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Tax revenues trending up
Charlottesville’s consumer tax revenues continue to grow. The city’s meals tax alone brought in more than $12.2 million last year — up 3.66% from the year before. Sales tax dollars have also increased by 2.21%, approaching $11.9 million. Lodging tax revenue, at $5.7 million, shot up by almost 10% in a year in which the […]
Space race
Charlottesville is experiencing a building boom that will expand its premium commercial office space by 500,000 square feet in the next two years. “That’s a ‘wow,’” says Chris Engel, Charlottesville’s economic development director. “That’s a big number. We’ve never experienced that before.” It also gives Charlottesville the chance to attract businesses seeking newly built offic[...]
