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Also inside: Long-vacant Central Park building to get new life, local businessman tapped for UMW board, local YMCA gets largest-ever gift
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Biz Beat Banter: Tom Scott
This week, Bill sits down with Tom Scott, who recently became president of the newly branded Virginia’s Innovation Crossroads (formerly Fredericksburg Regional Alliance).
Biz Beat Clips: New HQ, executive for Washington Heritage Museums
This week, we introduce you to Michelle Rose, who recently became executive director of Fredericksburg-based preservation organization Washington Heritage Museums.
Biz Beat Roundup: New amenity for Riverfront Park
Also inside: 100 homes sold in region, senior-living facility receives accolades, downtown bagel shop opens
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.
News from The Free Press
Caroline schools celebrate literacy program designed to create a ‘print-rich environment’
All-In grant funding is supporting the year-long literacy campaign called #CarolineReads.
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches region
Residents urged to stay indoors until skies clear again.
Stafford Historical Commission has ‘major concerns’ with Potomac Creek Campus data center project
At issue is a historic cemetery on the land in question where former residents of the property and enslaved persons are buried.
What’s with the pink ribbons on some trees along the Canal Path?
Plus other updates from Fredericksburg’s city arborist.
Stafford School Board uses extra state funding for school counselor positions
The budget decision came after the county Board of Supervisors voted to lessen the amount of local funding it was devoting to education.