Tommy’s Express Car Wash: “National car wash franchise Tommy’s Express to announce its newest location will be washing cars for free starting Friday, August 4.”
“Guests stopping by the Manassas location will receive their wash free (a $20 value). This is the national franchise’s 5th location in Virginia with more than 162 locations nationwide.”
Press release: “The NRP Group has broken ground on Lake Pointe, a market-rate apartment community in Woodbridge. The 15-acre site [at 2580 Caton Hill Road] will be transformed into five four- and five-story buildings comprising 355 units.”
“Lake Pointe is situated only twenty miles south of Washington, D.C., in Prince William County. The site is just off the Prince William County Parkway exit on I-95, which sees nearly 160,000 visitors daily.”
Stafford County Public Schools: “The Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP) Stafford County Public Schools among its 100 recipients of the 2023 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Awards.”
“The annual award recognizes Virginia employers who provide high-quality internships to students. Stafford Schools was the only school system to be awarded with this distinction.”
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce: “The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce held their quarterly Member Meeting July 26 at 8:30 a.m. at the Fredericksburg Country Club. The We Mean Business Awards were presented to the following recipients.”
“Best Collaboration-Germanna Community College and the Thurman Brisben Center; Most Innovative-Bloomia; Best in Tech-Fredericksburg Technology; Benevolence in Business (a local business with an exceptional brand, a good reputation, and wide community outreach)-Community Bank of the Chesapeake. To learn more about the winners and to view pictures, visit our website here.”
Academy Sports + Outdoors: “Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc (“Academy”) (Nasdaq: ASO), a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer whose mission is to provide ‘Fun for All’, will open its first location in Fredericksburg, Va. in the fall of 2023.”
“This is Academy’s second location in Virginia and will be over 77,000 square feet. Academy plans to continue its expansion efforts with the goal of opening 13 – 15 stores this year, and a total of 120 to 140 new stores by the end of 2027.”
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream: “Bruster’s Real Ice Cream is hosting a grand opening celebration at their newest location in Haymarket.”
“Bruster’s Real Ice Cream features 150 flavors of handcrafted ice cream, yogurt, Italian ice and sorbet. There are nearly 200 independently owned locations in 22 states, Guyana and South Korea.
Prince William County Development Services: Twenty-nine small business owners received a certificate of occupancy/written authorization to ‘Open for Business’ from the Department of Development Services Small Business Project Management (SBPM) Program in May 2023.
“One hundred and thirty-three small business owners opened their doors in the time period January – May 2023.
Patch: “A last-ditch effort to save Buy Buy Baby fell apart, and the company will close all its stores in Virginia and across the U.S. as part of its bankrupt parent company’s ongoing liquidation.”
“CNBC reported that the owner of children’s apparel company Janie and Jack was ‘eager’ to buy the Bed Bath & Beyond chain and keep it running, but could not reach a deal on its value.”
Manassas Economic Development Department: “While the City remained insulated from major shocks in its office market coming out of the pandemic, the first half of 2023 showed signs that change may be coming. Vacancy in office space grew to 6% at the end of the second quarter, up from a historically low 2.7% a year prior.”
“The data change comes as several larger office leases expire or are set to expire and marketing for those properties began this quarter (including the City-occupied Piedmont Building). Despite the increase, 6% vacancy gives Manassas the lowest rate in the Northern Virginia region by far, which currently has a 19.6% overall office vacancy rate.”
