What's in store
Cathy Jett is the assistant business editor at The Free Lance-Star, and specializes in covering the area's retail scene.
Silver Cos. sells office building in Quantico for $40 million
Silver Companies has sold a Class A office building in the Quantico Corporate Center to JMC Holdings LLC for $40 million. The 135,732-square-foot building at 800 Corporate Dr. is the first …more
May 8th, 2013
Northern Neck, Fauquier get state agriculture planning grants
The Northern Neck Planning District and Fauquier County have been awarded planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture & Forestry Industries Development Fund. The fund awarded a total of $249,000 to …more
May 8th, 2013
Sports Zone to reopen with new name, location in Central Park
The Sports Zone in Central Park is moving to a smaller space in the big-box center, and will reopen Sunday as Sports Zone Elite. The store is currently located between …more
April 18th, 2013
Thinking of transitioning to a new career? Workshop can help
Workforce NOW will hold a workshop on career transitions on Thursday at Germanna Community College’s campus in Spotsylvania County. It will begin at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast and …more
April 18th, 2013
Walmart is hiring 300 employees for its soon-to-open Orange Supercenter
Walmart will hire approximately 300 full- and part-time associates to work at the new Walmart Supercenter slated to open this summer at the intersection of State Routes 3 and 708. …more
April 9th, 2013
Resale store for women’s clothing, accessories opens in Fredericksburg’s Central Park
Clothes Mentor, a resale store for women, has opened in Central Park between DSW and the Navy Federal Credit Union. Unlike a consignment shop, it pays cash for clothing, shoes, …more
April 9th, 2013
Career Training Solutions to hold ribbon cutting Thursday
Career Training Solutions will hold a ribbon cutting at 5 p.m. Thursday for its new location at 10304 Spotsylvania Ave., Suite 400. It was previously located in Stafford County. CTS …more
April 9th, 2013
Caribou Coffee to close Central Park location in Fredericksburg on Sunday
Local fans of Caribou Coffee will have to find somewhere else to get their caffeine fix after noon Sunday. The Central Park store is one of 80 underperforming stores that …more
March 29th, 2013
Vera Bradley Outlet opens in Potomac Mills
A Vera Bradley Outlet has opened in Potomac Mills’ Fashion District near Bloomingdale’s – The Outlet Store. In celebration, the new Woodbridge store is offering a 50 percent discount through …more
March 16th, 2013
Bumpass wood chip plant closes, 40 workers lose jobs
Citing financial reasons, Biomass Energy LLC closed its wood pellet manufacturing plant in Mineral on Thursday. About 40 employees discovered that they were out of a job when they found …more
