Those charged with economic development in Prince William County and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park plan to share their vision for the region on January 23 in Woodbridge.
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce will hold it’s annual “Future of the Region” event where representatives will speak about what new businesses are coming to the region, and the types of enterprises they’re pursuing.
Carmello’s Restaurant ended its fight with the city today.
Owner Alice Pires says she began the process of removing the wrought-iron fixtures on the windows of her Downtown Manassas eatery that caused such a stir with the city’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) last summer, and later in the year with the city council.
Spotsylvania Town Center is hosting its first-ever, “Small Shop Showdown.”
To encourage creativity and entrepreneurialism, the competition invites new or existing small businesses to submit their ideas for a chance to win a free six-month lease for retail space inside the mall. Applicants can enter the competition through January 20 and the winner will be announced February 3.
It’s one of Stafford’s largest and largely empty office complexes and it is about to be rebranded under new ownership.
Press Release | Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announces the sale of 10,16, 24 and 25 Center Street as well as 65 and 75 Barrett Heights Road in Stafford. Known as Stafford Commerce Center and Stafford Commerce Park, the six-building portfolio has a total of 272,000 square feet and the park has almost 18 acres of land. The buildings and park were purchased for $19,150,000 by NextTier Real Estate Investors from Hudson Real Estate Advisors.
Customers at The Fauquier Bank will continue to be able to choose which charities they want to help when opening a new checking account. A press release states:
As of January 1, 2020, we are excited to announce that as “A Community Bank Investing in Its Community,” we will continue Charity of Choice for the entire year of 2020. For every account opened, the Bank will donate $25 to a Charity of Choice and for every Tell-A-Friend coupon redeemed, we will donate $10. Our campaign will focus 80% on local charities and 20% on larger charities that we believe are important to our community. The Bank’s goal is to donate $80,000 to charities in 2020.
The Prince William County Department of Economic Development and Iron Mountain announced the expansion of Iron Mountain’s Manassas data center campus on Wellington Road to support continued demand from both new and existing customers in the market. A press release states:
Iron Mountain opened its first building on the campus, VA-1, in September 2017, investing approximately $100 million to establish a presence in Northern Virginia, the largest data center market in the world, and stated they expected to invest over $350 million in the campus. This new building alone represents an incremental $225 million when fully built out. Iron Mountain’s expansion in Manassas supports continued economic growth in Prince William County, as well as contributing to job growth in the county. At full build-out of VA-2, Iron Mountain will employ nearly 50 people at the campus.
The Prince William Chamber will celebrate 10 years of its annual business awards dinner in February.
The organization is seeking nominations for the region’s top businesses.
A little over three years ago, a group of local citizens led by George Thompson of Marshall purchased the Fauquier Times and Prince William Times, forming Piedmont Media.
The contractor provides short and long-term staffing services to the federal government.
Robinson-Burnett, 54, of Woodbridge, will start as CEO president on November 4
First Line, of Chantilly, established in 2003, manufactures disaster preparedness, emergency response equipment, and products for military and first responders.
The County and Stafford Economic Development Authority will assist in the expansion with an incentive agreement equal to a 50% rebate of the tax revenue generated by the company’s new business property investment over a five year period.
