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July NoVa home sales drop 29% from 2021
As price growth slowed and inventory increased slightly, Northern Virginia housing sales dropped 28.8% in July compared with last year, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors report published Friday. “More options are available to homebuyers now that the market is calming. It remains a seller’s market, but the feeding frenzy has subsided somewhat,” […]
DISYS hires new CFO
McLean-based staffing firm Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS) has tapped Mike Leroy as its new chief financial officer, effective Aug. 22. Leroy will oversee financial operations and management for DISYS and Signature Consultants, a Florida-based IT staffing firm that DISYS acquired in April 2021. “When we combined DISYS and Signature Consultants last year, our vision […]
Hampton Roads’ July active house listings down
Hampton Roads’ active residential listings in July continued to lag behind monthly totals for the past four years, according to Real Estate Information Network Inc. data published in August. Active listings have dropped steadily every July since 2014. At the end of July, there were 4,129 homes actively listed in the region. In 2021, that […]
Va. Beach honors Ramon W. Breeden Jr.
Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer proclaimed Aug. 9, 2022, as Ramon W. Breeden Jr. Day, in honor of the real estate mogul. Since starting The Breeden Co. in 1961 out of the trunk of his Pontiac convertible and the back room of a grocery store, Breeden has led his company to be a vertically integrated […]
ODU names biz school dean
Old Dominion University has appointed Kenneth B. Kahn as dean of its Strome College of Business, effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Jeff Tanner, who served as dean for eight years. “Please join me in thanking Dean Jeff Tanner for his outstanding service and extending our best wishes on his retirement and welcoming Dean Kenneth Kahn […]
Deltek to acquire Wis. software company
Herndon-based software company Deltek Inc. announced Thursday it had entered into an agreement to acquire Wisconsin-based TIP Technologies Inc. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022. “For nearly forty years, Deltek has had a relentless focus on government contracting and powering our […]
ASGN acquires Mass. IT company for $350M
Henrico County-based IT and professional services provider ASGN Inc. announced last week that it has finalized its previously announced $350 million cash acquisition of GlideFast Consulting LLC. Founded in 2015, Waltham, Massachusetts-based GlideFast provides tailored solutions for the ServiceNow cloud computing platform, which helps companies manage digital workflows for enterprise operations. Gl[...]
ICF acquires SemanticBits for $220M
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. announced Thursday it had completed its $220 million acquisition of health tech contractor SemanticBits. In June, ICF announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Herndon-based company, and that its existing credit facility would fund the $220 million transaction. “As one of the industry’s leading [&hell[...]
Prince George County hires economic development director
Prince George County has appointed Panayiotis “Yoti” Jabri its director of economic development, effective Aug. 1. Jeff Stoke, who became the county’s administrator on April 12, selected Jabri as his successor. “We are very pleased to be able to appoint Mr. Jabri to this very important county position,” Stoke said in a statement. “He has […]
Booz Allen Hamilton launches $100M VC fund
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has formed a $100 million corporate venture capital arm, the McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultancy announced Wednesday. Named Booz Allen Ventures LLC, the arm will invest in early-stage companies and technologies across four categories: defense, artificial intelligence/machine learning, cybersecurity and deep technology. “We are proud and excited to cont[...]
