Massillon to get legal help to address data center zoning regulations
Localities are adopting policy changes in view of data center growth in Ohio, as seen in Cooper Center data.
Massillon Independent
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U.S. Census Bureau counts less than 45,000 people in Charlottesville
Cooper Center population figures show a decline in Charlottesville since the last census.
Cville Weekly
Spanberger signs bills expected to create more than 3,000 jobs in Virginia
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation aimed at counteracting job losses such as those forecast by the Cooper Center.
Dogwood
Data centers raise electricity prices, economists warn. Will you see it in your bill?
Proposals to build data centers are cropping up all over Michigan; Cooper Center econ team weighs in on the impacts.
Oakland Press
Public hearing on proposed cigarette tax is April 14
Warren County appears likely to join the growing list of counties to charge a local tax on cigarettes.
The Northern Virginia Daily
As Virginia's unemployment rate grows, one-day job fair offered
The unemployment rate in Virginia is likely to rise this year, from 3.5 percent to 4.4 percent, according to an economic forecast from UVA.
Augusta Free Press
Virginia economy to slow in 2026, U.Va. experts forecast
Weldon Cooper forecast projects Virginia GDP slowing in 2026, unemployment rising and housing prices dipping before rebounding in 2027.
Virginia Business Magazine
UVA experts say Virginia’s population growth is slowing, school enrollments are falling
Fewer births means slower growth and fewer students in school, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service figures show.
UVA Today
Northern Virginia’s slowdown weighs on state economy
Virginia’s economy faces another slowdown and the loss of more jobs, Cooper Center researchers said, and Northern Virginia could once again play an outsized role in the downturn.
WTOP-Washington, D.C.
Beyond the Cliff
Will declining birth rates leave local colleges scrambling for students?
Richmond Magazine
The New Moneymakers
Millennial transplants are fueling Central Virginia's latest economic boom, according to the Cooper Center.
Richmond Magazine
Data center costs a burden to taxpayers
Op-Ed relying on Cooper Center research on data centers in Ohio.
Akron Beacon Journal
Now Accepting Sorensen YPC Applications
Job posting for 2026 Youth Program Coordinator for the 2025 Sorensen Institute 2026 High School Leaders Program.
Now Accepting Sorensen YPM applications!
Job posting for 2026 Youth Program Managers for the 2025 Sorensen Institute 2026 High School Leaders Program.