Economic development director reports growth, data-center interest and cluster activity
Hanover's economic development director reported the county economy at about $8.676 billion with 7.8% growth year-over-year, mixed employment shifts driven by a corporate relocation and manufacturing declines, continued interest from data‑center and logistics users, and multiple new business expansions and leases.
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Brandon Turner, director of Hanover County Economic Development, presented the annual report for fiscal year 2025 and told supervisors the county's economy is roughly $8.676 billion and grew about 7.8% over the previous year. "We're now about an $8,676,000,000 economy," Turner said, noting GDP data will be finalized in December.
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