Prince William County will host a veterans job fair as part of its efforts to put more people to work.
The county’s Department of Economic Development will host the fair at the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico, 1775 Semper Fidelis Way in Quantico. The fair supports veterans, military spouses, and transitioning service members looking to advance their careers.
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce announced today that Robert “Bob” Sweeney is the chamber’s new President & CEO. Sweeney won approval after a unanimous vote by the Chamber’s Board of Directors. Sweeney is a businessman, entrepreneur, educational leader, and non-profit executive. Over the course of his career, he has built nonprofit organizations from the ground up, partnered with regional economic development professionals to help attract specific projects, and is a negotiator and analyst with sponsorship, member development, event management, and policy creation experience. Much of his work has occurred in Greater Washington, D.C. He has over twenty years of corporate leadership experience and a solid track record of pro-business advocacy and management for several high-profile nonprofit organizations. Sweeney will succeed Debbie Jones, who announced her retirement in April. Jones has been with the Chamber for more than 32 years. She has served as the President & CEO of the Chamber since July 2014. She has led the business member organization through a period of significant transition, growth, and success. Jones will work with Sweeney for several weeks to ensure a smooth transition in the position before Jones retires on December 31, 2022.
Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development LLC seeks to rezone 190 acres of agriculture for an industrial park. According to the developer’s estimates, the new park would create more than 800 new jobs and inject as much as $34 million into the community.
The majority of the jobs would be warehouse positions and forklift operators.
The number of new homes sold in Prince William County fell nearly 30% compared to last year.
According to the latest, just-released statistics, a total of 555 homes sold in August, a decrease of 29.30% percent in comparison to September of 2021. New listings reveal a 28.32% decrease, with 648 new listings as opposed to 904 in September of 2021., the Realtor Association of Prince William tells Potomac Local News.
Finally, Prince William County will get a Whole Foods Market after years of pining.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors unanimously agreed to rezone 145 acres of land that SKW VA, Inc. and Southern Knolls, LLC will develop into the Quartz District. Whole Foods Market will anchor the mixed-use development, including more than 1,000 homes and nearly 375,000 square feet of office space.
Dawn One at Manassas Regional Airport[/caption]
Manassas Regional Airport recently hosted an unmanned research aircraft's first successful test flight.
Dawn One, an unmanned solar-electric hybrid research aircraft with a 90-foot wingspan, was designed to be used for atmospheric studies by Electra Aero. According to a press release on Electra's website about the event, Dawn One was created to be part of Harvard University's Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System.
The project is supported by contracts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Weld Foundation for Scientific and Environmental Development.
The project is designed to observe and collect data, allowing for deeper research into the physical, chemical, and biological controls that govern critical climate systems.
"The high-spatial resolution observations from SACOS will provide, for the first time, quantitative forecasts of risk associated with rapidly expanding wildfires, the increasing rate of sea level rise, the intensification of severe storms, and global shifts in arid regions that trigger water shortages," the project's leader Professor James G. Anderson Professor Anderson said. "Moreover, these quantitative forecasts of risk will, in turn, establish the essential intellectual links directly coupling irreversible changes in the climate structure to economics, public policy, and associated societal instability."
According to airport manager Juan Rivera, Electra approached the regional airport for the Dawn One test flight in June 2022.
"The airport supports new innovative aviation companies. These types of test flights may lead to new Advance Air Mobility (AAM) flights for our airport that could bring educational and career opportunities to this region," said Rivera.
Electra Aero is one of many new aerospace companies to open its doors in Manassas last year. The airport is also home to Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences and the Reston-based Leidos. According to Rivera, both companies have been at the airport for over five years.
Below is a video of the flight courtesy of Electra Aero:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyTzx9UCvyo
Two developers, SKW VA, Inc. and Southern Knolls, LLC, seek approval to rezone 145 acres at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road in Woodbridge. It plans to build 1,000 new homes, commercial retail and office space, a pavilion, and new parks and walking paths.
The land is zoned for agriculture and suburban homes and is mainly tree-lined.
The 95 East Distribution Center at 13600 Dabney Road, is the first development project in Prince William County’s new E-Commerce Overlay and represents a $22.95 million redevelopment investment as well as an estimated 100 new jobs in supply chain logistics. (more…)
An Israeli arms company chose Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford County as the home for its U.S. operations.
UvisionUSA announced the opening of a 30,000-square-foot production facility for its HERO loitering munition systems — launched projectiles that can travel long distances and over an area to make a high-precision strike.
Crumbl Cookies will open its first location in Stafford County.
Owners Cory and Joanna Ellis and Matt and Kyla Beecroft will open the business at 1495 Stafford Marketplace, inside an old Sprint wireless store.
