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Metal fabrication company expanding Virginia headquarters
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday that service disabled- and veteran-owned metal fabrication company TST Fab & Machine is investing $3 million to expand its existing Norfolk headquarters, with plans to create 56 jobs. Headquartered at 1060 W. 27th Street in Norfolk, the company fabricates sheet metal and manufactures machine parts for the Navy. The […]
VACU appoints risk management, internal audit officers
Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division announced last week that it has named two executives to oversee risk management and the Chesterfield County-based credit union’s internal audit function. Mike Brunson has assumed the newly created role of executive vice president and chief risk officer. Meanwhile, VACU promoted Kenya Maddox to senior vice president […]
Sheet metal plant begins construction in Frederick
Chantilly-based sheet metal products manufacturer ZM Sheet Metal plans to relocate its Frederick County operations next year into a new 160,000-square-foot industrial building in Stonewall Industrial Park. ZM Sheet Metal, which specializes in services for HVAC manufacturers and ductwork, currently operates a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 260 Lenoir Drive in Frederick. The company prim[...]
University of Richmond law school dean stepping down next year
The University of Richmond announced Wednesday that Wendy Perdue, dean of the university’s School of Law, is stepping down as dean at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. Perdue has been the law school dean since 2011 and will remain on faculty as a professor of law following a sabbatical. “Dean Perdue’s leadership, vision, […]
HII installs 3D printed valve manifold assembly on aircraft carrier
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Tuesday that it has successfully used additive manufacturing for the first time to build a valve manifold assembly for a new construction aircraft carrier at HII‘s Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary. NNS says it is integrating additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, into the shipbuilding process and is pursuing all opportunities […]
Former Tyson Foods executive to become Dollar Tree CFO
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree announced Wednesday that former Tyson Foods executive Stewart Glendinning will become the company’s next chief financial officer, effective March 30. Glendinning joined the company earlier this year in a senior role focused on transformation initiatives, including key areas within the company’s finance organization. He is succe[...]
Retired Newport News Shipbuilding prez joins Armada Hoffler board
Virginia Beach-based real estate investment trust Armada Hoffler announced Monday that it has appointed former Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin to the company’s board of directors. “We are excited to welcome Mrs. Boykin to our board of directors,” Armada Hoffler President and CEO Shawn Tibbetts said in a statement. “Her extensive leadership experience and […]
Mitre names new chief HR officer
Not-for-profit research and development company Mitre has named April Castañeda as its new senior vice president and chief human resources officer. The company, founded in 1958 with a focus on national security and operating from dual headquarters in McLean and Bedford, Massachusetts, manages federally funded R&D centers. Castañeda started in the new role March 3 […]
CoStar completes $1.6B acquisition of Matterport
Arlington County-based real estate data and analytics company CoStar Group announced Friday that it had completed the acquisition of Sunnyvale, California-based 3D digital twin technology company Matterport. CoStar says the $1.6 billion acquisition, which was announced last year, will allow the company to accelerate the adoption of AI-driven digital twin technology across the global real […[...]
Real estate company names president of New Homes Division
Chesapeake-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty announced Tuesday that it has promoted Dianne Gordonn to president of its New Homes Division. Gordonn has about two decades of experience in the real estate industry. According to her LinkedIn account, she has served nearly two years as chief operating officer of the new homes division and […]
New indoor farming operation to bring 118 jobs to Carroll County
U.K.-based business development firm Oasthouse Ventures, which specializes in low-carbon greenhouses, is investing $104.8 million to construct its first U.S.-based controlled environment agriculture operation in Carroll County, where it plans to produce tomatoes. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that the project will initially create 118 jobs, with a total of 265 full-time and part-time positi[...]
New $230M chocolate factory coming to Frederick County
Frederick County may not have won the golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but it may have snagged something even better — a chocolate facility of its own. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that Wisconsin chocolate manufacturer Clasen Quality Chocolate will invest $230 million to build a new production facility in Frederick County and […]
