Recent Articles from Courtney Mabeus-Brown
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 […]
Ship repair contractor expanding Norfolk presence
Advanced Integrated Technologies (AIT), a ship repair contractor for the Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command and U.S. marine, industrial and commercial industries, will invest $500,000 to expand its Norfolk operations and add 76 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The Norfolk-based company will increase capacity at its location in Norfolk Industrial Park, off Ingleside […]
Goodwill Industries of the Valleys names chief people officer
Roanoke-based Goodwill Industries of the Valleys has named Rachel Putman as its chief people officer. In her new role, which was effective Feb. 20, Putman will lead mission services and organizational development, which includes human resources, employee engagement and learning and development. Putman comes to Roanoke from Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, where she […[...]
Apparel wholesaler plans $50M Hanover facility, 1K jobs
SanMar Corp., the United States’ largest supplier of wholesale printable accessories and apparel, will invest at least $50 million to establish distribution operations in Hanover County and create an expected 1,000 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. SanMar’s operations, planned to occupy a 1.1 million-square-foot building in the East Coast Commerce Center, will be the [&hell[...]
DXC rejects buyout proposal from Asian firm
Ashburn-based Fortune 500 company DXC Technology Inc. has ended buyout talks after a “financial sponsor” failed to raise enough capital, the company announced Monday. DXC was approached in late September 2022 after receiving interest from a private equity firm and worked with advisers on the potential takeover, the company confirmed in October. While DXC did […]
Buc-ee’s could open first Va. store in New Kent
A Texas-sized travel center could be coming to New Kent County. Buc-ee’s, which bills itself as having the cleanest restrooms in America and the “friendliest beaver,” has filed a conditional use permit with the county’s planning and zoning department for review and approval of a proposed sign, the county’s economic development department posted on its […]
BAE Systems receives $245.6M Army contract
Falls Church-based BAE Systems will procure early-order material to support the future purchase of the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) under a $245.6 million cost-sharing contract announced by the Pentagon Friday. Work will be performed by BAE Systems’ land and armaments sector in York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2024. There […]
Divaris Group acquires N.C. mixed-use leasing, advising firm
Virginia Beach-based Divaris Group has acquired North Carolina-based real estate planning, advisory and leasing firm The McGarey Group, the firm announced Friday. Financial terms and other details of the acquisition were not disclosed. The McGarey Group, led by President and CEO F. Denver McGarey, is now operating within Divaris Advisory, a division of Divaris Group. […]
Radford’s Highlander hotel names senior leadership
The Highlander, a $40 million boutique conference hotel opening this spring in Radford, announced its senior leadership team March 1. The team includes Executive Chef James Kirby; General Manager Rachel Pegues; Director of Sales and Marketing Ginger Clark; and Director of Food and Beverage John O’Conner. Kirby is a graduate of the culinary program at […]