Business
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Every year, The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Network of Enterprising Women (CNEW) chooses a different, local nonprofit and raises money throughout the year at their quarterly events. On January 17, CNEW presented the 2022 nonprofit of the year, Empowerhouse, with a $9,000 check.
Four events took place over the past year as part of the fundraising effort: The Women’s Symposium, Fashion Show, Wine & Nine, and Annual Silent Auction and Awards are all important initiatives that help to empower and inspire women in our community. The $9,000 check presented to Empowerhouse is a testament to the work that CNEW puts in and the impact that we have in our local communities.
At a special meeting on Wednesday, February 1, the Manassas Economic Development Authority voted to buy the Olde Towne Inn in Historic Downtown for $5.75 million.
The motel was originally constructed in the 1960s. It is located in the geographic center of the downtown neighborhood and sits on an entire city block.
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Always Flavored, the flavor-centric Sauce and Seasoning company in Fredericksburg, is celebrating two second-place honors from the 2023 Scovie Awards for its Sweet Virginia Love BBQ Sauce in the Barbecue Sauce-Unique category and Ritabeata’s Mild Hot Sauce in the Prepared Sauce-Prepared category.
“We couldn’t be more excited that our products were recognized and appreciated at such a national and international level,” Rita Witte, owner, and founder said. “It is gratifying and pleasing to know our sauces keep tantalizing and dazzling the taste buds of even some of the toughest food critics.”
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The state’s Department of Environmental Quality will consider allowing data centers in Prince William, Fairfax, and Loudoun County (the world’s epicenter for data centers) to use generators to feed the power-hungry server farms.
From the public notice:
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Whitlock Wealth Management in Lake Ridge was named to the list of “Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams” published by Forbes magazine.
The Prince William County-based practice ranked 44th of 50 of the best firms in Virginia.
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Local leaders and new residents joined the development team of PTM Partners (PTM) and The IDI Group Companies (IDI) on January 25 to celebrate the completion of Viridium, a new 318-unit apartment building with unrivaled amenities on the Occoquan River in Woodbridge.
Viridium’s new complex includes its health and fitness center, club lounge, gaming lounge, theater, EV charging stations, and a mobile app that can serve as an electronic key.
According to sources familiar with the project, an unnamed single firm aims to build four server farms in multiple corners of the county, including the Falmouth, Griffis-Widewater, and rural George Washington magisterial districts.
Now commonplace in localities to the north, like Loudoun and Prince William counties, data centers are typically large warehouse-style buildings, with hundreds of thousands of square feet, built between 60 and 100 feet tall. They’re full of servers that power the internet and draw large amounts of electricity to power the servers and water to cool them.
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Two student interns spoke to a group of Fredericksburg-area business owners about what they’ve learned in the workplace and how interning enriches their overall education.
Mailynn Nguyen, 17, intern for the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, helping the organization with marketing efforts. The Stafford County Public Schools student is studying data science.
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As some of you are no doubt aware, after 20 years in the Town of Occoquan, Mom’s Apple Pie is closing this weekend.