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Kaine, Warner respond to Trump White House rescinding spending freeze memo
The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded a controversial memo issued Monday that froze spending on more than $3 trillion in federal financial assistance, including grants and loans backing economic development and infrastructure projects across the nation. In the two-sentence memo issued Wednesday, Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and […]
Carilion CEO appoints chief of staff
Carilion Clinic has named Chris Turnbull chief of staff for Steve Arner, the Roanoke-based health care system’s president and CEO, according to a Monday announcement. Joining Carilion as a senior advisor in public relations and corporate communications in 2014, Turnbull went on to become senior director of corporate communications in 2020, according to his LinkedIn […]
2024 Va. housing market outpaced 2023 — barely
There were 102,509 home sales in Virginia in 2024. That’s 4,000 more than the previous year, according to Virginia Realtors. “While Virginia’s 2024 housing market ended stronger than 2023, it was still relatively slow compared to average levels,” Ryan Price, chief economist for the trade organization, said in a statement. “Looking ahead to 2025, we predict pent-up […[...]
Accenture Federal Services wins $3.5B DOE contract
The Department of Energy awarded Accenture Federal Services, an Arlington County federal contractor, a $3.5 billion, single-award, blanket purchase agreement to provide information technology services to the agency on Friday, just prior to the Trump administration’s return to the White House. The CIO Business Operations Support Services (CBOSS) contract runs through 2032, according to a [&he[...]
QinetiQ names new president and CEO
Tom Vecchiolla, a longtime defense executive, has succeeded Shawn N. Purvis as president and CEO of McLean security and defense contractor QinetiQ US, the UK-based parent company QinetiQ Group announced Tuesday. Purvis joined QinetiQ in February 2022, having previously worked at Northrop Grumman, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) and Lockheed Martin. In November 2022, QinetiQ US [&h[...]
Va. Bar Association elects 2025 president
A Richmond attorney who leads the family law practice group at FloranceGordonBrown in Richmond will serve as the 2025 president of the Virginia Bar Association, the professional organization announced earlier this month. President of FloranceGordanBrown, Kimberlee Harris Ramsey joined VBA in 1989 and is a past chair of the association’s domestic relations section. Additionally, the […[...]
Press Glass shifts N.C. operations to Henry County
Press Glass, a fabricator of flat glass for the commercial construction industry, is shuttering its Stoneville, North Carolina, operation and moving toward fabricating and delivering all products from its operation in Ridgeway, where the company has produced glass since 2020. Of 178 workers at the North Carolina plant, 110 are transferring to Press Glass’ Virginia […]
Va. casino revenue rose 32% in 2024 over previous year, lottery reports show
The house always wins, Virginia’s three casinos proved in 2024, raking in nearly 32% more in adjusted gaming revenues than in 2023. Some of the gains are related to the fact that Danville‘s Caesars Virginia opened its temporary facility midway through 2023 and was in operation throughout 2024. According to data provided by the Virginia Lottery […]
Japanese manufacturer set to close Chesapeake plant
Nitto, a Japanese developer of technology and manufacturer of products for automotive, aerospace and other industries, plans to close its Chesapeake plant by September, laying off 86 workers. The company notified the state of the closure Jan. 8 in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The Nitto plant is at 809 Principal […]
Fed approves Atlantic Union-Sandy Spring bank acquisition
Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank is one step closer to completing its $1.6 billion purchase of Maryland’s Sandy Spring Bank. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, acting on delegated authority from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, has approved the merger, the parent companies of the two banks announced Tuesday. Atlantic Union and […]
