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Bill Shobe from the Weldon Cooper Center was featured in a recent Business Insider article to discuss the transformation of the data center industry into an economic powerhouse in Virginia.

The defense sector is the number-two industry in the area, according to a report by the Weldon Cooper Center.

Thanks to a gift from David and Joy Peyton to UVA's Cooper Center, two Batten School students are contributing vital research to help Virginia transition to cleaner energy.

Pulaski is also adding solar panels, a methane conversion plant and a focus on green manufacturing in an effort to market itself as a green, 'solar friendly' locality.

Governors have 'limited effect' on state economy, says Weldon Cooper Center economist

The study, conducted by UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, pegged UVA’s total economic contribution at $7.2 billion in gross domestic product.

They attended college amid the tumult of our times, the triumphs and the tragedies, the basketball victory and the virus. Meet the rising generation of Virginia alumni.

The remnants of Hurricane Idalia swept through the Carolinas Wednesday on a track to miss Southside Virginia, but next time the area may not be so lucky.

The Local Government Equity Clinic reflects on its first two years and plans to expand for the good of its clients nationwide.