SPARK, the education foundation for Prince William County Schools, recently recognized business and community partnerships at a dinner and School Board meeting. Each year, the PWCS Office of Community and Business Engagement works closely with business leaders in the community to identify business and community partnerships making the most positive impact on academics and student achievement.

Prince William County Police Department's crime log for Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

CoConstruct, a web-based project management system for custom home builders and remodelers, plans to invest $485,000 to expand its IT operation in Albemarle County near Charlottesville, according to a news release from Governor Ralph Northam. The expansion will create 69 new jobs, whose needed skills were not specified. The state will help pay for employee training.

Kody Frye, a senior at Stonewall Jackson High School, is one of only 100 students selected nation-wide to participate in the 2018 Disney Dreamers Academy.

Governor Ralph Northam announced April 4 that Framatome, a designer and supplier of nuclear steam supply system and nuclear equipment, services, and fuel for high levels of safety and performance, will relocate its North American corporate headquarters from Charlotte, NC, to the City of Lynchburg.

Novant Health reported net income of $477.9 million on operating revenues of $4.6 billion for 2017. The not-for-profit health system also reported $794.4 million in total community benefit (including charity care and unpaid cost of Medicare and Medicaid), up from $725.5 million in 2016.

On Monday, March 26, at 10:30 AM, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner will hold a town hall with Navy Federal Credit Union employees in Vienna, Va. Sen. Warner is a member of the Senate Banking Committee.

Virginia Agriculture Week is March 18-24, and Tuesday, March 20 is National Agriculture Day. I ask you to think about the people who are the heart and soul of American agriculture and those who support agricultural industries.