CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – As work continues to get the region ready for AstraZeneca’s new plant, the pharmaceutical giant might not be the only tenant coming to the Rivanna Futures site in Albemarle County.
Albemarle County’s Director of Economic Development Emily Kilroy said that a $9.7 million state grant the county received in 2025 to get the property ready for the AstraZeneca’s $4.5 billion manufacturing facility could help attract a neighbor.
“Albemarle County actually also got a $9.7 million dollar site readiness grant from the commonwealth of Virginia to do some site prep work out at Rivanna Futures,” Kilroy said. “Part of that work is happening where AstraZeneca will eventually locate, and part of that work is happening on another portion of the property that we are hopeful will be the new home to something else really exciting in the next few years.”…