Diverse Industry
Charlottesville is one of few cities in the state with a triple-A Bond rating from both Moody’s and Standard & Poors national reporting agencies. In 2008, the City was ranked one of the top cities in the Country to do business, higher than any other city in Virginia. The University of Virginia is the number one employer and provides the city with a stable workforce. Charlottesville is also headquarters to two regional banks, StellarOne and Virginia National Bank. With the area’s strategic location, quality and available transportation and healthy economy Charlottesville attracts many other major employers, including:
- GE Fanuc
- Inova Corporation
- Lexis-Nexis
- Litton
- Sperry Marine
- National Optronics
- Northrop Grumman
- Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
- SNL Financial
- United States Government
- Wells Fargo