October 20, 2025: Albemarle County files site plan to prepare AstraZeneca’s future location while Merck announces $3 billion investment in Rockingham County

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In this edition:
  • Governor Youngkin announces the pharmaceutical company Merck will invest $3 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Elkton in Rockingham County

  • Albemarle County has submitted a site development plan for the portion of Rivanna Futures where AstraZeneca is expected to locate

  • A look at Albemarle elections from a campaign finance perspective with Republican Scott Smith outraising Democrat Fred Missel in the Samuel Miller District Supervisor race

  • UVA’s interim president declines to sign the White House Compact for Academic Excellence

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