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Richmond could be in jeopardy of losing an operations center for the commercial real estate analytics company CoStar Group Inc. and the thousands of jobs it would bring if the Navy Hill project is rejected.

Andrew C. Florance, CoStar’s founder, president and CEO, confirmed Wednesday that his company is looking in Henrico County as well as in other localities in Virginia and another state for either an existing building or one that could be constructed for the company.

“I would stress that we will always have a very significant commitment to Richmond. The question is we can’t grow in the building we are in now so we need to move for growth, and the question is where does that growth occur,” Florance said.

“We are focused on Richmond but looking at other areas,” he said. “We are looking for a place that can handle 3,000-plus people. We have to get going on this ... either in Richmond, or Henrico or Northern Virginia or D.C. or wherever.”

Florance’s comments come two days after the Richmond City Council took steps signaling a majority of its members oppose the project, which needs approval from seven of the nine council members to move forward.