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UMW’s Small Business Development Center helps local businesses grow and expand

By Mike Salmon
UMW's Small Business Development Center has worked with Olde Towne Butcher

Making it as a small business today can be difficult, but small business leaders in the Fredericksburg area can look to the University of Mary Washington’s Small Business Development Center for lessons on succeeding. The center guides future entrepreneurs in pursuit of economic growth through education, consulting, connecting, and supportive research.

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Get Ahead: New Starbucks Proposed Near Dumfries

By Uriah Kiser
Photo by Sorin Sîrbu on Unsplash

The Prince William County Planning Commission will hear plans for a new Starbucks in the Princeton Woods neighborhood of Woodbridge.

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New Apartments Next to Shopping Mall: Fredericksburg’s Attain at Towne Centre Expects to Generate $1.15 Million in Tax Revenue

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg’s landscape is evolving with the introduction of Attain at Towne Centre, a new 271-unit residential development at the site of the former Sears at Spotsylvania Towne Centre.

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Get Ahead: More specialty courts?; 141 new homes planned; Stafford meeting shakeup

By Uriah Kiser
The Judicial Center for Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will discuss the enhancement and expansion of specialty courts at the Safe and Secure Communities briefing scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 2 p.m.

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Taco Bell plans to open near Stafford Hospital

By Uriah Kiser

A rezoning application has been submitted for the construction of a Taco Bell restaurant near Stafford Hospital. The proposed site, spanning 1.24 acres within the Falmouth Election District, is located south of Hospital Center Blvd and west of Richmond Highway.

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Stafford EDA hosts Business Appreciation Reception

By Amelia Breeden
[Photo: Senator Tara Durant on Facebook]

On April 24, 2024, the Stafford County Economic Development Authority (EDA) held its annual Business Appreciation Reception at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts.

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Injury Relief Chiropractic chooses Manassas for expansion

By Amelia Breeden

The fourth office of its kind, Injury Relief Chiropractic has expanded its footprint into the growing Manassas market.

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Purina Tower and Dog Chow linked by a grain of truth; Makeover ahead

By Mike Salmon
Some say keep the current paint job while others want to renew the look. [Photo: Mike Salmon]

The checkerboard tower next to the train station in downtown Fredericksburg is getting a makeover that will say less “Purina,” and more “upgrade,” as officials go with a blue checkerboard pattern and “Welcome to Fredericksburg.”

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Upcoming conference to focus on small business

By Amelia Breeden

The Prince William County Economic Development and Tourism Department and the Prince William Chamber of Commerce are proud to co-host the upcoming Calibrate Small Business in collaboration with Mason Small Business Development Center.

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