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Proven Industry Clusters + Skilled Labor Force = Augusta Works
While Augusta is attractive for nearly all types of economic development, four target sectors closely match our strengths, goals, and assets, building a diversified and sustainable economy. Our workforce training programs are incentivized to support these local industries.
Advanced Manufacturing
Augusta County’s rich and diverse business base is anchored by advanced manufacturing, with the manufacturing sector provides employment for 23.4% of our labor force. Regional workforce initiatives and Blue Ridge Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing programs support and advance this sector. Our top growth manufacturing sectors are food processing, metals, plastics, and HVAC/R.
Food Processing & Packaging
Many of the products you know and love are made right here in Augusta County — Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Reese’s Pieces, Mounds, Almond Joy, and more. Major food producers and manufacturers such as The Hershey Company, McKee Foods, Shamrock Farms, and CAVA all chose Augusta County as their home. Here in the Shenandoah County, our rich agricultural heritage deliciously combines with manufacturing ingenuity and excellent supply chain access.
Life Sciences
Healthcare, health sciences education, and medical product manufacturing are a vibrant and growing sector in Augusta County. The new one-mile corridor in Fishersville, LifeCore Drive, serves as the hub for this emerging sector. This life sciences corridor connects the expanding healthcare complex of Augusta Health with the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences, the Myers Corner medical office development, and Wilson Workforce Rehabilitation Center. Augusta Health serves as a Research Affiliate for Duke Cancer Institute and recently opened a state-of-the-art Heart and Vascular Center. It was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Excellence in 2024 and 2025.
Agriculture & Forestry
Augusta County boasts more farm acreage than any other Virginia county, with 1,729 farms on 286,195 acres. As the second largest agriculture producing county in Virginia, Augusta County ranks first in the state for production of beef cattle, sheep and lambs, and second in milk cow production. Regionally situated in rich agricultural heritage, the surrounding Shenandoah Valley likewise boasts 4 out 5 of Virginia top agriculture producing counties.
1/5th of labor force employed in manufacturing
2nd largest agriculture producing county in Virginia
#10 Best Place to Work in Manufacturing (SmartAsset.com)
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