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Va. Beach health care consultancy hires chief strategy officer
Virginia Beach-based health care consulting company Divurgent announced Wednesday it has hired Sam Hanna as its chief strategy officer and executive vice president of innovation and consulting . Hanna joins the firm with experience as an executive adviser to Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and several medical device and artificial intelligence startups. “Having Sam join our […]
PBMares names new CEO
Newport News-based accounting and consulting firm PBMares LLP announced Tuesday that Harvey L. Johnson has been promoted as CEO, effective Jan. 1. Johnson, a partner and cybersecurity and control risk services practice leader, will serve as the company’s second CEO in the firm’s 58-year history. He succeeds Alan S. Witt, who became CEO in 1979. […]
Norfolk company buys Michigan-based retail data firm
Trader Interactive, a Norfolk-based vehicle and commercial equipment dealer services company, announced Tuesday it has acquired Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retail data firm Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Trader Interactive specializes in digital marketing for vehicle and commercial equipment companies, while SSI provides retail market share [...]
Falls Church firm buys Silicon Valley company
Falls Church-based association advisory firm Advancea LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Arroyo Grande, California-based Group Purchasing Solutions (GPS). Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, GPS specializes in affinity programs serving mid-sized businesses. Affinity programs are partnerships between nonprofits and businesses in which a business may offer excl[...]
Microsoft leases space in Arlington’s Commonwealth Tower
Microsoft Corp. will open a sales headquarters in Arlington, expanding its presence in Northern Virginia, the tech giant’s president of U.S. regulated industries, Toni Townes-Whitley, announced Tuesday. Microsoft — which announced in May 2020 that it would invest $64 million to expand in Reston Town Center in western Fairfax County, creating 1,500 jobs — will […]
Roanoke Regional Partnership names new executive director
The Roanoke Regional Partnership announced Tuesday that John Hull has been named as its executive director. He succeeds Beth Doughty, who retired in December 2020 after 22 years with the organization. Hull has worked with the partnership since 2010, most recently serving as its director of marketing intelligence. He was previously the acting director of […]
National Landing to see $4B in transportation investment during next decade
A report released by the National Landing Business Improvement District (BID) on Tuesday details $4 billion worth of area transportation projects that will be underway during the next decade. The National Landing area includes Arlington’s Crystal City (where e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters), Pentagon City and Potomac […]
HII acquires unmanned systems business
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Monday it has acquired Virginia Beach-based Spatial Integrated Systems Inc.’s (SIS) autonomy business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the acquisition expands HII’s unmanned systems capabilities, according to a company statement. Approximately 50 SIS employees will join unmanned systems business group i[...]
Virginia Law Foundation names 2021 president
The Virginia Law Foundation announced Tuesday that Jon D. Huddleston has been named as president for 2021. He succeeds Matthew E. Cheek. Huddleston is a principal with Leesburg-based Sevila, Saunders, Huddleston & White PC, where he has practiced since 1986 specializing in family law and serious traffic offenses. From 2009 to 2010, he served as […]
Herndon contractor names president, crisis response
Herndon-based federal contractor Constellis announced Monday it has promoted Rick Tye as president of the company’s crisis response business. Joining Constellis in 2017, Tye was most recently the company’s chief growth officer. Darryle Conway will succeed him in this role. Constellis’ crisis response business provides customers with response and planning services to reduce risk, prepare [&he[...]
