Two Poor Teachers is actually One Poor Teacher now– namely founder Ken Nies –but the name fit when Nies and Tom Pennell started the kitchen and bathroom remodeling company in 1999.

Tackett's Mill shopping center in Lake Ridge VA will host a Dec. 14 Holiday arts market, with local artists and writers, and a preview farmers market. There will be photos with Santa, food vendors and more.

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) will co-chair a Senate Banking Committee hearing today to examine virtual currencies current and potential future use, and the regulatory, monetary, and national security impacts and issues associated with them.

Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) has completed its acquisition of Dale Service Corporation, a wastewater utility company in Dale City.

American Disposal Services is building an a state of the art, single stream processing recycling facility in the Manassas, VA. area. American Recycling Center’ will create jobs, save up to 1.23 million kilowatts of energy per day and educate the community about recycling, a news release said.

AAA will open its newest AAA Car Care Insurance and Travel Center (CCIT) located at 7865 Sudley Road, Manassas on Monday, Nov. 11.

Five books for $1. Golf clubs for $2 each Clothes for the same prices are some of the bargains smart shoppers can find at the newly opened Save "N" Serve Thrift Store in Manassas.

Cvent (NYSE: CVT), a leading cloud-based event management platform that recently went public, will move its headquarters to SAIC’s former headquarters building in Tysons Corner. Virginia successfully competed against Maryland for the project, which will create 400 new jobs in three years and retain 451 jobs.