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Also inside: 100 homes sold in region, senior-living facility receives accolades, downtown bagel shop opens
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Biz Beat Banter: Mitzi Brown
This week, Bill sits down with Mitzi Brown, co-founder of the Fredericksburg Free Press.
Biz Beat Clips: The Gauntlet Golf Club
This week we talk to the new owner of The Gauntlet Golf Club in Stafford County about his plans for the course.
Biz Beat Roundup: Area housing prices hit new high
Also inside: Additional tenants announced for Thornburg project, area commercial Realtor receives distinction, rezoning requested in Stafford
Biz Beat Banter: Dr. Maithreyi Sarma
Bill sits down with Dr. Maithreyi Sarma, a hematologist and medical oncologist for Mary Washington Healthcare.
Biz Beat Clips: Amazon in Stafford, Part Two
This week, we wrap up a two-part series taking viewers inside Amazon’s two large Stafford warehouses on Centreport Parkway.
Biz Beat Roundup: Two area banks officially tie up
Also inside: Major project under way adjacent to Kalahari, area businessman re-appointed to UMW board, Under Armour opening area store
Biz Beat Banter: Dietmar Weselin
This week on Biz Beat Banter, we sit down with Dietmar Weselin, who grew up in Germany during World War II, made his way to the United States and Fredericksburg, became a business success and now gives of his time and talents to support wounded members of the U.S. military.
Biz Beat Clips: Amazon in Stafford, Part One
This week, we kick off a two-part series taking viewers inside Amazon’s two large warehouses on Centreport Parkway in Stafford County. This week features the company’s cross-dock facility, which is the beginning of the journey for many Amazon packages.
News from The Free Press
Governance or ‘into the weeds’: Local school board members learning on the job
For school board members, the balancing act between governance and operations is sometimes precarious.
Stafford school board approves amended operating budget totaling $525.9M
Budget includes an additional $8.8 million in state funding.
New bill offers juvenile offenders ‘a shot at parole’ based on mitigating factors
The bill also states that inmates must be released within 30 days of being granted parole.
Vindman introduces bipartisan legislation to address VA staffing shortages
U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Arizona) co-sponsored the bipartisan legislation.
Virginia General Assembly approves Spanberger’s budget amendments, ending monthslong impasse
Democrats defend final spending plan while Republicans criticize drawn-out negotiations and late-session policy making.