Virginia Business Magazine has an excellent article this month focusing on the challenges (and successes) faced by the Central Virginia region.  One thing is clear from the article – Charlottesville’s reach extends far beyond its limits.  asdfThe area is adding jobs, unemployment is low, and the U.Va.  is helping research-oriented entrepreneurs begin new businesses.  New companies in the area find that, despite the low jobless rate and high cost of living, the pool of well-educated available workers is large.  Many are “underemployed,” willing to take lower-paying jobs just so they can stay in the area.asdfEconomic and population growth has not been limited to Charlottesville and Albemarle County.  The surrounding counties — Greene, Fluvanna, and Orange among them — are seeing spillover development as they keep up with 4 percent annual population growth in some areas.  A large mixed-use retail complex, Hollymead Town Center, just went up north of Charlottesville near the Greene County line.

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