Latest Stafford County News
Simventions Awarded $12M Contract for TACSIM
SimVentions is pleased to announce a five-year, $12M award for the development and installation of Tactical Simulators (TACSIM). This effort will support NSWC Dahlgren (B34) and be led by SimV’s Electronic Warfare and Combat Systems Group (ECG). MORE>>
After fighting cancer, recession, Olde Virginia Gourmet owners celebrate 15 years running Stafford’s hometown store
NORTH STAFFORD — Olde Virginia Gourmet has hit a small-business milestone and is now in its fifteenth year in business. Beginning as an out-of-the-home gift basket business called All Wrapped Up, it has evolved over the years to become known as “Stafford’s hometown...
CIP Finishes to build new headquarters in Stafford County
Stafford-based construction firm CIP Finishes will break ground on a new headquarters on Centreport Parkway on March 28, 2019. The public is invited to attend a 4 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony that will celebrate the business’s growth over more than three decades in...
Local shops filling Stafford’s coffee desert
Few retail enterprises have been monopolized more than the suburban coffee shop market. It seems like Starbucks went from a destination more suited for shopping malls and busy streets to appearing at nearly every highway exit. In North Stafford, the large retail chain...
The first and only hospital in Stafford turns 10 years old
On Feb. 27, 2009, the doors of Stafford Hospital opened to the public. Before its opening, the only nearby hospitals that Stafford residents could go to for medical care was Mary Washington in Fredericksburg and Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge. Each opened in 1900 and...
The Icing Baking Company to Hold ‘Shop Hop’
Stafford, VA March 23rd, 2019– The Icing Baking Company will hold an open house on March 23rd from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. New owners and employees will be on hand to answer questions and provide information for interested parties. The Icing Baking Company will provide...
Perspecta Gets Potential $905M Army Cyber Support Order; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta (NYSE - PRSP) continues to win new contracts including this new major cyber space operations support project. Headquartered in Chantilly with offices in Stafford, Perspecta provides services to U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian,...
Potomac Point Winery Wins 2019 Virginia Governor’s Cup Gold Medal
RICHMOND, Va. — The judging is complete, the 2019 Virginia Governor’s Cup Gold Medalists have been announced, and they look delicious. Out of 510 entries, 68 Virginia wines were awarded gold medals. MORE>