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Selective Customer Base Key to Success for Manassas IT Firm

Published June 4, 2013 at 10:03AM | Updated February 6, 2020 at 11:14AM

Growing the company out of a small basement to a large office, today John Jewell and Kristen Maxey work to deliver big IT services and small business solutions for JTC, Inc. in Manassas. [Kelly Harman / Potomac Local News]

MANASSAS, Va. — Would you go to school for 15 years after high school just to be prepared to start your own business? That’s what John Jewell did prior to starting his IT services company, Jewell Technical Consulting (JTC).

Jewell always knew he was going to own his own IT company someday. He even had the company slogan, “Big Business Solutions for the Small Business Budget,” selected years before he was ready to incorporate. But Jewell also knew he needed to learn more about IT, business development, and sales.

Crafters, Festival Goes Ignore Spring Heat in Occoquan

By Potomac Local News

Published June 4, 2013 at 8:36AM | Updated January 18, 2017 at 8:09PM

Attendees walk along Mill Street at the 2013 Spring Occoquan Craft Show. [Photo: Mary Rosenthal / Potomac Local News]

OCCOQUAN, Va. — Though Sunday was positively steamy, visitors flooded the picturesque streets of historic Occuquan to check out the Spring Arts and Crafts Fair. Vendors at the fair were concerned with the heat warning issued over the weekend, but fair goers did not seem to mind.

“Sure it’s a little hot,” said Jeff Bartos, co owner of DJ Flicker’s Candles. “But I have been coming here for at least 10 years now. It is one of my favorite shows.”

Best Kept Secrets in Prince William & Manassas: Hiking Hot Spots

By Potomac Local News

Published June 3, 2013 at 9:49AM

A deer photographed in the woods of Leesylvania State Park [Photo: Leesylvania - Virginia State Parks]

Editor’s note: From exceptional museums and children’s programs to historic haunts and unique hikes, there are numerous hidden places waiting to be explored in Prince William & Manassas.

Through a monthly feature, Discover Prince William & Manassas will help residents and visitors alike discover some of the best kept attractions, activities and events the community has to offer.

‘Heavyweight’ Car Featured at Manassas Railway Festival

By Potomac Local News

Published June 1, 2013 at 3:47PM | Updated January 18, 2017 at 8:09PM

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MANASSAS, Va. – Saturday’s scorching heat did not deter railroad fans of all ages from attending the 19th Annual Heritage Railway Festival in Manassas.

Michigan Firm Chosen for Prince William Logo ‘Highly Capable’

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 31, 2013 at 9:30AM | Updated May 31, 2013 at 10:22AM

It was designed by Michigan-based firm David Castlegrant and Associates, LLC. Prince William County’s office of Economic Development ordered the logo created after a 2010 study was approved by the Board of Supervisors on how to better brand the county to businesses.

Brent Heavner, who is in the process of leaving the Economic Development office for a new job at the county’s communications office in Woodbridge, worked for Castlegrant on a project basis from August 2007 to September 2009.

Chambers Band Together to Support Outer Beltway

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 30, 2013 at 4:09PM | Updated May 31, 2013 at 7:23AM

Rob Clapper, President & CEO, Prince William Chamber of Commerce Val Walters, Executive Director, Dulles South Alliance Tony Howard, President & CEO, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, join for a press conference to announce a new Bi-County Parkway Partnership. [Photo: Courtesy: Susan Jacobs]

MANASSAS, Va. – Support for an outer beltway in Prince William and Loudoun counties is growing thanks to a new partnership with major business organizations in region.

A total of 12 administrations today, including the Prince William and Loudoun chambers of commerce, joined to form the Bi-County Parkway Partnership. They say the planned 45-mile road that would link Interstate 95 in Dumfries with I-66 in Manassas via a transformed Va. 234, and then beyond to Dulles Airport and Va. 7 in Loudoun County, will better position the region to accommodate an estimated 300,000 new jobs that will come to the area as population continues to grow.

Full Steam Ahead for Railway Festival

By Potomac Local News

Published May 30, 2013 at 9:53AM

Photo: Historic Manassas, Inc.

MANASSAS, Va. — Manassas will celebrate is rail heritage this Saturday at, appropriately enough, the 19th Annual Manassas Railway Heritage Festival.

The annual event draws thousands to the Civil War city for live music, family-friendly entertainment, displays of farm equipment and, of course, train rides.

Future of Potomac Shores Rail Station Uncertain

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 29, 2013 at 2:19PM | Updated May 29, 2013 at 4:18PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The developers of a the 2,000-acre Potomac Shores project remain at an impasse with railway and state officials – there is still no plan to build a commuter rail station on the property.

The mixed-used neighborhood’s town center, which will be located on the Potomac River and feature a mix of condominiums, apartments, retail shops, office space, and a hotel, hinges on a future Virginia Railway Express Station. The hope is commuters traveling to and from Washington, D.C. would use the station. It would be built on the existing rail line that traverses the property, between VRE stations at Quantico and Rippon in Woodbridge.

Nohe on New County Logo: Let’s Move On

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 28, 2013 at 1:08PM | Updated June 6, 2013 at 8:27AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Who likes Prince William County’s new logo? Supervisor Marty Nohe does, and so does the county’s economic development office.

So far, less than $10,000 has been spent on printing the new logo on letterhead and marketing materials. It has also appeared on road signs welcoming visitors to the county.

Bikers Gather for Memorial Day Ride

By Potomac Local News

Published May 27, 2013 at 7:30AM

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DUMFRIES, Va. – It’s an annual Memorial Day tradition in Dumfries – bikers gather at East Coast Harley Davidson prior to their ride to the Pentagon to honor fallen veterans.