The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will host a workshop on Thursday, May 21 to provide information on how small businesses can properly register and compete for business opportunities with the state agency.
VDOT representatives will be present to provide information and answer questions, assisted by representatives from eVa, Virginia’s Electronic Procurement System, and the Department of Small Business Supplier Diversity.
The Marine Corps Historic Half will begin by the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center located at 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway. The Historic 10K will start near the Quarles Petroleum parking lot at 1701 Fall Hill Avenue. And the Semper Fred 5K will begin at the Fredericksburg Shopping Center located at the intersection of Route 1/Jefferson Davis Highway and Fall Hill Avenue.
All running events begin at 7 a.m. All race-day road closures begin at 5 a.m. Roads will reopen as soon as the last runners pass each area of the courses.
Forest Park High School in Woodbridge will be hosting a walk for suicide awareness on May 23.
The walk will be 6-miles, and begins at 9 a.m. that morning.
Fundrise, the country’s leading real estate investment marketplace, today announced that it has partnered with Buchanan Partners to provide $1.5 million in financing for the acquisition and recapitalization of the Innovation Business Center in Manassas, Virginia.
The property is currently 100 percent occupied as flex office by eight tenants including Nikon, Tokyo Electron, The Commonwealth of Virginia, and Prince William County.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announces that the Law Enforcement United Bike Ride is coming through Stafford County today, Monday, May 11, 2015.
The Law Enforcement United Bike Ride will be entering Stafford County during the afternoon hours of, Monday, May 11 and will stop at the Public Safety Center, Humphrey Building, 1225 Courthouse Road, for a brief stop. The riders will spend the night in the area.
Prince William County Parks & Recreation is making sure county residents are “water-aware.”
May has been designated National Water Safety Month by the World Waterpark Association, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, the American Red Cross and the National Recreation & Park Association. PWC Parks & Recreation is taking action to prevent drownings and recreational water-related injuries by hosting a free swimming and basic water safety event, The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, on June 18th at Veterans Memorial Park and Chinn Aquatics & Fitness Center.
On May 9, the Town of Dumfries will be hosting a celebration for their 266th Charter Day at Merchant Park.
The celebration will run for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
