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125-Unit Housing Project Presented to Dumfries Town Council

By Sarah Romero
A rendering included in the Dumfries Town Coucnil meeting agenda.

The Town Council of Dumfries received details of a new housing project presented by Reginald Tabor, the town’s planning director.

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Manassas Moves Forward with $16 Million Plan to Purchase Shopping Center

By Caitlyn Meisner

Manassas is set to purchase the Manassas Shopping Center on Mathis Avenue for $16 million to bolster local economic development.

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Exclusive: Plans for Pier at Potomac Creek Campground Withdrawn Amid Environmental and Community Concerns

By Kelly Sienkowski

A permit application for a 1,000-foot pier extending through marshland into Potomac Creek at a contested campground has been withdrawn from a review by the Virginia Marine Resource Commission.

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Manassas City Council and Economic Development Authority to Discuss Manassas Shopping Center Purchase

By Uriah Kiser

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Prince William

Sports Complex? Maybe; $16 Million Land Purchase Likely

By Uriah Kiser

It’s becoming clearer that Prince William County taxpayers will be the owners of 22 acres next to Interstate 95 in Woodbridge.

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Business

Manassas Business Leaders Celebrate at Annual Appreciation Breakfast

By Uriah Kiser

Manassas business leaders gathered for the city’s annual appreciation breakfast on May 9, 2024.

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Virginia Congressman Wittman visits Manassas-Based Dronemaker RapidFlight

By Uriah Kiser

Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA 1), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, visited RapidFlight, a Manassas-based designer and mass manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the global defense industry, last week.

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UMW’s Small Business Development Center helps local businesses grow and expand

By Mike Salmon
UMW's Small Business Development Center has worked with Olde Towne Butcher

Making it as a small business today can be difficult, but small business leaders in the Fredericksburg area can look to the University of Mary Washington’s Small Business Development Center for lessons on succeeding. The center guides future entrepreneurs in pursuit of economic growth through education, consulting, connecting, and supportive research.

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No, Stafford supervisors won’t discuss Buc-ees on Tuesday

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County officials clarified that there will be no hearing during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, May 7, regarding the proposed Buc-ee’s gas station at the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 7.

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141 new homes: Decision looms for Stafford Supervisors on Clift Farm rezoning proposal

By Uriah Kiser
A rendering of a typical home proposed for the Clift Farm development in Stafford, which would have 141 homes for seniors.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors faces a looming decision on the Clift Farm proposal by Jarrell Properties, Inc., which seeks to rezone 57 acres from Agricultural to Urban Residential – Medium Density. The development area, located on Clift Farm Road, just off Leland Road in the Falmouth District, plans for 141 age-restricted homes.

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