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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The economy in Prince William is getting a bit sweeter, you could say.

The county’s Economic Development Department on Tuesday will release its first quarter 2014 report and it shows $2.95 million in new investment from Elvaria, a company that makes frozen yogurt machines. The Virginia-based firm will bring 13 jobs to the county.


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BRISTOW, Va. — A new report identifies Bristoe Station Battlefield, just outside Manassas in Prince William County’s Bristow area, as one of the 11 most endangered historical sites in Virginia.

The Civil War battlefield on Bristow Road just south of Va. 28, coupled with Civil War battlefields in Williamsburg, is being threatened by development, the report notes. Additionally, an 80-acre cemetery threatens the unprotected areas of the Bristoe battlefield.


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Stafford houses tied for roomiest in U.S. — The median number of rooms in a Stafford housing unit is 7.5, tied for the most in the country, according to a recent analysis of U.S. Census data done by the Vizual Statistix blog.. [Fredericksbrug.com]

Animals seized from Prince William farm are up for adoption — Three weeks after seizing 59 animals from a farm where they allegedly suffered from filthy conditions and a lack of food and water, Prince William County animal control officers are making the first of those animals available for adoption. [Washington Post]


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