The mall’s management will ring in the opening of the new store with live music, giveaways and refreshments.
Located in the mall’s fashion district in neighborhood one, Tommy Bahama sells polo shirts, t-shirts, dresses, fragrances and swimwear.
Business
Editor’s note: This is the second part of an ongoing series about redeveloping the Potomac Communities.
Lake Ridge, Va. — Tackett’s Mill shopping center in Lake Ridge was ahead of its time.
Editor’s note: This is the first part of an ongoing series about redeveloping the Potomac Communities.
Woodbridge, Va. –– As redevelopment in Woodbridge continues its shift from strip malls to urban town centers, some smaller businesses may not survive.
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Woodbridge, Va. — A plan to save the Borders bookstore in Woodbridge has fallen flat on its face.
Books-A-Million aimed to purchase 30 of the company’s remaining stores all going out of business after the company declared bankruptcy earlier this year.
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce released results of an internal survey conducted noting that 94 percent of business owners polled say they are following the debate, but their survey showed division amongst business owners as some aren’t sure if the debt ceiling should be raised.
According to the survey, 18 percent of those polled said raising the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling limit could lead to further economic crisis, while 62 percent of the respondents say officials should raise the debt limit by the imposed Aug. 2 deadline.
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Update
Borders says it will begin liquidating its assets as early as Friday and close all of its remaining stores, including a location in Woodbridge, by September, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Original Post 4:55 p.m.
Woodbridge, Va. — The days appear to be numbered for the last remaining Borders book store in the Potomac Communities.
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Stafford, Va. –– Chalk one in the win column for Stafford, as the county that dubbed itself business friendly convinced Woodbridge-based Tridex Associates to move 110 employees there.
The 2009 acquisition of the hospital on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge, and a increase in Virginia’s Medicaid subscription plans helped Sentara Healthcare reach the increased profits, the HamptonRoads.com reports.
Sentara, a non-profit, posted $2.21 billion in net assets at the end of December, more than $300 million more than the year before.
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The retailer has struck a $2.8 billion deal to be acquired by two private firms.
Shareholders would receive $51.25 per share of common stock, that’s just above where the stock traded at a one-year high of $50.29 per share, according to CNBC.