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Cooper Center experts help explain how Virginia’s energy grid is under pressure as data centers multiply.

Pandemic lockdowns have ignited the economies of small metro regions and rural areas, according to Cooper Center data.

With three at-large seats in play, Virginia Beach voters will soon choose their voting system—after relying on the Weldon Cooper Center to assess community preferences on the issue.

Immigration and intermarriage are helping the D.C. region become more diverse, experts said.

Cooper Center analysis used to demonstrate why suburban and rural areas increasingly appeal to many movers.

Young people are packing up and moving to rural areas, according to Cooper Center demographer Hamilton Lombard.

According to state data, cattle is Virginia’s second largest agriculture industry, raking in over a half-billion dollars a year.

According to Cooper Center research, Virginia workers could be in even more trouble this year unless better policies are put in place. 

The RAFT program will help the Historic Triangle improve its resilience to flooding and other climate issues.

Weldon Cooper director and economist Eric Scorsone warns that if Virginia’s unemployment rate keeps rising it could strain state resources.