Recent Articles from Courtney Mabeus-Brown
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[...]
GDIT lands $1.8B Army flight sim contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. will provide flight simulation training services to the Army under a nearly $1.8 billion contract announced, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Work is estimated to be completed March 31, 2035, with locations and funding to be determined with each order. Also on Thursday, GDIT announced it received two contracts […]
Capital Square launches subsidiary to oversee multifamily portfolio
Glen Allen-based real estate company Capital Square has launched a wholly-owned subsidiary to oversee management of the company’s multifamily portfolio, the company announced March 20. Capital Square Living will oversee off management of the company’s 55 residential communities, including 14,000 units across the Southeast and Texas. The subsidiary currently has 20 employees and is expe[...]
GDIT lands EPA contracts valued at $380M
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. has received two contracts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency valued up to $380 million, the company announced Wednesday. GDIT will provide program support and infrastructure to the EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation by applying technical, scientific, analytical chemistry and IT services u[...]
Martin Agency is Ad Age’s 2023 Agency of Year
Richmond advertising firm The Martin Agency has been named Ad Age’s 2023 Agency of the Year, a year after being named as a standout on the trade publication’s A-List. Ad Age, a global media outlet covering the marketing and advertising industries, cited Martin’s record; the ad agency posted its second-best year of growth in its […]
Boeing to build 184 helicopters under $1.9B contract
Arlington-based Boeing Co. will build 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army and international customers under a $1.9 billion contract modification announced by the Pentagon Friday. The award brings the contract’s total funded value up to $2.1 billion and has the potential to surpass more than $3.8 billion with “future obligations,” Boeing said […]
German electronics manufacturer to add 100 Va. jobs
Germany-based Zollner Elektronik AG will invest $18 million to expand in Virginia, including boosts to its electronics manufacturing operations in Danville as well at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Leesburg, adding 100 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The expansions include $14 million to expand manufacturing operations in the Danville-Pittsylvania County Regional Industria[...]
DXC penalized by SEC over misleading financial info
Ashburn-based Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology Co. has been penalized by the federal government for making “misleading” financial reports from 2018 to early 2020, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. DXC did not admit or deny the charges, but consented to a cease-and-desist order and agreed to pay an $8 million penalty. […]
Cvent to be acquired in $4.6B deal
Tysons-based meetings and events software company Cvent Holding Corp. has agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Blackstone in a deal valued at about $4.6 billion, the company announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, Cvent stockholders will receive $8.50 per share in cash, representing a premium of 52% to the volume weighted average […]