ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) – Behind Thursday’s announcement that AstraZeneca would build its largest facility in northern Albemarle County was months of planning from local, state and national leaders. All that hard work will pay off for the region.
Albemarle County said it wants to compete nationally in the life sciences sector. This plant is that missing puzzle piece on how to keep educated young people in Albemarle and turn research into dollars.
“This really hits on the bullseye for what we were trying to accomplish, we just didn’t know this would be the first company that we landed,” said Jeff Richardson, Albemarle County Executive…