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[calwinston]

"Harris to expand in Harrisonburg, add 100 jobs"

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Harris Corp will expand itsHarris Cyber Integrated Solutions unit in Harrisonburg, adding 100 jobs, the company said today.

http://www2.timesdis...at29-ar-354757/

[calwinston]

"James Madison University's wind-energy efforts are getting an $800,000 lift from stimulus money.

Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling announced the funding for the school's small wind-training and testing facility in Harrisonburg during his appearance yesterday at the State Wind Energy Symposium.

JMU will use the money to develop a training curriculum on small wind turbine safety, site assessment, installation and troubleshooting. The funds will also pay for the relocation of an existing tower and a new tower and turbine, among other things.

As interest grows in using wind turbines to provide power to homes and farms, so does the need for trained workers, said Stephen Walz, director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.

"There are a growing number of companies in Virginia that are installing new systems, and we want to support the growth of these companies and these jobs," he said."
http://www2.timesdis...ND18-ar-206846/

[calwinston]

"Joint-Use Intelligence Analysis facility debuts"

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More than 800 DIA personnel are expected to move into the area by next year to work at the 46.6-acre facility. They will join 200 NGIC personnel from the nearby Army center. DIA personnel are coming from several offices in the Washington, D.C., area.The agencies have different missions that often overlap. NGIC provides intelligence on theater-specific Army operations such as those in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. DIA provides intelligence and information on a world level, investigating potential threats from other nations, political and religious movements and possible terrorist organizations. NGA develops intelligence across the world using a variety of techniques, including satellite imagery.

Area business officials have estimated that the DIA could bring $64 million in earnings to the community, with annual salaries that are expected to average about $80,000. The Rivanna Station intelligence center is expected to generate another 600 off-site jobs in a variety of occupations, from janitorial service to defense intelligence contractors, industrial development officials have estimated.

Local developers have said they began building residential and commercial properties near Rivanna Station because of DIA employees

http://www2.dailypro...buts-ar-421128/

[DigitalSky]

Don't think this was posted here

Trader Joe's is coming to Charlottesville in The Shops at Stonefield (formerly Albemarle Place)

there seems to be a dept. store anchor pad there too, anyone know which store could potentially be coming here?

[chris722]

pazzo83, on 12 April 2007 - 10:50 AM, said:

Thanks!  Yea the area is starting to see an influx of residents from DC & Richmond (and on a smaller scale actually from C'ville to the valley).

Here's one of the more controversial projects that was just approved:

North Pointe
North Pointe

Location: US 29 (roughly 10 miles north of Charlottesville), Albemarle County
Status: Development/Construction (site plan approved in Aug 2006)
Est. Completion: Unknown
Size: 265 Acres
Residential Units: 893
Commercial/Office Space: 841,000
Developers: Great Eastern Management Company

Renderings:

Out of curiosity why is that project controversial?  That is the norm for projects out here in HR.