Editing Warren County, Virginia (section)

== Economy ==

For many years, Avtex Fibers (formerly known as the [[American Viscose Corporation]] from 1910 to 1976), was the county's largest employer and taxpayer.<ref name= WarrenCountyWebsite>{{cite web |url=https://www.warrencountyva.net/press-releases/board-of-supervisors-reacts-to-eda-allegations |title=Board Of Supervisors Reacts To EDA Allegations
 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=County of Warren website |publisher=Warren County Board of Supervisors |access-date=November 26, 2019 }}</ref> At its height, it employed over 800 residents throughout Front Royal and Warren County.

Towards the late 1980s, however, the company's main plant in Front Royal was forced to close as a result of numerous environmental violations, which eventually resulted in the site being declared a [[Superfund]] site.<ref name=NYT_FroRoClosed>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/21/us/jobs-are-lost-in-plant-shutdown-but-so-is-foul-smelling-air.html |title=Jobs Are Lost in Plant Shutdown, but So Is Foul-Smelling Air |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 21, 1989 |author=Ayres, B. Drummond Jr. |access-date=January 14, 2017}}</ref> The county, reeling from the sudden loss of jobs and tax revenue, established the [[Warren County Economic Development Authority]] (WCEDA) to stimulate and diversify its economy as well as the economy of [[Front Royal, Virginia|Town of Front Royal]], its county seat. The purpose of the WCEDA is to foster and stimulate industry and economic development within Warren County and the town of Front Royal.<ref name= WCEDACharter>{{cite web |url=http://wceda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bylaws102717.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wceda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bylaws102717.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Bylaws of the Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Front Royal and the County of Warren, Virginia
 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 20, 1994 |website=WCEDA.com |publisher=Warren County Economic Development Agency |access-date=September 26, 2019 }}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the county's [[comprehensive annual financial report]]s, the top employers by number of employees in the county are the following.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Employer
! Employees<br />(2021)<ref name= cafr-2021>{{cite web |url= https://www.warrencountyva.gov/images/FY2020-2021_CAFR.pdf |title= County of Warren, Virginia, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, for the Year Ended June 30, 2021 |date= April 22, 2022 |work= Government of Warren County, Virginia |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220924034627/https://www.warrencountyva.gov/images/FY2020-2021_CAFR.pdf |archive-date= September 24, 2022 |page= Table 15 }}</ref> 
|-
| Warren County School Board
| align=right | 750–1,000
|-
| [[Family Dollar|Family Dollar Services]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| Valley Health System–WMH
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| Axalta Coating Systems ([[DuPont]])
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[Walmart]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| Warren County Government
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[Sysco|Sysco Northeast Redistribution]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[Randolph-Macon Academy]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[United Parcel Service|UPS Customer Center]]
| align=right | 250–499
|}