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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. […[...]
National Bankshares CEO to retire
Blacksburg-based National Bankshares announced that its chairman and CEO, F. Brad Denardo, will retire June 30 from his position as CEO of the community bank holding company and its banking subsidiary, The National Bank of Blacksburg, which does business as National Bank. Denardo will also retire from his position as chairman, president and CEO of […]
Guidehouse wins $250M hybrid Army contract
McLean-based consultancy Guidehouse has been awarded a $250 million hybrid contract from the U.S. Army for financial support services. The Department of Defense said bids for the hybrid firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials contract were solicited through the internet, and that two bids were received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated […]
Genworth taps new CIO
Henrico County-based Fortune 500 insurance company Genworth Financial announced Monday that Morris Taylor is its new senior vice president and chief information officer. Taylor joins the company from Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 insurer Markel, where he had served as chief information officer since 2021. Before Markel, Taylor spent 25 years with McLean-based Capital One Financial, […]
CoStar shakes up board of directors
Arlington County-based real estate data and analytics company CoStar Group is making major changes to its board of directors and launching a committee to scrutinize its finances as part of an agreement it entered with New York hedge funds D. E. Shaw group and Third Point. As part of the terms of the agreement, which […]
Fitness center, library planned for former Military Circle Mall in Norfolk
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander last week updated his city on plans to redevelop MacArthur Center mall and the former Military Circle Mall site. During his State of the City address on Friday, Alexander announced that Norfolk is planning a “state-of-the-art” fitness and wellness center and library for the east side of the city at the […]
Bechtel wins $242M contract modification for chemical weapons destruction
Reston-based Bechtel National has been awarded a $242.28 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to address past contract overruns associated with the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado. The plant is a chemical weapons destruction facility that destroyed the chemical weapons stockpile previously stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, […]
Wawa plans massive expansion in western Virginia
Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Wawa plans to massively expand in the western side of Virginia, potentially investing $450 million and opening 60 stores along Interstate 81 within the next decade. This week, Wawa held groundbreaking events to celebrate the official start of construction on a store in Lynchburg at 14039 Wards Road and a store […]
