Business & Tech

Store Opening + Dining Tax + Olive Oil Family + Beer Fest: VA Business News

Recent business news in Virginia includes a family olive oil business, a meals tax survey and an international beer festival in Old Town.

Brothers Diamantis and Dino Pierrakos produce award-winning olive oils from their family olive grove farm in Greece and sell them around the U.S. Their tasting room and facility is based in Prince William County.
Brothers Diamantis and Dino Pierrakos produce award-winning olive oils from their family olive grove farm in Greece and sell them around the U.S. Their tasting room and facility is based in Prince William County. (Courtesy of Laconiko)

An upcoming restaurant week with 90 restaurants participating, a crisis receiving center hiring for various positions and a beer festival attracting breweries from as far away as Germany are some of the stories that top Virginia business news this week. Plus Patch readers in one community weigh in on a proposed meals tax extension.

New Crisis Receiving Center In NoVA Hiring For Various Positions

As Connections Prince William Crisis Receiving Center prepares to open, hiring is underway for behavioral health, nursing and other jobs.

Port City Brewing Company To Host Port to Port Beer Festival In NoVA

Port City Brewing Company will bring a variety of breweries from as far as Germany to its Alexandria location.

Find out what's happening in Fredericksburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Discount Retailer To Open Third Store In VA City

A national retail chain that specializes in selling a wide variety of items at discounted prices is opening its third store in Fairfax City.

VA City’s Restaurant Week 2025: See Nearly 90 Participating Eateries

Close to 90 restaurants will offer special menus or fast-casual specials during the returning Alexandria Restaurant Week.

Find out what's happening in Fredericksburgfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

2 New Food Options Coming To NoVA Shopping Center

Fans of fresh, seasonal food and burritos named after iconic islands will soon have two new restaurants to check out in McLean

Reader Poll: Do You Support Meals Tax Hike To Fund Pool And Fitness Center?

Take our reader poll on the temporary meals tax increase, a proposal that Vienna Town Council previously deferred.

Greek Brothers Find Place For Award-Winning Laconiko Olive Oils In NoVA

Two brothers bring their olive oils from their family olive grove in Greece to the U.S. and their Prince William County tasting room.

Shotted Opens New Location In NoVA

A grand opening with free coffee is planned for the newest location of a popular Saudi-inspired coffee bar.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.