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VSE calls off $100M sale of business to equity firm
Alexandria-based distribution and maintenance provider VSE Corp. has called off an agreement to sell off its federal and defense segment for up to $100 million to Louisiana-based private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners. The deal was announced in May, and the companies said in a news release Wednesday that they mutually agreed to terminate the […]
Hampton industrial site sells for $2.3M
A vacant industrial site on 2.8 acres in Hampton has been sold for $2.3 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer said. Moir Park Industrial III LLC purchased the site, which includes warehouses, from Armistead & Riprap for development. The property is located at 402 Rip Rap Road off Interstate 64. Robert L. Phillips Jr., of […]
Virginia’s back in game to score Commanders stadium
The $6.05 billion sale in July of the Washington Commanders by embattled former owner Dan Snyder did more than set a world record for the highest price paid for a professional sports team. The deal also reignited Virginia’s bid to persuade the Ashburn-based NFL team to move its stadium here. Lawmakers up for re-election in November […]
Bank of America names new Hampton Roads president
Tyrone Noel has been named president of the Hampton Roads region for Bank of America, the bank announced Thursday. As president, Noel will lead 500 employees and operations across the Hampton Roads market and be responsible for growing market share and driving integration across the bank’s eight business lines. He will also lead the bank’s […]
Federal shutdown could have deep impacts in Va.
In late 2018, the last time the federal government shut down for an extended period, Eric Ingram was furloughed from his job at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for six weeks. He used that time to co-found a startup focused on space safety, Scout Space. Launched in 2019, the Alexandria-based technology startup now has several […]
Northrop Grumman lands $705M missile contract
Falls Church-based aerospace contractor Northrop Grumman will develop and test the Air Force’s new air-to-surface missile under a $705 million contract. Under the contract, announced Monday by the Air Force and the Fortune 500 contractor, the company will develop, integrate and complete flight testing and rapid prototyping of the service’s stand-in attack weapon (SiAW) during […[...]
Wells Fargo to launch $87M expansion in Roanoke County
San Francisco-based Wells Fargo will spend $87 million to modernize and expand its Roanoke County customer support center, adding 1,100 jobs in a deal that will make the bank the county’s largest employer. The deal is also the largest project employment announcement in the county’s history, as well as its largest commercial office investment, Gov. […]
Buc-ee’s buys land for second Va. location
A second Buc-ee’s Super Center is coming to Virginia along a busy stretch of highway in Shenandoah Valley near Mount Crawford. Buc-ee’s Mt. Crawford LLC purchased 21.3 acres located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Friedens Church Road in Rockingham County from Lispen LLC for $6.6 million, Norfolk-based S.L Nusbaum Realty announced Tuesday. Plans […]
Dominion offshore wind farm hits next federal benchmark
Dominion Energy’s proposed offshore wind farm on Monday hit another major milestone. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it has completed its environmental assessment of the project, planned 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, a little more than two years after the review began. The nearly 700-page report, which is expected […]
Henrico office building sells for $66M
Richmond-based Kinsale Insurance has sold a 291,000-square-foot Class A office building on Staples Mill Road in western Henrico County for $66 million. The office, located at 2103 Staples Mill Road, was sold to Salus Federal Properties, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based limited liability company, commercial real estate firm Newmark announced. The building is 100% leased to […]
