Business and Economic Development
Tourism spending in Albemarle and Charlottesville surpassed $1 billion in 2025
The information comes out just as Albemarle Supervisors are set to get an update from CACVB officials
UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center forecasts job losses in 2026 with Virginia underperforming national economy
A look at housing, employment, and other economic trends for 2026
Bellair Farms among 14 agricultural operations awarded state funding
The funding will be used to purchase a refrigerated truck to help increase pork production and sales
Three UVA-related life sciences companies awarded Virginia Catalyst grants
The companies are all working on the next generation of medical interventions
Albemarle EDA to support classes to assist wine industry learn new techniques after difficult spring
Instructors from the firm Simonit & Sirch will help teach new pruning techniques to encourage stronger vines
Bridge33 Capital purchases 5th Street Station for $117.1 million
The shopping center opened in 2016
Closed-door planning group gets look at Charlottesville airport’s hopes for the future
The LUEPC meeting took place before daily service to Newark from CHO was announced
Site plan filed for Woolen Mills industrial buildings
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors approved a permit to fill in the flood plain earlier this year
Emerson Automated Services to close Albemarle operations and lay off 139 employees
The closure follows on the heels of the layoff of 87 people last year