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General Dynamics, HII subsidiaries receive $14.58B in Navy contracts
Reston-based General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works subsidiary and Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding will construct Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers for the Navy during the next 10 years under contracts valued up to $14.58 billion. The Pentagon announced the contracts Aug. 1 but did not specify the total until Wednesday. The fixed-price ince[...]
Dominion announces $14B sale of three natural gas companies
Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy is selling its three natural gas distribution companies to Canadian pipeline and energy company Enbridge Inc. in a $14 billion deal announced Tuesday afternoon. Enbridge on Tuesday announced that the sale creates the largest natural gas utility franchise in North America. The companies, the East Ohio Gas Co., Public […]
Va. broadband goal includes access for all by 2027-2028
A new five-year plan calls for connecting more than 162,000 Virginia businesses and homes that currently lack broadband access to high-speed internet by 2028. On Friday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin released the plan, as well as volume 2 of the state’s initial proposal outlining its strategies under the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. […]
Leidos lands $7.9B Army contract
Reston-based Leidos has won a 10-year, $7.9 billion contract from the Army, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the firm-fixed-price contract, Leidos will provide hardware systems, system management solutions, components, customizable sustainment strategies, non-personal service and continuous technology upgrades. Leidos was one of three bids received for the project. Work locations will be det[...]
Va. Tech names chief of staff for university operations
Virginia Tech has named Brennan Shepard its chief of staff for university operations. Shepard was most recently director of financial planning in the the university’s Office of Budget and Financial Planning and has served in various roles in the finance division over the past 15 years. He officially began his new role on Aug. 25 […]
Virginia ABC: Vodka is Va.’s best-selling spirit
Tito’s Handmade Vodka notched its sixth year as the commonwealth’s most popular liquor at Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority stores in fiscal 2023. According to VABC, the Austin, Texas-based craft vodka accounted for $72 million in sales in fiscal 2023, up $5.1 million over the prior year. Tito’s out-guzzled other spirits by a long shot; […]
Deltek names new CFO
Deltek has named Dean Tilsley its chief financial officer, the Herndon-based software company announced Thursday. Tilsley most recently served as CFO for Renaissance Learning, a Wisconsin-based educational software-as-a-service and learning analytics company. In his new role, Tilsley will support growth across Deltek’s portfolio of solutions and help drive financial strategy and operational[...]
Talking telework
SHAWN AVERY President and CEO, Hampton Roads Workforce Council, Norfolk Prior to the pandemic, did Hampton Roads Workforce Council allow hybrid or remote work? We allowed employees to occasionally work remotely [due to] extenuating circumstances, such as car trouble, sick family members, etc. What is your policy today, and how is it working? Last year, we […]
Here to stay
Rachel Miller spent half of her undergraduate studies and then a portion of graduate school learning remotely behind a computer screen. Even the first job she took that aligned with her career goals — completing contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic while she worked toward her master’s degree in public health — was a remote […]
Albemarle seeks to expand region’s defense sector
It’s no secret: Albemarle County is banking on the $58 million purchase of 462 acres around a military spy outpost to anchor the region’s defense community. On May 24, the county Board of Supervisors approved a contract to acquire the undeveloped and former farmland tract along along Route 29 adjacent to Rivanna Station — a […]
