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2019 Marked the 10th Straight Year of Increased Tourism Spending in Manassas
October 2, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Oct 2, 2020 | BLOG, CITY OF MANASSAS TOURISM The numbers are in! According to data recently released by the United States Travel Association (USTA), visitors to Manassas spent more than $74.6 million in 2019. That’s […]
Governor Northam Announces Expansion of $70 Million Grant Fund for Small Businesses, Nonprofits
September 21, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default”] Eligibility criteria expanded to now include businesses which previously received CARES Act funds RICHMOND-Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Rebuild VA, the $70 million economic recovery fund launched in August, is expanding its eligibility criteria to allow more small businesses to apply. Businesses that […]
Manassas Gets to Work on Getting Residents Back to Work
August 26, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] When you think back to 6 months ago, it feels like years ago! February was such a different time; the local economy was thriving and unemployment in Manassas was at an unprecedented low of only 2%. Then the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Manassas to Provide Assistance to Residents Unemployed by COVID-19
August 25, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.5.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″] Manassas brindará asistencia a residentes desempleados por la COVID-19 La ciudad de Manassas, en Virginia, invertirá fondos de la ley CARES para brindar asistencia a sus residentes que han perdido su trabajo por la pandemia del COVID-19. Para […]
Manassas Helping Residents Get Back to Work
August 19, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] City Takes Innovative Approach to Using CARES Act Funds Manassas, VA –August 19, 2020 –The City of Manassas is dedicating $400,000 to expanding its long-standing partnerships with SkillSource and Northern Virginia Community College. The funds […]
Manassas Moves Into Phase Three Wednesday, July 1
June 29, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday that he plans to loosen business and social restrictions for the whole state July 1, moving into Phase Three reopening an economy he largely shuttered in March amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. […]
Manassas Moves Into Phase One
May 28, 2020
Manassas Moves Into Phase One Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced that on Friday, May 29, Northern Virginia will enter phase one of his three phase reopening plan. Non-essential retail, outdoor dining at restaurants, and barber shops will all have the ability to reopen with some restrictions. Various additional changes will have a positive effect on businesses […]
Phase One of Manassas Reopening Set for May 29
May 22, 2020
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced that on Friday, May 29, Northern Virginia will enter phase one of his three phase reopening plan. Non-essential retail, outdoor dining at restaurants, and barber shops will all be able to reopen with some restrictions, among other changes that will have a positive effect on businesses throughout the state. […]
COVID-19 Business Survey Results Released, New Survey Launched
May 1, 2020
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” module_id=”icon-bar” _builder_version=”3.0.51″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” global_module=”412″][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.19.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lorem ipsum dolor…” _builder_version=”3.19.5″ border_style=”solid”] Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the City of Manassas has been working hard to help local restaurants, shops and other businesses adapt. We have created a COVID-19 landing page on […]
Virginia is for Restaurant Lovers Takeout Week in Manassas
April 1, 2020
As we all settle into COVID-19 hunker-down-mode, which is our new reality at least for a while, it’s important for us all to help each other out however we can – from a distance, of course. And while this crisis is affecting nearly every Virginian, restaurants are especially vulnerable. Throughout the state, many of them […]