Manassas Business Workforce Development Survey
The Manassas City Council developed its most recent Strategic Plan through collaborative work with stakeholders representing a broad cross section of community interests. During that engagement Educational Attainment was clearly identified as a top priority and...
2021 Q1 MARKET REPORT
After a truly challenging year, 2021 is off to an encouraging start. New businesses continue to open, existing businesses have announced expansions and most residents have returned to work. Vacancies in each of the commercial sectors improved or remained stable from...
Support Manassas with the HEART BEAT Gift Card Program
Message from the Director, Patrick Small: Some people take to new technology like a duck to water. These are the people who stand for hours in line to get the latest smart phone or who waited 45 minutes at a restaurant for the only Uber in town while a taxi was...
Spend, Gift and Support Manassas Businesses
The City of Manassas is proud to announce the new HEART BEAT Gift Card, a community-based digital gift card that makes it fun and easy to keep locals spending local. Recipients can choose to spend it at one of their favorite participating merchants in the City—or mix...
Micron credits its success to its driven local workforce, engagement with local higher ed institutions, and the region’s diversity
From the Twitterfeed of Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) https://twitter.com/VEDPVirginia/status/1374060580378673155 Micron, the 4th-largest semiconductor company in the world, credits its success in #VA to its driven local workforce, engagement with...
Reduce Your Costs Through Recycling
The City of Manassas recognizes that many members of our community faced hardships that they never imagined possible over the past year. Keeping your business open is essential to us, so when opportunities come our way to help businesses reduce their solid waste...
Manassas Offers Free GED Training and Testing for City Citizens
Fewer things have an impact on a person’s lifetime earnings than educational attainment. In our modern society (at least here in America), education is frequently taken to mean an alphabet soup of college degrees. But that isn’t really what education is all about, is...
ELEVATE wins 2021 Innovative Partnership of the Year
Last week, the Prince William Chamber of Commerce recognized ELEVATE as its 2021 Innovative Partnership of the Year. This honor is awarded to a “member business, organization, or entity to recognize establishing a unique partnership resulting in an innovative program...
The City’s 2021 Business of the Year
Not many people know that Manassas is the headquarters for the space division of one of the world’s largest military defense contractors. Around the globe BAE Systems employs over 20,000 people and has multiple divisions operating in Virginia. BAE is a British company...
Free Webinar: Impacted by COVID-19? Boost Morale & Employee Skills
You’re Invited to a Free Webinar IMPACTED BY COVID-19? BOOST MORALE & EMPLOYEE SKILLS Date: February 25, 2021 Time: 10:00 am Cost: FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED Was your team impacted by COVID-19? Are you looking for ways to boost morale and employees skills? Join...
Press Release: DoorDash Restaurant Operator Relief Grant
DOORDASH AND VRLTA PARTNER TO PROVIDE $450,000 IN FUNDS FOR VIRGINIA RESTAURANTS AND OFFER NEW BENEFITS TO VRLTA MEMBERS DoorDash’s latest Main Street Strong effort will support restaurants as they continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis RICHMOND, VIRGINIA –...
Press Release: City of Manassas 2020 Year-end Market Report
Manassas, VA — January 22, 2021 — The newly released 2020 Year-end Market Report for Manassas tells the story in graph form of how the City fared through an unforgettable year featuring a historically disruptive global pandemic. The City saw a rise in the unemployment...
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