Recent Articles from Josh Janney
Integer to expand operations in Salem, adding 83 jobs
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday that global medical contract developer and manufacturing company Integer Holdings is expanding its operations in Salem, creating 83 jobs. A news release from the governor says the company plans to make a “significant investment” over the next five years to expand its operations at 200 S. Yorkshire St., but did […]
Dewberry selects new CHRO
Dewberry — an engineering, architecture and construction firm in Fairfax County — announced Monday it has promoted Stacey McKavish to chief human resources officer. In the role, McKavish will oversee all HR functions of the organization and a team of nearly 30 benefits, compensation, human resources, recruiting and training specialists. “Stacey is a charismatic leader […]
Amentum wins $247.6M DOD contract
Amentum Services has landed a $247.6 million contract to help the U.S. Department of Defense to counter threats from a finance systems, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Monday. The contract was awarded from the DOD’s Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center’s Counternarcotics and Global Threats division. As part of the contract, Amentum w[...]
$30M Chesapeake Square Mall redevelopment underway
Demolition began last week on sections of Chesapeake Square Mall as part of a $30 million redevelopment project of the 36-year-old indoor mall off Interstate 664 in Chesapeake. Stores are still open at the mall while Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm Kotarides is demolishing the former Burlington Coat Factory Space and several former anchor […]
Xpect Solutions names new CFO
Fairfax County-based Xpect Solutions — an IT, cyber and infrastructure solutions provider to federal agencies — announced Tuesday that it has appointed Jeff Dohmann as chief financial officer. Dohmann has experience from financial leadership roles across private equity-backed firms in the federal sector. He was most recently interim CFO at Reston-based Raft and previously served […]
Virginia’s Gateway Region adds three localities to footprint
Virginia’s Gateway Region Economic Development Organization announced Thursday that its board of directors voted three additional Virginia localities — the city of Emporia, along with Greensville and Brunswick counties — into its geographic footprint. Based in Colonial Heights, the VGR is a private nonprofit economic development organization that works closely with the Virginia Economic [...]
University of Virginia Foundation promotes new CEO
The University of Virginia Foundation has named Deborah van Eersel as its next CEO, effective July 1. Currently the foundation’s chief administrative officer, she will succeed Tim Rose, who is retiring after 33 years at its helm, U.Va. announced in late January. The foundation’s directors formally approved the decision to promote van Eersel at a […]
Boar’s Head agrees to $3.1M settlement tied to recalled meat products
Boar’s Head Provisions’ recall of 7 million pounds of deli meat due to a deadly listeria outbreak last year, which put 60 people in the hospital and killed 10 others, has resulted in a class action lawsuit and a proposed $3.1 million settlement. The July 2024 outbreak originated at Boar’s Head meat production facility in […]
SAIC appoints new CHRO
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. announced Wednesday that it has appointed Kathleen McCarthy as its new executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective May 12. She will report directly to CEO Toni Townes-Whitley and will spearhead all human resources initiatives, employee engagement strategies and talent acquisition operatio[...]
Intelligent Waves pays $1.95M to settle False Claims Act allegations
Reston-based defense contractor Intelligent Waves agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle False Claims Act allegations involving two U.S. Air Force contracts. And in a separate case, Fairfax-based government contractor General Dynamics Mission Systems agreed to pay $600,000 to settle allegations that a company that it acquired made false statements in federal government contract proposals. […[...]