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Valve manufacturer announces $1.9M expansion in Norfolk
Norfolk-based Dante Valve Co. will expand its operations with a $1.9 million investment, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The family-owned business, which marked its 60th anniversary last year, is an international manufacturer and distributor of pressure-relief valves and related products — primarily for submarines, aircraft carriers and other naval vessels. The U.S. Navy is [&hellip[...]
Two Virginia companies make 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies list
Virginia-based Fortune 500 companies Northrop Grumman Corp. and Capital One Financial Corp. are among the 50 best workplaces to grow your career, according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies List, released this week. Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman, which ranks No. 32 on the LinkedIn Top Companies list, was cited for a variety of mentorship programs for women. […]
Fairfax County tech company adding 162 jobs
A fast-growing technology solutions company will invest $1.75 million to expand in Fairfax County, creating 162 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced today. The company, Ridgeline International Inc., offers technology solutions for the federal government, commercial and nonprofit sectors. It said the expansion aims to increase its ability to provide security solutions. Founded in 2015, [&hel[...]
Realtors society elects Dawn Griggs as mid-Atlantic regional director
Dawn Griggs, a first vice president with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, has been elected as a regional director for the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), the commercial real estate company announced today. Griggs will oversee the Mid-Atlantic Region of the 3,460-member brokerage association in a two-year term that begins with SIOR’s October […]
Regional leaders wish upon Starlink
After a pilot program successfully connected 45 Wise County households with SpaceX’s Starlink high-speed satellite internet, regional efforts are underway to broaden access to the service spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk. Scott Kiser, director of technology for Wise County Public Schools, helped shepherd the pilot for families of students early this year. SpaceX’s Starlink constell[...]
Old Point Trust begins search for new chief
Old Point Trust & Financial Services President, Chairman and CEO Eugene M. Jordan II will become general counsel and corporate secretary for the Hampton-based wealth management services provider’s parent company, Old Point Financial Corp. Jordan, who has been Old Point Trust’s president and CEO for 19 years, will remain in his position as he aids […]
Hollins University appoints new provost
Hollins University has named Laura A. McLary as its new provost effective July 1, the Roanoke-based university announced this week. McLary arrives from the University of Portland in Oregon, where she served on the faculty teaching German starting in 1999 and became academic associate dean for the university’s College of Arts and Sciences in 2016. […]
Navy Federal Credit Union names new executive
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Keith Hoskins was named executive vice president of branch operations for Vienna-based Navy Federal Credit Union in February, the member-owned nonprofit announced this week. Hoskins, a former Blue Angels pilot who served 27 years in the Navy, had served as lead executive for Greater Pensacola Operations since April 2019. Hoskins succeeds […]
Dollar Tree launches digital media network
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree has launched a digital media arm that aims to connect advertisers with potential customers via its Family Dollar retail brand, it announced today. Dollar Tree says its new venture, the Chesapeake Media Group, will offer services that help companies place ads on Family Dollar’s website and mobile app […]
Henrico-based The Hilb Group announces four acquisitions
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced a series of acquisitions in the last three weeks, bringing its total offices to more than 100 in 22 states. The company has been focused on acquisitions in recent years. Founded in 2009, THG has been a portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based investment management company […]
