With nearly all of the United States population reachable by overnight delivery, and with major metropolitan areas situated just a few hours’ drive in any direction, the Wood County, West Virginia area has the advantage of location without many of the high costs associated with other locales in America. In fact, magazine ranked West Virginia the #1 business location in the mid-Atlantic region and the tenth-best place to be in America.
The Parkersburg area is a regional transportation hub served by modern highways, rivers, rail service, and air service. Interstate 77 and U.S. 50 provide superior regional ingress and egress for road transportation. The area is also supported by the Ohio Valley Regional Airport, CSX Transporation, and barge shipping on the Ohio River.