Richmond Business Directory

Richmond is the capital city of the State of Virginia, the United States of America. Approximately 1.2 Million people live in the metropolitan area. The city is the heart of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as well as the Greater Richmond Area. It has been operating as an independent city from early 1870s and is the fourth-most populated city in the US Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond city is located on River James, some 71 kilometers to the west of Williamsburg. This place is about 106 kilometers to the east of Charlottesville and only 158 kilometers from D.C. to the south. The location of this city places it strategically accessible through Throughway 95 and 64, as it stands at their intersection surrounded by two counties. This city is driven by a well-rounded economy basically comprising of the legal sector, finance and banking as well as government agencies, majorly located within the downtown area. Richmond city plays host to the Court of Appeals of the United States, the Fourth Circuit. This is one of the 13 courts of appeals in the nation of United States. The city also hosts the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond which is one of the nation’s 12 Federal Reserve Banks.