UVA report: State’s economy will likely improve, despite job losses
The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s revised prediction for the rest of 2026 is a little less gloomy than it was in May.
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Mapped: How the American Population Map Will Shift by 2050
According to the Cooper Center, the U.S. could add 28 million people by 2050, with Texas and Florida alone accounting for 62% of the projected increase.
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New Karsh Institute Study Informs Debate Over Virginia’s Election Calendar
The Cooper Center teamed up with the Karsh Institute of Democracy to research what would happen if the Commonwealth aligned its voting calendar with federal elections for a subcommittee of the Virginia General Assembly.
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Rural Americans Raise Concerns Over AI Data Centers
Rural Americans are worried that AI data centers will raise their electricity bills as Cooper Center predicts energy demands will rise.
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Virginia economy expected to grow as job market declines
A new forecast from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center projects Virginia will lose more than 18,000 jobs in 2026, even as the overall economy continues to grow.
Texas Is on Path To Pass California in Population
Speaking of business-friendly states, Texas added approximately 1.5 million net domestic migrants from other states and D...
Data Centers Are Popping Up All Over Chicago. Here's Where — And Why They're Controversial
Chicago is quickly becoming a hub for companies looking to build new data centers and computing facilities, as Weldon Cooper data reflects.
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UVA report: Nation’s population growth is slowing
But the count will still hit 370 million by 2050, says the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
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CSPDC receives Virginia Housing grant for data dashboard
CSPDC received a $50,000 Virginia Housing grant to build an interactive regional data dashboard to share timely demographic, economic, and housing data prepared by the Cooper Center.
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Will a new Virginia law boost energy storage?
Battery storage plants are under discussion across the Commonwealth this year; the Cooper Center is tracking planned builds.
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