Recent Articles from Kate Andrews
Southwest Virginia Community College president appointed
Clinton R. Hayes, provost of Kentucky's Somerset Community College, will be the next president of Southwest Virginia Community College, the state's community college system announced this week.
Booz Allen CEO says 7% of employees to be laid off
McLean-based Fortune 500 management consulting business Booz Allen Hamilton will lay off 7% of its 35,800-employee workforce, mainly in its civil division, Chairman, CEO and President Horacio Rozanski said Friday during an earnings call.
Virginia congressman dies from cancer
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a nine-term Democrat representing Virginia's 11th congressional district, has died, his family announced Wednesday morning.
EU regulators to decide on Mars-Kellanova merger in June
Antitrust regulators with the European Union have set a June 25 deadline to decide whether to approve McLean-based candymaker and pet care giant Mars' $35.9 billion acquisition of snack producer Kellanova, announced last August.
Three CEOs from Virginia return to Fortune’s most powerful women list
Three Virginia defense contractors' CEOs returned to Fortune's 100 Most Powerful Women in business list for 2025. They lead General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and SAIC.
Dollar Tree announces CEO of Family Dollar, soon to be sold
Chesapeake-based Dollar Tree announced Monday that its soon-to-be-sold Family Dollar property will be led by Duncan MacNaughton, who will serve as chairman and CEO of the discount retail chain.
Capital One proposes $425M lawsuit settlement
On Friday, just before closing the $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services, Capital One Financial came to settlement terms with customers who were suing the McLean bank. If the agreement is approved by a federal judge, Capital One will pay $425 million to plaintiffs.
UPDATE: $35B Capital One-Discover merger closes
McLean-based Capital One Financial is scheduled to close on its $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services on Sunday, finalizing the merger of the credit card giants announced last year.
DHS says it is canceling $2.4B Leidos contract
According to a court filing last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has terminated a $2.4 billion IT and cybersecurity contract awarded to Reston-based federal contractor Leidos last year.
Amazon fulfillment center in Goochland to create 1,000+ jobs
Gov. Glenn Youngkin participated Wednesday in a ceremonial groundbreaking for Amazon.com's 3.1 million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center in Goochland County, which is expected to create more than 1,000 full-time and part-time jobs.