Chamber Reports

The Defense Industry's Economic Impact on the Charlottesville Region was commissioned by the Chamber Defense Affairs Committee (DAC) and authored by Dr. Terance J. Rephann of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Released on May 1, 2023, the study describes the region’s defense industry including its history, size, growth, features and the economic impact of the defense sector in 2021. Now viewed as the second largest economic generator in the area (after the University of Virginia), the sector comes in at an annual impact of just over $1.2 billion dollars.