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Good deeds
The pandemic hasn’t seemingly slowed down commercial real estate development and transactions in Hampton Roads. Despite significant financial hits to the hospitality industry, the $125 million, 305-room Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront opened in June, the second phase of Gold Key | PHR’s three-phase, $350 million renovation and expansion of The Cavalier Resort. Also in June, [&hell[...]
By land, sea and air
Faced with challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Hampton Roads businesses and universities are looking to drones for help. Unmanned flight systems also are likely to drive economic development in the future. In May, when the fear of dwindling personal protective equipment was still fresh, the Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) partnered with […]
Richmond converts small business loans to grants
Five years ago, when Sandi Cauley opened her boutique fitness business, Turn Cardio Jam Studio, she did so on her own dime — not wanting to be strapped to loans and investors. But after the pandemic hit, she needed outside help to keep her business afloat. After she had trouble securing a Paycheck Protection Program […]
DXC Technology announces leadership overhaul
Only one year after CEO Mike Salvino took the reins, Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology on Monday announced a major leadership overhaul, including naming new heads of its Americas, Asian Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa business segments, among others. Salvino announced the following appointments and changes to the executive leadership team: […]
Hitachi AAB Power Grids expanding in Bland County
Hitachi ABB Power Grids will invest $6.2 million to upgrade equipment and increase manufacturing capacity at its operations in Bland County, where it is the county’s largest private-sector employer. The expansion will add 40 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. “Hitachi ABB Power Grids has made tremendous contributions to Southwest Virginia and the commonwealth for […]
Capital Square hires managing director, institutional fundraising head
Henrico County-based real estate investment company Capital Square announced Monday it has hired Bernard R. “Ben” Vonderhaar as managing director and head of institutional fundraising. Vonderhaar was most recently the managing director of fundraising at BlackGold Capital Management LP and has also served as managing director and head of the endowment and foundation, health care […]
CNSI CEO receives NoVa Technology Council Hall of Fame award
Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of McLean-based health information technology provider CNSI, is the 2020 recipient of the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s (NVTC) annual Michael G. Devine Hall of Fame Award for his contributions to the technology business community. “Todd Stottlemyer’s induction into the NVTC Hall of Fame is a well-deserved honor,” Greg Baroni, chairman and CEO [&hell[...]
Office building in Henrico County sells for $5.85M
An office building in Henrico County has sold for $5.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Wednesday. Located at 4461 Cox Rd. in the Innsbrook Corporate Center, the 70,000-square-foot office building was approximately 50% occupied at the time of the sale, with printing software company TriMech as the main tenant, says Evan M. Magrill […]
Air Force awards McLean company $40M contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded McLean-based defense contractor Alion Science and Technology Corp. a $40 million contract to provide information technology and cybersecurity services, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Under the contract, Alion will provide services including enterprise protection risk management to mitigate the compromise, loss, unauthorized access/disclosure, destruction,[...]
Tysons tech company lands $65M Ginnie Mae task order
The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) awarded Tysons-based tech company MicroTech a $65 million task order to provide information technology and software consolidation services and support, the company announced Thursday. Under the task order, MicroTech will perform services to support Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities platform, including reviewing requirements fo[...]
