HGBA News in Brief - August 2008
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Amelia Stansell, of BB&T is also the
Past President of HGBA.
A tip from Amelia -
"End every phone call with a laugh.
If I can make a person smile during the interaction, then it was a positive interaction, regardless of what the outcome was."
Join Us for Our Next Meeting!
Tuesday August 19th - 4-6pm
hosted by
PWC Greater Manassas
Chamber of Commerce
Western Office
7450 Heritage Village Plaza, Suite 202
Gainesville, VA 20155
Sheri Winesett, President of HGBA and Steve Nelson, Chairman of PWC Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce will be our speakers for this event.
When you join HGBA you are able to take advantage of many business opportunities, discounts, networking and more. Come to learn about the alliance between these two organizations.
Learn more about our speakers>
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À la Carte Catering + Event Design.
Bring those business cards!
Each meeting we will draw a card for a member to be in the spotlight. You get to share your sage advice with the membership and have the opportunity to highlight your business.
Free for a whole month.
Get Haymarket Day Booth Space
You can update your own profile, add your website or include more information on your business. Look up you here>
You can add your logo too—just email info@hgba.biz.
You can host a meeting and show off your business. Or get over 30 people to sample your food and spread the word.
Just contact host@hgba.biz
Great Local Exposure
20th Annual HAYMARKET DAY - 2008
"Haymarket—A Historic Town on the Move"
September 20, 2008 |
9:00am - 4:00pm
Vendor Booth Applications
are now available>
VDOT Begins Utility Relocation in Gainesville -
First Step in Major Road Improvements
In early August, the Virginia Department of Transportation will begin moving utilities on Route 55 (John Marshall Highway) as part of the $195 million I-66/Rt. 29/Linton Hall Road improvement project in Prince William County. Actual road construction will begin in 2011 and be completed in 2014.
The two-year utility relocation and building demolition phase precedes the four-year construction project scheduled to begin in spring 2011 that will:
• elevate Linton Hall Road over Route 29
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elevate Route 29 over the railroad tracks
• construct bridges over Gallerher Road
• contruct bridges over the tracks at rt 29
• add a lane on Route 29 from I-66 to Virginia Oaks Drive
• build new ramps to facilitate traffic movements at the Route 29 and Linton Hall Road intersection.
Utility work will be on the north side of Route 55 from the intersection of Route 29 to Gallerher Road. VDOT is building a duct bank to house Verizon, MCI and Quest Communications lines. In addition, Columbia Gas is installing a new gas line adjacent to the duct bank.
Motorists can expect occasional lane closures associated with the utility relocation work along Route 55 during the week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but not along Route 29 during this phase. Updates will be provided as work progresses. In September, Dominion Power is scheduled to relocate electric lines along Route 55.
Originally construction was scheduled to begin in 2013, but under direction of Governor Kaine, the timeframe was pushed up to 2010 by phasing in property acquisition and utility relocation. •
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