Governor held a celebratory beam signing ceremony Wednesday at the construction site, commemorating brisk progress on the $900 million project.
Making a splash: Ahead of schedule, Kalahari welcomes a beaming Youngkin
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Steaking a claim: Ripley’s perseverance kept ‘The Meat Hook’ afloat after tragedy
Butcher shop reopens in new location less than a year after the death of owner Christopher Jones Sr.
Italian restaurant planned at former Visitor Center building
Eatery with a four-season dining addition is planned at the former location of the Fredericksburg Visitor Center downtown.
Biz Beat Roundup: Local housing prices continue to rise
Also inside: New business opening in former Maltese space, large data center campus proposed in Spotsylvania, church proposed near Fawn Lake.
Biz Beat Roundup: Popular downtown restaurant to close
Also inside: Solar facility proposed in Stafford, ‘Lance’ back on display downtown, land being cleared at mall.
Amazon taking fight with King George supervisors to court
The company filed a petition requesting a King George Circuit Court judge review a decision by the county’s board of zoning appeals at its March 25 meeting.
Biz Beat Roundup: Rappahannock United Way to cease local operations after 85 years
Also inside: Another expansion for major local employer, Chamber honors local businesses and entrepreneurs, Embrey Mill Town Center attracts new businesses.
Biz Beat Roundup: $38 million real estate deal closes in Spotsy
Also inside: New public-parking option in downtown Fredericksburg, $2.7 million sale at Lake Anna, former Visitor Center getting new life downtown.
Biz Beat Roundup: Local housing market solid in March
Also inside: $77 million sale in Stafford, UMW students win business-pitch contest, entrepreneur tells inspiring story on podcast.
King George Planning Commission defers action on 356-acre data center project
Project is expected to generate nearly $19 million in annual tax revenue and more than $560 million over 30 years.
Stafford County supervisors take a shine to Hartwood solar farm
Board also discussed data centers, school funding, tax relief and county employee benefits.
Biz Beat Roundup: Buc-ee’s seeking rezoning for Stafford project
Also inside: Expanded NICU opens at Mary Washington Hospital; another data center in the works in Stafford; new stores under way for popular chains.
A dot-com destination for DOGE victims? Youngkin touts new jobs site at appearance in Stafford
The governor came to defense contractor SimVentions in Stafford County on Friday to hype virginiahasjobs.com.
Food for thought: Caroline must add rooftops to attract grocers, retail recruiter tells supervisors
County hired Retail Strategies to conduct studies on the community’s readiness to support another grocery store.
Fit to be tied: Motion to require special use permit for data centers fails by deadlocked vote in Spotsylvania
Three supervisors voted to require a special use permit for data centers, while three others favored by-right development in Industrial zones. Supervisor Deborah Frazier did not attend the meeting.
Biz Beat Roundup: Popular restaurant chain opening locally in April
Also inside: Businesses open in Downtown Fredericksburg; Assisted-living facility under construction near hospital; $2.6 million sale at Lake Anna
Spotsylvania Planning Commission recommends data centers ‘by-right’ in industrial zones
Special use permits still required to construct data centers elsewhere in county.
In Stafford, proposed data center regulation goes down by tight margin
Change would have required developers to obtain a permit for projects in parts of the county zoned for heavy industrial use.
Biz Beat Roundup: New tenant for large Central Park space
Also inside: Four new homes planned in Fredericksburg; sauna and cold-plunge studio coming to downtown; new project in works near Spotsylvania Publix.
Biz Beat Roundup: Trio of $3M-plus homes on market in Fredericksburg
Also inside: new ownership for downtown restaurant; field at UMW’s Battleground gets a new namesake; local housing market ‘abuzz with uncertainty.’
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