Author: Katherine Gotthardt

Business

And the Winners Are: FirstLight Home Care, Emerging Business of the Year

By Katherine Gotthardt

The cameras have finished flashing, the festivities at the Hylton Performing Arts Center have long since been cleaned up and everyone is back to work. But for FirstLight Home Care, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Business of the Year award winner, it is never business as usual.

Based in Woodbridge, FirstLight helps care for seniors, veterans and others with disabilities, and loved ones recovering from surgery. And though they won the Emerging Business of the Year Award, they were also nominated for the Innovative Business of the Year award.  

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Rustic weddings, corporate events and maybe some live music in an intimate setting — Possibly the best barn find ever…literally

By Katherine Gotthardt

If you live in western Prince William County or Manassas, you’ve either seen it or have been driving with your eyes closed (not recommended).

There it sits, near the corner of University Boulevard and Hornbaker Road in the northwest corner of Innovation Park, Prince William County’s ‘epicenter of burgeoning biotech growth,’ which began around 1997 when the county bought 500 acres in the area.

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Call to Action: Whether you’re into art, wine, jazz or something else, volunteer ops await

By Katherine Gotthardt
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Good Morning Prince William – Project Mend A House is gearing up for their Spring Gala and need 25 volunteers to assist before and during the event on Saturday April 25th.   The 2018 Art, Wine and All That Jazz Celebrity Awards Gala promises to be fantastic with Dionne Warwick and Jerry Mathers who we of a certain age remember him […]

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Virginia may issue ‘Ashanti Alerts’ for missing adults

By Katherine Gotthardt

RICHMOND – The abduction and slaying of a 19-year-old Norfolk woman prompted General Assembly approval of legislation to create an Amber Alert-like system for “critically missing” adults.

The “Ashanti Alert” called for in HB 260, sponsored by Del. Jerrauld Jones, D-Norfolk, was approved by the Senate on Thursday and now awaits the signature of Gov. Ralph Northam to become law.

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Call to Action: Can you help a local nonprofit serve our community?

By Katherine Gotthardt
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·         Keep Prince William Beautiful has a fun new program for fitness enthusiasts to take action to be environmental stewards.  This volunteer team is called Prince William Ploggers. Please call Lynda at (571) 285-3772 to get your Plogger team going.

·         Hey Teens – there are still a few volunteer spots available to help at the ICan Bike event during Spring break at Colgan High School. It’s a great way to help new bike riders and have tons of fun during spring break- March 26-30.  Please register to volunteer at: icanbikepwcvolunteer.eventbrite.com. You can call Jennifer or Yukiko at (571) 989-3618 to learn more.

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24-year old veteran, business owner tells “what it takes to make it to the top when you started at the bottom”

By Katherine Gotthardt

Jesse Jensen of Dumfries didn’t think he’d end up a veteran and business owner, not with the way he started out in life.

Growing up in Michigan in a home rampant with domestic violence, Jensen saw his father, who had a drinking problem, arrested several times.

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