If your business is still open to the public, the Fredericksburg City government has just posted a list of the six things business owners in its city should be doing in the wake of the coronavirus spread.
The list comes amid Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s mandatory stay-at-home order for state residents, which restricts residents from leaving the state, and only making trips to essential business like grocery, hardware, automotive stores, and restaurants.
A publically-traded furniture company in Bassett, about 250 miles away from Fredericksburg, tells Potomac Local News its employees are going back to work following a closure due to the coronavirus.
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. announced today that it will resume production at its manufacturing locations next week following the temporary closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is resuming production at a limited capacity to work through its existing backlog and to be in a position to service expected demand as the economy begins to reopen for business.
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Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.
Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.
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On Saturday, April 18th, 2020, Debora Ann Ware; loving wife, daughter, sister, friend, and mother of two, began eternal life at the age of 65.
Debora was born on May 2nd 1954 in Cleveland, OH to Charles G. and Patricia J. McCormick (nee McGinty). Debora was the middle child of three siblings; Laurie Lafferty & Patrick McCormick. Debora and her family were closely rooted in Cleveland, OH for all of her young adult life. Debora attended Notre Dame High School and Cleveland State University. Debora knew at a young age that she wanted to make a difference in the world by helping others. After graduating college with high honors and a Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy, Debora went on to work for several years at Euclid General Hospital – Cleveland Clinic. On August 22nd, 1987, she married the love of her life, Frank Gerard Ware and moved to Virginia to raise two children, Lauren Marie Shively – married to Jacob Wayne Shively – and Lee Patrick Ware. Debora dedicated more than 20 years working full-time in physical therapy for Prince William County Public Schools. She had recently retired in 2018.
The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince William, with the partnership of the Prince William County Government, the City of Manassas, and the City of Manassas Park, has created The Prince William County Area Disaster Fund: a relief effort to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus on Prince William County.
The project is funded through donations from residents and organizations. The ability to donate to the fund was only made available last week, and it has since raised over $10,000, with more donations pouring in by the day.
As toilet paper shelves sit empty, flushable wipes are in demand across the region. The one catch is that the wipes aren’t supposed to end up in the sewer.
Those ‘flushable wipes’ that residents are sending down the toilet are starting to clog the system.
Someone staying at a hotel near Manassas told police they were threatened with a gun.
In the early morning hours of April 12, Prince William police received a call to investigate a report of someone brandishing a gun that was used to threaten a victim walking in a hallway at the Holiday Inn Express, at 10810 Battleview Parkway, near Manassas.
For some business owners affected by the coronavirus recession, it may be time to change up their business models.
The Prince William County Economic Development Department is partnering with similar agencies in the region to provide a three-part webinar series that will examine the new normal for business owners, titled “Beyond COVID-19: NOVA Business Resiliency Webinars.”
