Recent Articles from Sydney Lake
VCU names VP for strategy, enrollment management, student success
Virginia Commonwealth University announced Monday that Tomikia LeGrande has been promoted as vice president for strategy, enrollment management and student success, effective Aug. 1. LeGrande had most recently been the vice provost for strategic enrollment management at VCU since 2018. In her new role, she will lead strategic priorities for the president and provost while […]
Magellan Federal names VA programs senior director
Arlington-based military health care provider Armed Forces Services Corp. (AFSC)/Magellan Federal announced Monday it has named Aaron Betz as senior director of the company’s Department of Veterans Affairs programs. Betz was most recently the owner and business development executive of Washington, D.C.-based consulting company Centerline Pelorus LLC. In his new role, he will be responsible [&hel[...]
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative names managing director
John P. Delaney has been appointed as managing director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), effective June 25, Virginia Tech announced Monday. The CCI Hub is located in the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington. Delaney is a U.S. Army veteran, having recently retired from a 30-year career. He had most recently been the chief […]
Five Richmond-area Wawa locations sell for $35.2M collectively
Five Wawa locations in the Richmond area have collectively sold for $35.2 million, JLL Capital Markets announced Monday. The buildings leased by Wawa Inc. encompass 24,867 square feet. The sale includes five Wawa locations in Chesterfield and Henrico counties: 6001 Iron Bridge Road in Chesterfield County; 8800 Brook Road in Glen Allen; 3840 N. Bailey […]
Herndon IT services company names data, analytics director
Herndon-based information technology services company B3 Group Inc. announced Tuesday that Laura Schweitzer has been hired as its director of data and analytics, effective July 22. Schweitzer most recently led health care advanced analytics PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — the world’s largest professional services company with more than $35 billion in revenue. In her new role, she will [&hellip[...]
Construction investments shrank by roughly 30% last quarter
While the U.S. domestic gross product in the second quarter dropped to its lowest point since 1947, nonresidential and residential fixed investment contracted by 27% and 38.7%, respectively, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported Thursday. “Despite construction’s status as an essential industry in most cities and states, the sector did not escape the wrath […]
Sentara, Truist launch emergency meals program with state
As Feeding America projects that more than 1 million Virginians will face food insecurity this year, Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare, Optima Health and Truist Financial Corp., along with the state government, launched the “We Care” COVID-19 Virginia Emergency Fund Support Plan to provide free meals to families during the pandemic. The state committed $1.4 million of […]
Industrial building in Ashland sells for $2.7M
An industrial building in Ashland has sold for $2.756 million, Glen Allen-based commercial real estate company Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC announced Wednesday. Located at 11250 Hopson Road, the 52,500-square-foot building sits on more than 3.6 acres of land. TMC Properties LLC (doing business as Green Air Inc., The Duct Shop and Evolve Air Systems) purchased […]
General Dynamics subsidiary lands $201M VA contract
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. a potential three-year, $201 million contract to provide software development and information technology services (DevOps) to improve the department applications, according to reports. GDIT is a subsidiary of Fortune 100 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. GDIT w[...]
Navy awards SAIC $63.5M contract
The U.S. Navy awarded a $63.5 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide mission engineering and integration services, the Reston-based defense contractor announced Thursday. Under the SeaPort-NxG Multiple Award Contract, SAIC will provide services to the Global Deterrence and Defense Department (Code GX) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NWSC) in Crane, [&he[...]