In mid-March, Javier Mareno, owner of J&M Tile, Granite, & Marble, of Woodbridge, applied for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) with the hope of receiving financial support from the Federal Government for his small, job-creating business, which had to temporarily close in March due to the coronavirus.

More than two months later, Mareno’s request was denied due to credit problems. 


Talks of developing a new town center at the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus are getting underway again.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on July 14 will hold a public hearing on the sale of 24 acres of county-owned land that sits across from the Hylton Performing Arts Center, at 11100 University Boulevard just outside Manassas.


Small business owners in Prince William County will have a second chance at a grant to help them recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Board of County Supervisors authorized the second round of grants for small businesses, this time with different eligibility requirements. Last month, the county allocated $5 million from its federal CARES Act grant signed by President Donald Trump to use as small business relief.


Stafford will be not only the first in Northern Virginia but all of Virginia, to host a sporting event on June 13 and 14.

Stafford County is excited to welcome the Kayak Bass Fishing Trail Series Tournament, Kayak Bassin, a nationally televised fishing show hosted by retired U.S. Navy officer, Chad Hoover, according to Courtney Swenson, a marketing specialist for Stafford County.


Politicians and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce are pushing back on an order from Governor Ralph Northam’s latest executive order requiring everyone to wear masks.

Jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, including Prince William County, are set to join the rest of the state at midnight in the first phase of reopening following the coronavirus pandemic. Anyone over the age of 10 must wear a mask in a public space to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the governor decreed.


Fairfax County officials just launched a tourism plan that could impact commerce in Prince William County in an indirect way, solidifying the global economics theory on a smaller scale.

While there is a river boundary between the two counties, the main elements in Fairfax County’s plan are within easy access to key river crossings, making it an easy trip if taken during the right time of day.


Hospitals in Prince William County and Manassas won’t be affected by a new round of cuts and furloughs announced by the UVA Health System.

The healthcare provider announced that it is taking actions to mitigate $85 million per month in losses it has experienced. Those losses come after a state-imposed lockdown and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s ban on elective medical procedures in the wake of the coronavirus.


A publically-traded furniture company in Bassett, about 250 miles away from Fredericksburg, tells Potomac Local News its employees are going back to work following a closure due to the coronavirus.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.  announced today that it will resume production at its manufacturing locations next week following the temporary closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The company is resuming production at a limited capacity to work through its existing backlog and to be in a position to service expected demand as the economy begins to reopen for business.


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