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Stafford County-based Hilldrup launches fund to help those in need
Hilldrup, in partnership with The Community Foundation, is launching the “Hilldrup Move-Up Fund” to give financial aid to people facing potentially devastating circumstances or who need assistance securing housing. The fund was inspired by a story that Charles...
NX Aviation – The Innovation of Flight in Stafford County
Stafford County Regional Airport has attracted a new entrepreneur to their aviation community. Colin Fischer developed the concept for NX Aviation in 2012. The company was located in Eastern Shore Maryland, where Colin was in flight school at a local airport. He began...
SimVentions Awarded $52M, 5-Year Strike Weapons System Engineering Support Contract
On February 11th, 2019, the Navy awarded SimVentions with a five-year, $52M prime contract to provide total systems engineering, software development, and test and evaluation capabilities to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD),Weapons Control...
Stafford EDA Awards Grant
Kilroy Robotics was founded in 1999 to inspire members of the community, young and old, to build an interest and passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and all that these fields encompass. They encourage students to build the community,...
Adventure Brewing Co. to close Spotsylvania location, expand the one in Stafford
Adventure Brewing Co.’s lease is nearly up for its Adventure Brewing South location in Spotsylvania County, and it will begin moving production facilities to its Adventure Brewing North location in Stafford County March 1. The company will expand Adventure Brewing...
Maryland aerospace company moving to Stafford Regional Airport
A Maryland aerospace company will relocate its office to Stafford Regional Airport, where it has a three-year lease. The move is intended to provide NX Aviation, which was founded in Westover, Md. in 2015, with access to the National Capital Region customers, as well...
Fredericksburg Baseball to break ground for stadium Feb. 24
Fredericksburg Baseball will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 24 for the organization’s $35 million multipurpose stadium in Celebrate Virginia South. The Silber family, Fredericksburg Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw and members of the City Council will join others...
Amazon Officially Announced Itself As A Competitor To FedEx, UPS
Amazon is the figurehead for the supply chain revolution that has caused a boom in industrial real estate, and it is still growing its influence. In its annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Amazon added transportation and logistics...