City of Manassas wins Governor’s Technology Award

September 21, 2018

Click here to watch the Local DVM news clip about the Governor’s Technology Award presented to the City of Manassas and the Manassas Regional Airport.   MANASSAS, Va. – The City of Manassas and the Manassas Regional Airport received the Governor’s Technology Award for their new phone app, Regional Airport Inspection. The app allows airport […]

Spotlight on Education: Manassas students getting fresh start with new superintendent

September 21, 2018

Click here to watch the Spotlight on Education, WJLA ABC 7 News interview with Dr. Kevin Newman, new superintendent for Manassas City Public Schools.   MANASSAS, Va. (ABC7) — Manassas City Public Schools students and their superintendent are getting a fresh start. Dr. Kevin Newman is passionate about improving performance. The former special education teacher and […]

Chantilly Air expanding in Manassas with new fixed base operation

September 21, 2018

Chantilly Air Inc. is expanding at Manassas Regional Airport with the construction of a fixed base operation there across 9 acres. The new complex, expected to open in late 2019, will include 60,000 square feet of hangar space and roughly 24,000 square feet of office. It will feature a passenger lounge, executive conference room space, crew […]

Novant Health UVA Health System appoints new leader for two regional hospitals

September 7, 2018

Novant Health UVA Health System has named a new leader for two of its local hospitals, according to a release. Steve Smith, the health system’s former vice president of medical affairs, has been promoted to serve as president and chief operating officer for both Prince William Medical Center and Haymarket Medical Center. The facilities are […]

Restaurant featuring 1,400 board games opens in Manassas

September 7, 2018

Every room in the new Crossroads Tabletop Tavern in downtown Manassas is named after a room in Clue. In the “The Library,” John Hornberger has transformed the downstairs bar into a wall you could spend hours looking at. There are 1,400 board games for customers to play and other games they can buy at a […]

Tourism in City of Manassas Climbs

September 7, 2018

The Virginia Tourism Corporation has just released the 2017 state and local economic impact data. In the City of Manassas, tourism-related expenditures rose 4.5 percent to $71,114,795. Annual payroll rose 4.7 percent to $12,124,407. Employment rose 1.5 percent to 589 and local tax receipts rose 2.7 percent to $1,851,267. It is another record year for […]

Virginia’s Largest Capital Investment in Modern History Comes to the City of Manassas

August 29, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 29, 2018   Virginia’s Largest Capital Investment in Modern History Comes to the City of Manassas Micron Technology plans total expansion of approximately $3 billion and 1,100 new jobs in the City of Manassas   Manassas, VA — August  29, 2018 — Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Micron Technology, Inc. […]

Comcast Business Announces Million Dollar Investment to Expand High-Performance Ethernet Network in Manassas

August 16, 2018

Businesses Will Benefit from Scalable, Advanced Internet and Voice Capabilities Comcast Business today announced a more than one million dollar investment in the expansion of its fiber-based network in Manassas, VA, reaching more than 400 additional businesses and directly benefiting hundreds more by making the network more accessible. Capable of delivering up to 100 Gigabits-per-second […]

Lockheed awarded $25.4M contract for undersea warfare systems

August 1, 2018

July 16 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems out of Manassas, VA has received a $25.4 million modification to a existing contract for support and production of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship Undersea Warfare System.The modification is for development, integration and production of the Advanced Capability Build and Technical Insertion developments of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 […]

Manassas co-work space CenterFuse wins Virginia Main Street award

August 1, 2018

CenterFuse, a co-work space and small business incubator located in Historic Downtown Manassas, took home top honors in the Outstanding Business of the Year category at the recent Virginia Main Street (VMS) Conference in Harrisonburg, VA.  CenterFuse is a cooperative/collaborative workspace that offers professional services and support to start-up businesses and emerging ventures.  It also […]