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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 […]
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[...]
