It’s one of the biggest names in technology, and it’s one of the biggest companies in the area: Micron, Inc., winner of the Prince William Chamber’s 2018 Tech Company of the Year.
Micron is one of the world’s leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions and number one exporter in Virginia. Micron’s memory DRAM and NAND are in products such as computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, gaming systems and cars.
Prince William County is working to come create its new brand identity. Road signs, vehicles, and water towers will feature the new brand ordered by the Board of Supervisors.
Ninety miles south of the county in Richmond, you’ll find a great example of not only how a successful regional brand ID was launched but also how it was adopted by the business owners and residents of the community.
MANASSAS — Brendon Shaw will head to Dominion Energy to work on community-related issues in Fairfax County.
He will start in the company’s Northern Virginia offices on Monday, April 2.
STAFFORD — If there’s one thing Marie King wants for her fashion design students, it’s to be successful. And they can’t do that without a firm footing in business.
That’s why this fashion design expert has included business courses and activities in the diploma program that was recently awarded approval by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the Commonwealth’s coordinating body for higher education.
There are a few things you need to grill salmon properly.
1. Make sure your fish is fresh and sourced from someone who knows a thing or two about great seafood. Dizzy Pig founder Chris Capell gets his from the hills of southwest Virginia. More on that in a bit.
MANASSAS — Established in 1994, Weber Rector Real Estate Services has brokered over $765 million dollars worth of commercial real estate transactions. That’s a pretty significant number, and one of the reasons they won the 2018 Excellence in Real Estate award from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce.
The Manassas-based firm is considered one of the most established commercial real estate brokerage firms serving Northern Virginia, spanning Prince William, Fauquier, Culpeper and Stafford counties, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
What happens when a multi-sports training facility enters the local business arena?
If it’s Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center, the whole community benefits — which is one reason they won the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Excellence in Small Business award for businesses with one to ten employees.
The cameras have finished flashing, the festivities at the Hylton Performing Arts Center have long since been cleaned up and everyone is back to work. But for FirstLight Home Care, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Business of the Year award winner, it is never business as usual.
Based in Woodbridge, FirstLight helps care for seniors, veterans and others with disabilities, and loved ones recovering from surgery. And though they won the Emerging Business of the Year Award, they were also nominated for the Innovative Business of the Year award.
PRINCE WILLAM COUNTY — The Manassas area will soon be home to two new breweries.
Public Safety Brewing, a Samuel Gray company, is planned to operate at 10844 Balls Ford Road, Manassas. The brewery will carry 500 barrels or less, according to their ABC license application, which is still pending.
WOODBRIDGE — Another brewery in Woodbridge will close its doors.
Ornery Brewery located at the Potomac Festival Shopping Center across from Potomac Mills mall will close Monday, March 12.
