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Regional economic updates: CVPED outlines major projects and TJPDC legislative priorities adopted
Summary
The Board heard a CVPED briefing on major regional projects (including AstraZeneca’s $4.5B Rivanna Future site and major data-center investments) and approved the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission’s 2026 Legislative Program, which prioritizes public education funding, state budget/funding protections, and defense of local land-use authority.
Nelson County supervisors received an economic-development briefing from the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development and approved regional legislative priorities advanced by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC).
Helen Cauthen, CVPED president, highlighted regional projects she said will shape local opportunity: the AstraZeneca announcement for a $4.5 billion Rivanna Future site projected to create roughly 3,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent positions; EdgeCore’s…
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