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GDIT wins $829M Defense Intelligence Agency contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) won an $829 million contract with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. Under the fixed-price, award-fee task order, the Fortune 500 General Dynamics Corp. subsidiary will provide all IT help desk services for the DIA. Work will be performed at Joint […]
Former LeClair Ryan execs reach $10M settlement
Former executives at Richmond-based LeClair Ryan PLLC have reached a settlement with the firm’s insurer and bankruptcy trustee over $10 million in pending claims, according to a report from The American Lawyer. The firm’s liability insurer, Columbia Casualty, agreed to pay the firm’s trustee, Lynn Tavenner, $9.425 million to resolve claims including conspiracy and breach [&hellip[...]
Roanoke biz to create 30 jobs in Scott County
Roanoke-based VFP Inc. will invest $7.2 million to expand in Scott County, creating 30 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The expansion will allow VFP to produce larger concrete shelters. “Great workers live in Southwest Virginia, and companies like VFP recognize that,” Northam said in a statement. “Virginia is advancing manufacturing across the commonwealth, and […]
Va. hotel revenues continue to lag from 2019 levels
Virginia hotel revenues for October were 20% below pre-pandemic levels in October 2019, according to newly released data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, hotel rooms sold decreased by 13% compared with 2019 levels. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for […]
Va. unemployment rate dropped to 3.6% in October
In October, Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6%, 0.2 points below September’s rate, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The state’s unemployment rate has declined for 17 months straight. In October 2020, the jobless rate was at 5.3%, 2.5 points higher than last month. The labor force increased by 5,918 to almost 4.26 million, and the number […]
Springfield office building sells for $29.3M
The Springfield Corporate Center office building sold for $29.3 million, New York-based real estate company Newmark Group Inc. announced Wednesday. Located at 6225 Brandon Ave., the five-story building is 138,830 square feet. The building was constructed in 1988 and renovated in 2014 and 2015 in a $2.7 million program. The property is 84% leased, primarily […]
Divaris to be Norfolk’s World Trade Center leasing agent
The new ownership of the World Trade Center in Norfolk selected Divaris Real Estate Inc. (DRE) as its management and leasing agent, the brokerage firm announced Tuesday. “We are both delighted and honored to have been appointed to handle the management and leasing of the World Trade Center building on behalf of the new ownership, […]
Mondelez to create 80 jobs with $122.5M Henrico expansion
Chicago-based snack company Mondelez International Inc. will invest $122.5 million over three years to expand its bakery and build a sales fulfillment center in Henrico County, creating about 80 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “Mondelez International’s long-term investment in Central Virginia is a testament to the region’s top-notch talent and strong business climate,”[...]
Amazon has hired 3,500 HQ2 workers
Amazon.com Inc. has hired 3,500 of its 25,000 planned workers for HQ2, the tech behemoth’s $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington. Meanwhile, construction on the two office towers for HQ2’s first phase, Metropolitan Park, is more than halfway complete, company representatives said during a site tour Wednesday. Amazon has added about 500 […]
Prince George County administrator headed to King William County
Prince George County Administrator Percy C. Ashcraft is leaving to take the same role in King William County, county board chairman Floyd Brown Jr. announced Monday. Ashcraft’s last day in Prince George will be Dec. 3 and he will start in his next role on Dec. 6. “As chairman, I am saddened by his announcement, […]
