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Charlottesville,
Virginia
  Charlottesville's
history dates back to the 1700s. The city was
established in 1762 as a courthouse town serving
Albemarle County. Charlottesville was named for
Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, and was incorporated
as a city in 1888. Today, Charlottesville is a
great city, chock full of diverse industry, outstanding
educational institutions and, yes, history.
Non-manufacturing
industries employ the greatest portion of the
area's employed residents, with the University
of Virginia and the University of Virginia Health
System employing more than 16,000 people. Besides
education and healthcare, the manufacturing, tourism,
wholesale and retail, finance, insurance and real
estate industries are going strong in this area.
In
addition to various specialized health services,
Charlottesville and Albemarle County offer two
excellent medical facilities: the University of
Virginia Health System and Martha Jefferson Hospital.
The Health System includes a 591-bed hospital,
a level one trauma center, and outpatient clinics
throughout Charlottesville and neighboring counties.
Martha Jefferson Hospital provides full medical
and emergency care with 200 beds.
The
University of Virginia, also known as "Mr.
Jefferson University," is very important
to the community. With neoclassical buildings,
white porticoes and impressive vistas, the grounds
of the University of Virginia are considered to
be among the most beautiful in America. Industry
is able to take advantage of the excellent research
and training facilities the University offers.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science,
the McIntire School of Commerce, and the Darden
School provide a valuable source from which industry
and businesses are continually recruiting qualified
personnel.
Charlottesville
is thriving during this economic downturn with
an extremely low unemployment rate, excellent
housing costs and a wide variety of industries.
Residents also enjoy the area's historic attractions,
such as Monticello, the "Little Mountain"
home of Thomas Jefferson. All in all, Charlottesville
has a little bit of everything for business professionals.
KEY EMPLOYERS: University of Virginia; Albemarle
County; American Safety Razor Company; State Farm
Insurance; Martha Jefferson Hospital; City of
Charlottesville; Northrop Grumman - Sperry Marine;
Charlottesville City Schools; Klockner Pentaplast
of America, Inc.; National Ground Intelligence
Center; GE Fanuc Automation; LexisNexis; Sprint;
Crutchfield Corporation; Region Ten Community
Services Board
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