Calling it an economic development opportunity not to be missed, the Board of Directors of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce June 27 unanimously voted to endorse the proposed Potomac Nationals stadium in eastern Prince William County.

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has authorized Dominion Energy Virginia to construct a new 230-kilovolt electric transmission line and a new substation in Prince William County and the Town of Haymarket that will follow the Carver Road route, according to an SCC press release issued late Friday, June 23.

Finmarc Management, Inc., a Bethesda-based commercial real estate firm, has reported its purchase of the Festival at Manassas, a 117,000 square foot shopping center located on Festival Lane in Manassas for $20 million. The center is anchored by Global Food and approximately 97 percent leased at the time of purchase, a news release said.

Sully District Council of Citizens Associations, located at the junction of Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, will discuss "Land Use and Transportation issues at the Tri-County Junction" at its June 28 meeting. Visitors from all three areas and VDOT are invited.

Happy Sprout Inc. of Springfield, VA, trading as Good Seed Inc., is voluntarily recalling all packages of soybean sprouts because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems.

The Prince William County Police Department will deploy Body Worn Cameras this fall. The roll out of the Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) will begin in September and continue through the end of the year.

Virginia State Police and City of Richmond Police are actively searching for a male subject who shot a Virginia State Police Special Agent Friday evening (May 26) in the 1900 block of Redd St. in City of Richmond. The suspect is described as a black male of medium build approximately 5’8 to 5’10 in height. He has close-cropped hair and was wearing a red, possibly plaid, button-up shirt with ¾ inch sleeves and khaki cargo shorts or pants.

Governor Terry McAuliffe May 24 announced that the National Security Agency (NSA) has designated Virginia Tech as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO). Virginia Tech joins an exclusive list of 16 other universities in the nation in bearing this designation.