MANASSAS, Va. — Northern Virginia Family Services will open a new thrift store this weekend on Portsmouth Road in Manassas.
Here’s more in a press release:
Business
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Books-A-Million has moved to a new location inside Potomac Mills mall.
The bookstore opened a newly renovated 14,000 square-foot store near the Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th.
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Leadership Prince William, which is dedicated to cultivating and connecting leaders in the Greater Prince William Area, today announced the hiring of Glenn Vickers for the new position of Program Manager. Vickers begins his new role with Leadership Prince William on September 18.
As Program Manager, Vickers will join Executive Director Kathy Bentz in advancing the non-profit organization’s mission and supporting its Board of Regents. He will assist in coordinating, marketing and developing Leadership Prince William programs, such as the Signature Leadership Class for adults, alumni engagement and continuing education programs, and a variety of special events. Vickers will also help create new initiatives to support the development and enrichment of area teens and young adults.
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Potomac Local Job Fair
Sept. 18
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
General Heiser Boys and Girls Club, Dumfries
Join companies like Home Depot, Safeway, and Wegmans who will be on site talking to job applicants about the benefits of working for these companies located right here in our area.
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MANASSAS, Va. — The Department of Defense is trading Prince William for Fairfax County, and will move 300 jobs from the Manassas area to Chantilly.
The Defense Contract Management Agency will close its office on Battleview Parkway in the Blue Ridge Office Park near the Manassas Campus of Northern Virginia Community College and will move all of their employees into a new office at 14501 George Carter Way in Chantilly. The new facility is about 10 miles from the office on Battleview Parkway, which has been open since 1993.
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Where is Manassas?
Editor’s note: “Where is Manassas?” is a series of stories showcasing small business owners in the Greater Manassas area.
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AOL is slashing 480 jobs at its regional Patch.com online news network.
The cuts were announced this morning during a conference call by CEO Tim Armstrong, and they come one week after Armstrong made news for publicly firing an employee on the spot after he took a photograph of him during a conference call.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has again recognized Kris Johnson, Membership Development Director at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, as a national leader in new member recruitment. Johnson signed more than 290 new members to the chamber over the last 12 months, ranking her among the top sales professionals in her industry.
Johnson was presented with the Membership Development Division’s National Sales Leader Award during ACCE’s Annual Awards ceremony at the association’s annual convention, July 23-26, in Oklahoma City. The award is based on the total number of individual sales and total dollar amount as submitted to ACCE by the sales professionals on a quarterly basis. Awards are presented in each of four dues income categories.
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MANASSAS, Va. — A Kmart store in Manassas will close its doors after its lease was not renewed.
More in a statement from K-Mart spokesman Howard Riefs:
MANASSAS, Va. – Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today completed an expansion to its Manassas Service Center, allowing the company to accommodate increased customer demand throughout Northern Virginia.
The 40-door facility serves as a gateway to Washington, D.C., and is strategically located near Interstates 95 and 66. The service center employs 40 people.