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May 1, 2025

Strategy reports $4.2B Q1 loss

Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, posted a $4.2B Q1 loss but now holds 553,555 bitcoins worth $51.55, continuing its aggressive crypto strategy.

Level Access has appointed Andrew Snyder as its chief customer experience officer. Photo Courtesy Level Access
May 1, 2025

Level Access appoints chief customer experience officer

Arlington-based software company Level Access announced this week that it has appointed Andrew Snyder to be its chief customer experience officer.

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May 1, 2025

AeroVironment completes $4.1B acqusition of BlueHalo

Arlington County-based defense contractor AeroVironment on Thursday announced that it had successfully completed its $4.1 billion acquisition of Arlington aerospace and defense tech firm BlueHalo.

Virginia-class submarine conducts sea trials in Groton, Connecticut. Photo courtesy General Dynamics
May 1, 2025

HII, General Dynamics win up to $18.4B submarine contract modification

Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics have been awarded Navy contract modifications worth up to a possible $18.4 billion to build two Virginia-class submarines, the Department of Defense announced.

Concerns linger following crash at Reagan National
Apr 30, 2025

Concerns linger following crash at Reagan National

Lawmakers raise concerns about safety at Reagan National Airport after a fatal midair crash and FAA staffing shortages. Learn what’s changing in 2024.

Hyatt Regency hotel in Tysons Corner. AdobeStock
Apr 30, 2025

Northern Virginia business leaders’ confidence drops in Q2

Business confidence in Northern Virginia declined in Q2 2025, with leaders citing federal layoffs, inflation and supply chain issues, a new survey shows.

Woman accused of running high-end brothels in Northern Virginia and near Boston set to be sentenced
Apr 30, 2025

Spire sells maritime business for $241M to Kpler

Vienna-based Spire Global announced last week that it completed its roughly $241 million sale of its maritime business to Belgian data and analytics company Kpler — bringing an end to a legal spat that arose when Kpler initially didn’t go through with the previously announced purchase.

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Apr 29, 2025

QXO completes $11B purchase of Beacon Roofing Supply

Beacon Roofing Supply, a Herndon Fortune 500 roofing material and building supplies company, is now a subsidiary of Connecticut software and tech business QXO after the closing of its $11 billion purchase Tuesday, QXO announced.

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Apr 29, 2025

PAX acquires Manassas restoration company

Maryland-based roofing and exterior services company PAX Services Group announced Tuesday that it acquired Culbertson Co. — a Manassas-based limited liability company that provides commercial restoration, roofing and masonry services in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Goldschmitt & Associates to lay off 217 employees
Apr 28, 2025

Goldschmitt & Associates to lay off 217 employees

A Sterling-based business management firm, Goldschmitt and Associates, expects to lay off 217 employees beginning May 1, it said in a letter to the state's Department of Workforce Development & Advancement last week.

A street view of Met Park, the first phase of Amazon's HQ2. Photo courtesy Amazon.com Inc.
Apr 28, 2025

Amazon’s HQ2 hiring falls short of 2024 target

Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington has hired 7,232 workers — below its 2024 goal. Since 2018, Amazon has made more than $2.5 billion in capital investment at HQ2.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Fairfax. Photo courtesy Connolly's office
Apr 28, 2025

Connolly says this will be his last term in Congress

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly announced Monday that he will be stepping back as ranking Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight Committee and that this will be his final term in Congress, as his cancer has returned after a brief remission.

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