The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has announced that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Mid-Atlantic Section will be building its new headquarters and state-of-the-art tennis facility in Prince William County on 46 acres at Innovation Park.

Gov. Ralph Northam was quoted as saying Feb. 5, “This year, the General Assembly is rightly working to change the law to lift a freeze on electric utility rates that was originally devised to help utility providers cope with federal regulations that have since been repealed. The goal of that legislation should be simple: Give Virginians as much of their money back as possible, restore oversight to ensure that utility companies do not overcharge ratepayers for power, and make Virginia a leader in clean energy and electrical grid modernization."

Students at Stonewall Jackson High School and Woodbridge High School are participating this year for the first time in a Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. The national high school leadership program engages students with an online Leader Lab exploring leadership themes such as visions and values, servant leadership, teamwork, innovation, communication and impact.

Section 22-169 of the Prince William County Code requires all businesses and other non-residential properties that produce trash within the county to report on its activities by February 15th of each year for the previous calendar year. Home-based businesses and businesses located within the incorporated towns of Dumfries, Haymarket, Occoquan, or Quantico are exempt from filing this report. Most can file online in about ten minutes.

“We are more bullish than ever on necessity-based neighborhood retail,” said JCR Principal Joe Reger. “In fact, we hope to acquire over $100 million of retail property in the Washington, DC metropolitan region in 2018.”

"Are the Arts Alive in Prince William County?" the Prince William Committee 100 asked in its monthly forum on Jan. 18, held at the Clearbrook Center of the Arts in the Tackett's Mill Center of Lake Ridge. "Yes!" came the anwers from all five panelists.

Prince William Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for its student scholarship program through Feb. 20, 2018. The application is available online at PWChamber.org.

Governor Ralph Northam today, Jan. 18, announced that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has selected Northern Virginia as a candidate for its second North American headquarters. Amazon is seeking a location capable of supporting up to 50,000 employees and a facility that will be around 8 million square feet at full capacity, according to the governor.