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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 […]
Virginia Agribusiness Council appoints new CEO
The Virginia Agribusiness Council announced Monday that it is appointing Trey Davis, an agriculture industry veteran, as its new president and CEO effective March 3. The council is a nonprofit member organization that advocates for government policies that support Virginia’s agriculture industry and provides resources and education for agribusiness professionals. In his new role, Davis [&hel[...]
Youngkin announces resources to support federal workers
Amid federal workers facing the threat of layoffs, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Monday that Virginia has 250,000 jobs open across various industries and unveiled an initiative to help connect the state’s workforce to these positions. Tens of thousands of workers have been fired under President Donald Trump’s administration. During a press event at […]
RTX subsidiary secures $1.5B Air Force contract
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Arlington County Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX, secured a three-year award valued at up to $1.5 billion to sustain F119 engines powering the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 fighter jets. RTX announced the contract award to its aerospace manufacturing subsidiary, headquartered in Connecticut, Thursday. The maintenance and support services [&helli[...]
Charlottesville-area apartment complex sells for $57M
A 324-unit apartment complex just outside Charlottesville has sold for $56.75 million. Tysons-based Willow Creek Partners sold the property, Barracks West Townhomes & Apartments, to West End Capital Group, according to a Feb. 14 news release from commercial real estate brokerage KLNB, which arranged the sale. Willow Creek Partners acquired the apartment complex at 255 […]
Amazon eyes Caroline, Spotsylvania for 11-building data center campus
Amazon is seeking federal and state permits to build an 11-building data center campus in Caroline and Spotsylvania counties. The e-commerce giant’s Amazon Data Services subsidiary sent a joint permit application last week to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Amazon plans to build the campus directly southeast of the Interstate 95 and Mudd Tavern […]
Langley Federal Credit Union CEO to retire
Langley Federal Credit Union President and CEO Tom Ryan will retire at the end of the year, following 13 years of leading the Newport News financial institution. The credit union, which is the fourth largest credit union based in Virginia, announced Ryan’s retirement Wednesday and credited him with overseeing significant growth of the organization – […]
Leidos names new chief growth officer
Reston-headquartered Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos announced Wednesday that it’s promoting Jason Albanese to corporate executive vice president and chief growth officer, effective March 3. Currently senior vice president of growth for the company’s National Security sector, Albanese is succeeding Gerry Fasano, who is retiring as planned on April 4. Albanese joined Leidos in 201[...]
