Why can’t we get ahead of the traffic?
VDOT relies on Cooper Center stats along with other data when making traffic decisions.
Cville Weekly
Economic Studies
Pertaining to economic conditions, changes, and data.
Ohio Needs Power For Its Data Centers. Lawmakers Want to Redefine ‘Clean Energy’ to Get It
Cooper Center figures cited as Ohio lawmakers consider legislation that will support data center growth.
Circle of Blue
Virginia's Economic Forecast, May 2026
A quarterly economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia, created by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Virginia's Economic Forecast, February 2026
A quarterly economic forecast for the Commonwealth of Virginia, created by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.