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Biz Beat Roundup: FredNats sale finalized
Also inside: Auto-dealership owner buys additional land for expansion, capital being raised for local sports resort, change of leadership for large local employer.
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Biz Beat Banter: Joe Wilson
Longtime PermaTreat Pest and Termite Control owner Joe Wilson talks about the various moments of serendipity that have shaped his life.
Biz Beat Clips: Dimas Downtown
The historic Fredericksburg Square property at 525 Caroline St. in Downtown Fredericksburg is set to re-open as an event and wedding venue. Heidi Dimas will open Fredericksburg Square by Dimas Downtown at the 19,000-square-foot building. Watch the video to learn more.
Biz Beat Roundup: Fredericksburg house sells for record high
Also inside: Richmond developer eyeing former hospital, chef with DC chops details plans for downtown space, commercial brokerage re-locating offices.
Biz Beat Banter: Emmett Snead
Snead’s Farm owner Emmett Snead talks about his lifelong career in farming, his childhood growing up on a dairy farm in Fredericksburg and more.
Biz Beat Clips: Allman’s BBQ
Allman’s BBQ is a Fredericksburg institution. This week, owner Matt Haney tells us about the restaurant, its history and his desire to sell it to the next owner.
Biz Beat Roundup: Trader Joe’s looking at Fredericksburg site?
Also inside: Donut shop opening in Central Park, chicken restaurant opening along Route 3, new project proposed near Carl’s
Biz Beat Banter: Amber Dawson
Brompton Community School Founder/Director Amber Dawson talks about why she decided to start a local independent school, the challenges of running one and her goals for Brompton’s future.
Biz Beat Clips: Black Rifle Coffee Company
This week we feature Black Rifle Coffee Company, which has a shop off Warrenton Road in Stafford County.
News from The Free Press
On the Agenda, July 14-18
Your weekly rundown of public meetings across the region.
No-fish story: Milde afraid that lack of menhaden is dooming osprey
The Republican lawmaker says Democratic partisanship is preventing a study of the fishing industry.
Report identifies major gaps in regional response to homelessness
Report also notes that affordable housing is increasingly elusive in the region, racial disparities persist and evictions are on the rise.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Storms return this weekend, humidity stays high.
Fredericksburg Planning Commission unanimously recommends disapproval of Gateway data center
Concerns over transmission line routes led commissioners to vote 7-0 against the project, which was intended for the 84-acre ‘Hylton tract.’