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The Fauquier Bank will continue ‘charity of choice’ donation program

Published December 17, 2019 at 2:24PM | Updated December 17, 2019 at 2:43PM

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.

Prince William data center expands near Manassas

By Potomac Local News

Published December 12, 2019 at 3:55PM

Elected officials gather for a private event in 2017 for the opening of and Iron Mountain data center near Gainesville, Va. [Submitted photo]

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.

Prince William Chamber seeks business award nominees

By Potomac Local News

Published November 26, 2019 at 11:29PM

The Shining Sol Candle Company is awarded Manassas Business of the Year 2018. L to R: Deron Blevins, of Shining Sol, Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish II, Shining Sol founder Pete Evick, and business partner Sara Rodriguez.

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.

Fauquier, Prince William Times owners sell to non-profit

By Local News

Published November 13, 2019 at 10:45AM | Updated November 13, 2019 at 5:20PM

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.

Jackie Robinson-Burnett is the new president of Contract Solutions, Inc.

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 29, 2019 at 12:01PM | Updated November 1, 2019 at 3:52PM

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 Technology expands to Stafford

By Press Release

Published October 19, 2019 at 11:35AM

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.

Only Prince William Republicans appear at Chamber business debate

By Uriah Kiser

Published October 3, 2019 at 11:55PM | Updated October 6, 2019 at 11:34AM

Seven Republicans vying for seats in the Virginia General Assembly sat inside the old courthouse at the Bristow Courthouse Historic Centre and took questions from me on Monday, September 30.

The Prince William Chamber of Commerce asked me to serve as a moderator for their debate to focus on state and local business issues.

Highly anticipated development “The Garrison” delayed again

By Kyle Brown

Published September 30, 2019 at 11:23PM

Project developer Geoff Pence, President of the Pence Group, declined to comment further about the Garrison’s delay.

The construction delay is the second in about two years.

Hotel business booming thanks to Micron expansion

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Published September 19, 2019 at 9:32PM | Updated September 21, 2019 at 11:57AM

The computer chip maker’s $3 billion-dollar expansion in Manassas City has brought more business to area hotels, located just outside the city limits.

A Hampton Inn on Williamson Boulevard, near Interstate 66, is seeing a lot of it.

Scoop: State, city deal to keep Manassas firm from moving to Maryland

By Uriah Kiser

Published September 18, 2019 at 10:00AM | Updated September 18, 2019 at 10:18AM

High Purity Systems will hire 105 new employees and move to a new headquarters three times the sizes of its current digs.

The firm makes pipes and performs welding services for hospitals, biopharmaceuticals, and micro-electronics makers such as Manassas-based Micron. It has also produced piping for the Wallops Island, Virginia NASA launch facility.