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ASGN to acquire Chicago employment tech firm for $340M
Fortune 1000 IT and professional staffing services firm ASGN has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based employment tech consultancy TopBloc for $340 million, the Henrico County-based company announced Tuesday. The transaction in cash and equity is expected to close in the first quarter of the year, subject to closing conditions. “The acquisition of TopBloc […]
BWX Technologies names Nuclear Operations Group head
BWX Technologies has tapped Gary D. Camper to be president of BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, according to a Tuesday announcement. Based in Lynchburg, Camper will lead more than 5,000 employees at five sites across four states, all of whom are manufacturing nuclear reactor components and fuel for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers. Camper has […]
7 Va. companies make 2024 Fortune Global 500
Seven Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 35th Global 500 list, released Monday. Companies were ranked by total revenues for fiscal years ending on or before March 31. McLean’s Freddie Mac remained the commonwealth’s top-ranked company at No. 88 — up 45 spots from 2023. The government-sponsored home mortgage company reported net income of $10.5 billion […]
Virginia’s Fortune 500 companies
This year, 24 Virginia companies made Fortune magazine’s 70th annual Fortune 500 list, which ranks the nation’s largest corporations by total revenue. Several companies’ fortunes rose, with top-ranked Virginia company Freddie Mac moving up nine spots to No. 36 on the overall Fortune 500, posting $108.05 billion in revenue last year. Meanwhile, Virginia’s second-ranked compa[...]
Top Five July 2024
1 | 39 Virginia companies make the 2024 Fortune 1000 Thirty-nine companies headquartered in Virginia are on Fortune magazine’s 70th annual Fortune 1000 list, with 24 Virginia companies again making the elite Fortune 500. (June 4) 2 | VDOT buys Owens & Minor’s Hanover headquarters for $33.5 million The Virginia Department of […]
These 39 Va. companies made the 2024 Fortune 1000
Thirty-nine companies headquartered in Virginia are on Fortune magazine’s 70th annual Fortune 1000 list, with 24 Virginia companies again making the elite Fortune 500. Several of the Virginia companies saw their fortunes rise this year on the list, with top-ranked Virginia company Freddie Mac moving up nine spots to No. 36 on the overall Fortune […]
Parsons lands $250M classified contract
Parsons won a classified federal contract valued at more than $250 million, the Chantilly-based Fortune 1000 defense contractor announced Tuesday. “This award represents a critical task that the corporation and its acquired companies have been performing for over a decade,” according to a Parsons news release. The contract has a base period of one year […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA
Nassetta is the longtime president and CEO of one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Hilton has a portfolio of 7,200 properties and 19 brands in 122 countries and territories, including high-end hotels Waldorf Astoria and Conrad and mid-level chains such as Doubletree by Hilton. Nassetta joined Hilton in 2007 after investment firm Blackstone acquired […]
Parsons acquires Md. federal contractor for $200M
Centreville-based Fortune 1000 defense contractor Parsons has acquired Maryland-based contractor Sealing Technologies in a deal valued at $200 million. Parsons announced the deal Wednesday. The acquisition expands Parsons’ customer bases across the Department of Defense’s intelligence community and enhances its capabilities in defense cyber operations, integrated mission-solutions powe[...]
Virginia’s Fortune 500 companies
This year, 24 Virginia companies made the Fortune 500 list of the nation’s 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States by total revenue. The commonwealth had three more Fortune 500 companies in 2023 than last year, largely due to aerospace and defense contractors RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp.) and Boeing Co., which both […]
36 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 list
Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, notably including newcomers to the commonwealth Raytheon Technologies Corp. and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 45, and 24 Virginia companies made this year’s elite Fortune 500 list. Releas[...]
