Robert Weed, who has offices in Manassas and Woodbridge, says he chose to open a Stafford office to not only be closer to his clients who already visit him in his Prince William County offices, but because the economic downturn has severely affected residents in the county.

“Stafford County, Va., has some of the longest commutes in America. So people in Stafford have been hit harder than most when gasoline hit four dollars a gallon,” Weed stated in his company blog. “Stafford also has a low average age–fifth lowest in Virginia. That low median age translates to mean, young families with children. The folks hardest hit when there’s a loss of income.”


In a cost cutting measure, Borders Books and Music closed several stores including its North Stafford location.

The store in Woodbridge remains open, as do other stores that performed better than the Stafford County location.


Some say it’s because of the military’s Base Realignment and Closure.

BRAC, as its known, is expected to bring more than 20,000 new military and federal workers to the Ft. Belvoir Army Garrison and Quantico Marine Corps Base, and landlords know those who relocate to these jobs will want to live where they work.


A jeweler who’s been a staple of the Occoquan community for years is now expanding to Potomac Town Center.

Quinn’s Goldsmith plans to open its new store Thursday in the developing shopping center in Woodbridge, which is also home to Wegman’s grocers.


Woodbridge, Va. –– P.F. Chang’s China Bistro will join a growing list of upscale retailers and restaurants in the expanding Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge.

Woodbridge Supervisor Frank J. Principi’s office in statement Wednesday morning confirmed the popular restaurant chain has signed a lease for a 7,000  square foot space with Roadside Development, developers of the town center, adding the restaurant to a list of seven other P.F. Chang’s locations in the Washington area, including Fairfax, Tysons Corner and Arlington, according to the company’s Web site.