Recent Articles from Courtney Mabeus-Brown
Chesterfield business center building sells for $1.36M
Six Bees II LLC has purchased a 10,680-square-foot office and warehouse building in Chesterfield County’s Branchway Business Center for $1.36 million. Six Bees II, which is affiliated with CK Bosworth Construction, purchased the building from 1321 Business Center Drive LLC, and the company will occupy half of the building to accommodate its growing commercial construction […]
HII announces more than $1.8B in contracts
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. on Tuesday announced more than $1.8 billion in contracts awarded to its mission technologies and shipbuilding divisions. The company’s McLean-based Mission Technologies was awarded a $1.3 billion U.S. African Command Personnel Recovery Enterprise Services and Solutions (PRESS) task order, which has a one-year base period with up to six [&[...]
Bowman acquires Maryland engineering firm
Reston-based Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has acquired Rockville, Maryland-based Richter & Associates, a dry utility infrastructure engineering firm, the company announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Richter has 28 employees. The company works with private and public clients as well as utilities to design, develop and implement natural gas, electric and telecommunications [&[...]
Hurt & Proffitt acquires Gretna civil engineering firm
Lynchburg-based civil engineering firm Hurt & Proffitt (H&P) has acquired Gretna-based Reynolds-Clark Development, according to a news release. H&P Chief Financial Officer Matthew Leslie declined to disclose the value of the deal. The company has added Reynolds-Clark’s five employees to its workforce, bringing its total personnel to about 150. Reynolds-Clark will be now be known [...]
U.Va. Physicians Group names new CEO
A University of Virginia School of Medicine graduate will lead the nonprofit organization that provides clinical and administrative services in support of U.Va. Medical Center as well as his alma mater. Dr. J. Scott Just will take over as CEO of UVA Physicians Group May 30, according to a news release. Just succeeds Corey Feist, who […]
Raytheon receives $1.2B missile contract
Arlington County-based Raytheon Technologies Corp. will produce its Patriot missile systems for Switzerland under a $1.2 billion U.S. Army foreign military sales contract. The contract, announced by the Pentagon March 28, includes five Patriot units as well as the company’s Guidance Enhanced Missile, or GEM-T, a Patriot missile variant used to defeat tactical ballistic missiles, […]
Arko tries to keep $1.4B TravelCenters of America bid alive
Updated 5:30 p.m. March 28 Henrico County-based Fortune 500 convenience store holding company Arko Corp. is rivaling British oil and gas giant BP in a $1.4 billion bid to acquire Westlake, Ohio-based TravelCenters of America Inc., a publicly traded convenience store chain with 281 retail stores and roadside restaurants in 44 states. On Monday, Arko […]
Youngkin announces $8.1M in GO Virginia grants
A variety of projects around the state intended to spur economic and workforce development will get a boost from $8.1 million in state GO Virginia grants, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The 17 projects are expected to add hundreds of jobs. Nearly $4.8 million will fund two Virginia Tech projects, including one expected to build […]
ASRC Federal to pay $350M for SAIC’s logistics biz
Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has agreed to sell its logistics and supply chain management business to Reston-based ASRC Federal Holding Company LLC for $350 million in cash, both companies announced Thursday. About 240 SAIC employees will transition to ASRC Federal upon completion of the deal, which is expected to close in spring 2023. […]
Branch Group promotes SVP to chief HR officer
Roanoke-based construction firm The Branch Group Inc. has promoted Tina Pfalzgraf to chief human resources officer, the company announced Wednesday. Pflazgraf previously served as senior vice president of human resources. Her department established corporate initiatives in employee development, retention, benefits and recruitment that resulted in record employee retention rates and record employee[...]