Numerous other
outdoor festivals, concerts and events
