Business and Financial Services

Business and Financial Services

CNBC consistently ranks Virginia as a “Top State for Business.” In addition to many banks and investments firms, Central Virginia is home to S&P Global Market Intelligence, the CFA Institute, and SWIFT. US News and World Report ranks the University of Virginia Darden School of Business  #11 Best Business Schools in 2025 and #5 Business School in Management.

Highlights

12,293

Number of jobs

1,804

Number of companies

$96,834

Average wages

Equinix

Equinix operates a campus in Culpeper County, providing secure digital infrastructure that connects businesses, cloud providers, and networks at global scale.

Hantzmon Wiebel

Hantzmon Wiebel is a Charlottesville-based certified public accounting and consulting firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services to nonprofit, government, and mission-driven organizations.

Bryan Cole, LexisNexis

LexisNexis is a corporation that sells data analytics products and various databases supporting legal research, newspaper research, and consumer information.