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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 […]
Dollar Tree adds three new board members
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree announced Friday that it has appointed three new members to its board of directors. The new board members include William “Bill” W. Douglas III, Timothy “Tim” Johnson and Dollar Tree CEO Michael C. Creedon Jr. “Bill and Tim are both esteemed financial leaders with a strong understanding of […]
DXC Technology promotes HR executive
Fortune 500 global IT company DXC Technology announced Thursday that it has promoted Jennifer Ragone to chief people officer. In the role, Ragone will lead the Ashburn-based company’s global hiring strategy. She was most recently vice president of business HR at DXC, which she joined in 2017 as vice president of human capital consulting, digital […]
CoStar eliminates some jobs, but plans to add about 1,000 jobs
Arlington County-based real estate data and analytics company CoStar Group on Thursday announced several substantial changes to its Virginia workforce, including the elimination of some jobs and the addition of others. The company said it plans to fill more than 1,000 new positions predominantly in Richmond, including 500 new Homes.com sales professionals. CoStar said that […]
Petersburg City Council grants zoning approval for $1.4B casino resort
Petersburg City Council and Planning Commission unanimously gave final approval Tuesday for the zoning permits for Live! Casino Resort — paving the way for site development work to start in preparation for the construction of the multi-phase project. The $1.4 billion casino resort, which will be built on an undeveloped 100-acre site at the intersection […]
V2X nabs $100M FBI contract
V2X secured a $100 million, five-year contract to provide aviation maintenance and support services for the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group, the Reston-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor announced Wednesday. V2X’s role in the contract will be to deliver mission-critical aviation resources, enabling the FBI to gather intelligence, investigate operations and investigat[...]
Pope no longer COO at Boeing but remains head of commercial airplanes unit
Arlington County-based Fortune 500 aerospace company and defense contractor Boeing announced Tuesday that Stephanie Pope is no longer the company’s chief operating officer but still leads its commercial airplane unit, as of Feb. 19. According to an SEC filing posted Tuesday evening, Pope will no longer hold the COO title but will continue to serve […]
BAE Systems wins $251M contract to support Navy AEGIS Combat System
The U.S. Navy has awarded Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems with a five-year, $251 million contract to provide critical system engineering and on-site technical expertise to the AEGIS Technical Representative (AEGIS TECHREP) organization. Under the contract, which was awarded in November 2024 and announced Feb. 17, BAE Systems will support the complex combat system […]
VCU Health resumes gender-affirming care for existing patients, following U.Va. decision
VCU Health and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU announced Tuesday that the system will resume gender-affirming medical treatments for people under 19 if they are existing patients, but the system will not offer gender-affirming surgeries or medically treat new young patients. VCU Health and UVA Health suspended all gender-affirming medical care for patients […]
