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Va. Tech Property Management Advisory Board elects 2025-26 chair
On April 19, Virginia Tech Property Management Advisory Board members elected Renee Pulliam, vice president of operations for Thalhimer Multifamily as its 2024 vice chair and 2025-26 chair, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Pulliam, who has been an advisory member since 2001, will serve a one-year term as vice chair followed by a […]
Va. housing market dampens in March
The pace of sales in Virginia’s housing market slowed in March, declining 7.3% over March 2023, according to data released by Virginia Realtors Tuesday. In March, there were 8,075 home sales in the commonwealth, 634 fewer sales than this time last year. At the end of the month, there were 14,950 homes on the market, […]
Artist housing developer considers Roanoke for first Va. project
Roanoke developer Ed Walker first tried to lure Artspace, a Minnesota-based nonprofit real estate developer for the arts, to Roanoke in the early 2000s when he was transforming a former 1925 cotton textile mill into downtown living spaces. Artspace essentially ghosted him back then. “It’s very, very, very, very difficult to get Artspace’s attention and […]
Leidos promotes chief information officer
Alexandra Guenther became Leidos’ chief information officer March 11, according to a spokesperson for the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor. Guenther previously worked as program vice president for the civil operation of the Antarctic support contract at Leidos, where she led a cross-functional team of more than a thousand employees, according to her LinkedIn page. […]
CoStar to acquire Calif. tech company in $1.6B deal
The CoStar Group, which announced in February plans to move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County, has reached an agreement to buy all outstanding shares of California-based Matterport, a 3D data platform, in a cash and stock deal valued at $1.6 billion. A real estate analytics and data company known for online real […]
L3Harris announces $41.2M Orange County expansion
Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced on Thursday a $41.2 million expansion and modernization of its Aerojet Rocketdyne facility in Orange County, with plans to add 80 employees. Over the next three years, L3Harris also plans to construct new facilities and buy new equipment for the facility, according to a statement from the […]
Virginia Black Chamber to host first govcon conference
The founders of the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce decided to provide a venue for Black business owners to learn how to find success with government contracting. “We wanted to just bring together all of our business owners or people who are interested in potentially looking into local, state and government contracting,” said Tracey J. […]
Carilion Clinic CEO receives American Hospital Association’s highest honor
At the American Hospital Association’s annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Carilion Clinic CEO Nancy Howell Agee received the Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor. The AHA released a video of Agee winning the award, which recognizes “significant lifetime contributions and service to health care.” In the video, AHA President and CEO […]
SCHEV board member hired as new director
Less than a year after joining the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s board, A. Scott Fleming will be SCHEV’s next director, the state agency announced Thursday. Fleming, whom Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed to the SCHEV board in July 2023, stepped down from the body this week after accepting the job as director. He […]
HP Hood announces $83.5M expansion in Frederick County
HP Hood, a nationally branded dairy processor, will invest more than $83.5 million to expand dairy processing operations at its Winchester-area facility in Frederick County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced Tuesday. The project includes upgrades to production and packaging equipment as well as construction of additional warehouse and cooler space. HP Hood’s expansion will provide [&helli[...]
