MANASSAS — The Prince William County Fairgrounds is headed for the real estate market.
The Fairgrounds Board of Directors voted to begin the sales process, contracting with Manassas-based Weber-Rector to sell the property on Dumfries Road in Manassas, according to a letter obtained by Potomac Local.
National Day of Service participants Mr. Handyman of Northern Virginia have donated repair services to a Vietnam veteran and his wife. From the press release:
Vietnam Veteran and Wife will Benefit as Locally-Owned Mr. Handyman Franchise Donates Repair Services on Sept.7, 2018
Central Park Fun-Land is celebrating its 21st birthday with its biggest investment in park history. In 2019, Fun Land will be purchasing state of the art go-karts and a Grand Prix go-kart track.
“At this time, we don’t have an exact estimate on the cost for the go-karts; however we are looking to purchase around 40 of them to replace the fleet we currently have,” said Thomas Boswell, Fun-Land Birthday Sales and Marketing Manager. The estimated cost of the new three-level go-kart track is $1.2 million dollars.
MANASSAS — CenterFuse, the co-working space in Downtown Manassas, will no longer be managed by Historic Manassas, Inc., starting September 21. Laura Coates, a recent college graduate with an entrepreneurial leadership degree, will take over as CenterFuse’s program coordinator.
The change in management follows reports that CenterFuse lacked the resources to mentor small businesses and was struggling to bring in new memberships.
MANASSAS — Manassas Regional Airport is tracking for continued growth, including a highly anticipated partnership with Chantilly Air, said Dan Radtke, chairman of the Airport Commission, on Monday’s city council meeting.
Chantilly Air will construct two 30,000 square foot hangers and 20,000 square feet of office and terminal space at Manassas Regional — a $10 million expansion. This project is sure to be “a great asset to our community,” said Radtke.
Kaiser Permanente is continuing its regional expansion efforts with plans to open two new state-of-the-art medical office buildings in Stafford and Prince William counties.
But the future of a potential $200 million “hub” in Woodbridge appears to be uncertain. Company officials could not confirm the status of the proposed 335,000-square-foot Kaiser South Northern Virginia hub campus on Minnieville Road, east of Caton Hill Road.
MANASSAS — Micron on Wednesday announced a major expansion at its Manassas production facility.
The silicon chip maker will invest $3 billion over the next 10 years in developing technology for driverless cars. The announcement comes as automakers are looking to increase the capacity of the memory inside the cars and trucks, at the dawn of the automated vehicle era.
GAINESVILLE — RockWood Sports Bar is now open in Gateway Promenade in Gainesville.
The latest creation of D.C. restaurateur Mike Cordero, this restaurant opened in the space previously occupied by Ruby Tuesday.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Prince William County officials recently gave education software company Scriyb, LLC, an additional 15 months to relocate its headquarters within the county or face the prospect of repaying its $100,000 economic development grant.
Scriyb is one of at least five companies that have received $400,000 in county funds since 2016 aimed at generating economic development, but it’s the only one facing the prospect of repaying its grant. The company so far has been unable to find a suitable location for its operations.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Medliminal, LLC, an innovative leader in medical cost containment and healthcare cost reduction, is moving its corporate headquarters to Innovation Park.
According to Elise Baker, Director of Marketing at Medliminal, the move is a positive one.
