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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. 


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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. 


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The Castleton Festival and the Hylton Performing Arts Center pair up this season to present an enchanting afternoon of romantic music that will touch the hearts of classical music lovers and Francophiles throughout the greater Washington, D.C. area. Under the direction of the Castleton Festival’s Principal Conductor Rafael Payare, Metropolitan Opera stars Robynne Redmon and Richard Troxell partner with the rising stars of the Castleton Festival to present “Toujours I’amour: French Masterpieces of Love” on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 4 p.m. in the Hylton Center’s elegant Merchant Hall. This performance is unique to the Hylton Center and complements the 2015 Castleton Festival events that take place from July 2-Aug. 2, 2015 at the Castleton Farms estate in Rappahannock County, Va. 

The program for this delightful performance includes French arias and duets from Georges Bizet’s Carmen, Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette and overtures of symphonic splendor. New conductor star Maestro Rafael Payare will conduct the Castleton Festival Orchestra, comprising talented music students and young professional artists, includingconcertmaster Paçalin Pavaci and Metropolitan Opera cellist Sam Magill.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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