Over a week has passed since AstraZeneca announced the investment of $4.5 billion at a location that Albemarle County has been cultivating for economic development purposes.
In May 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of 462 acres around the Rivanna Station military base to preserve it from encroachment and ensure its continued presence in the community.
“It’s where 3,000 employees currently work,” said County Executive Jeffrey Richardson. “Twenty-seven hundred are Department of Defense intelligence staff that work in the federal government doing Department of Defense work to keep our country safe.”…