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Equinix announces $95M Ashburn data center expansion
Redwood City, California-based digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc. has opened a new $95 million data center on its existing Ashburn campus, giving the company additional capacity. The two-story data center is designed for both large and small deployments. The $95 million first phase includes more than 41,000 square feet of colocation space, which will total […]
IRS announces research partnership with Fairfax company
The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer is forming a research partnership with Fairfax-based Data and Analytic Solutions Inc. The partnership, which also includes a group of academic researchers, will use data science to improve IRS procurement operations. Researchers will examine the length of time it takes to award a government contract. […]
Herndon data center development company acquired by Stockholm firm
Herndon-based data center development company EdgeConneX announced Thursday the closing of its acquisition by Stockholm-based EQT Infrastructure from an investor group led by Providence Equity Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The companies received regulatory approval for the definitive agreement that was first announced Aug. 19. The acquisition by EQT Infrastructure wil[...]
RetailData LLC names new president, CEO
Glen Allen-based RetailData LLC announced Wednesday that Jacob Blondin has been promoted to president and CEO, replacing Christopher F. Ferguson, who is retiring after more than 20 years with the company. Blondin most recently served as chief operating officer for the company, which he joined in 2015 as vice president of strategic initiatives. During his […]
Fairfax company wins $17M contract to help with Census
The U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) has awarded Fairfax-based business and technology consulting company Customer Value Partners Inc. (CVP) a $17 million contract to help with data collection and analysis for the 2020 Census, the company announced Wednesday. “The U.S. Census Bureau gathers critical information to help our country run more efficiently,” CVP Founder and CEO […]
COVID-19 death toll underreported, study finds
A joint Virginia Commonwealth University and Yale University study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the COVID-19 death counts reported to the U.S. public underestimate the true death toll of the pandemic in the country. “There are several potential reasons for this under-count,” lead author Dr. Steven Woolf, director […]
