For some business owners affected by the coronavirus recession, it may be time to change up their business models.
The Prince William County Economic Development Department is partnering with similar agencies in the region to provide a three-part webinar series that will examine the new normal for business owners, titled “Beyond COVID-19: NOVA Business Resiliency Webinars.”
The Fredericksburg City Council has approved rezoning to make way for new hotel suites on Fall Hill Avenue.
The Council recently approved an application made by PrimeCore, LLC on behalf of Maryland based hotel chain, Marriott International, to rezone a four-acre parcel of land off of Fall Hill Avenue.
The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 is demanding that food workers be designated as first responders, and a strict limit be placed on the number of customers allowed in grocery stores.
The move comes as 14 grocery store workers and three food processing plant employees were diagnosed with the new coronavirus. And there are more cases waiting to be confirmed; union authorities tell Potomac Local News.
Virginia grocery stores have increased efforts to keep stores clean and safe while they remain open to provide essential services during the coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home order as coronavirus cases quickly multiplied in the commonwealth. Grocery stores, considered essential businesses without restrictions, are implementing new service measures as sales spike during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Fredericksburg will use up to $50,000 from the city’s Economic Development Authority to help bail out small businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
One of the region’s largest shopping malls remains closed today due to too the coronavirus outbreak.
Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge was set to reopen today when management officials announced on March 18 it would temporarily close the center.
Restaurants and breweries across our region from Manassas to Fredericksburg have stepped up to the challenge to adapt to serving customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has banned all dining inside restaurants, and gatherings of more than 10 people anywhere in the state, in response to the CDC’s recommendations of social distancing in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, which requires people to stand at least six feet apart.
The only co-working space in Downtown Manassas is cutting its operating hours.
An email to Potomac Local News from the co-working space states:
The U.S. Small Business administration has declared Virginia, along with the rest of the country a disaster area in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Now small businesses will be eligible for loans backed by the federal government. Small business owners and non-profit organizations may borrow up to $2 million due to the loss of business during the outbreak.
Jewell Technical Consulting is the tech company of the year in Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
It took home the top honor from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at the organization’s 2020 Business Awards, an annual event held at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on February 25.
