"Accessibility is very good. My commute to work is five minutes. You can bank a lot of minutes each day when you have a five minute commute and yet I can fly to New York non-stop from Charlottesville, or when I travel internationally, I can choose to go to Washington Dulles Airport in less than two hours. There are some people in Los Angeles that have just as long a commute each way everyday." Robert Capon CEO Adenosine Therapeutics Strategic Location To be successful, businesses need quick and convenient access to major markets. Strategically located halfway between Boston and Atlanta, the Greater Charlottesville Region affords businesses the opportunity to effectively operate and serve their customers on a local, regional, national and even global scale. A comprehensive transportation network enhances the area's geographic position by providing a variety of options for different types of companies to carry out their operations effectively and efficiently. Key location attributes include: • Close proximity to Washington DC and Richmond provides easy access to Federal and State Government agencies, related businesses, as well as to Washington Dulles International Airport for those who value being able to fly non-stop to most anywhere in the world. • East-west I-64 intersects the region, providing direct highway access to the heart of the mid-west and the many concentrations of different types of businesses that populate that part of the country. North-south I-81 and I-95 are within an hour or less from many places in the region where businesses might locate. • Norfolk Southern and CSX, two of the nations largest railroads, have extensive trackage in the region, enabling companies that need to move raw materials or finished products in bulk to take advantage of Greater Charlottesville's strategic geographic location. • Three seaports are located within a 200-mile radius of Charlottesville, while Virginia's Inland Port is less than an hour away from many industrial sites in the region.