The Manassas Park City Government named El Quetzal Grill, at 8450 Centreville Road, as its 2022 Manassas Park Business of the Year.
The city also recognized Sandy Spring Bank and our Human Resources Department for being nominated for the Innovative Partnership category at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce Commerce Annual Business Awards celebration on February 23, 2023.
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.
The meeting will take place in DEQ’s Northern Virginia office, 13901 Crown Court, in Woodbridge (near BJs Wholesale Club) at 11 a.m.
Sprouts Farmers Market, at 8431 Sudley Road, across from Manassas Mall, will open May 12, 2023. The company is hiring 90 people.
A virtual management hiring event will take place on March 15. Interested candidates should visit the Sprouts Career Portal at https://about.sprouts.com/careers/ and reference Store 887 to apply online. If contacted, additional information will be provided. Interviews will be scheduled from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The second WaWa store to open in Stafford County in as many months will welcome its first customers today.
The store is at 3099 Richmond Highway, across from St. William of York Catholic Church. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for 10 a.m.
The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Stafford County celebrated 25 years in business.
The center’s director, Patrick A’Hearn, thanked the community for its support during a ribbon-cutting ceremony organized by the Fredricksburg Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, February 2. A’Hearn recalled visiting with a guest who doubted the dinner theater would survive.
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.
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.”
