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Loudoun announces major mixed-use development along Silver Line
Loudoun Economic Development unveiled plans Wednesday for Rivana at Innovation Station, a 4.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development adjacent to Metro’s Silver Line extension on a site Loudoun once proposed for Amazon.com Inc.’s HQ2 East Coast headquarters. Rivana is the first phase of Innovation Station, a 103-acre development to be built on the border of Fairfax and […]
Ashburn-based Telos Corp. names new vice president
Ashburn-based cybersecurity firm Telos Corp. has hired Troy M. Bertram as vice president to lead its global enterprise sales teams across state and local governments, education, regulated industries and commercial business verticals, it recently announced. The company cited Bertram’s more than 25 years of experience in government and transformative technology companies. He’s a graduate[...]
Dark fiber optic network coming to NoVa
A new 680-mile, regional fiber optic network will begin to take shape in Northern Virginia during the second half of 2021. The project is a joint venture between Annandale-based Tenebris Fiber, Kansas-based Diode Ventures and New York-based JLC Infrastructure. Construction on the new dark fiber network will begin later this year, the companies said, starting […]
Report: Snyder to purchase full control of Washington Football Team
Daniel Snyder is poised to purchase the remaining 40.5% of the Washington Football Team, which would give him full control of the NFL franchise, according to reporting by The New York Times on Wednesday. The Ashburn-based NFL’s team owners are expected to approve a waiver next week that would allow Snyder to take on an […]
Ashburn contractor names chief technical officer for product suite
Ashburn-based government contractor ID Technologies LLC announced Tuesday it has promoted Michael Maice to be its new chief technical officer for its portfolio of Archon line cloud storage and data security products. Maice will oversee Archon’s product development strategy and evaluate new technology for the offering, as well as advise customers on technical matters related […]
Sterling IT company names director of government programs
Sterling-based IT company Marathon TS announced Monday that Zach Tessier will be its new director of government programs. Tessier has been with Marathon since 2013. In his new role, Tessier will be responsible for managing activities related with the staffing and onboarding of talent for Marathon’s government programs. “Over the years, Zach has volunteered his […]
Health care AI company bringing U.S. HQ to Loudoun
Zasti Inc., a health care-related artificial intelligence technology company, is investing $5.9 million to establish its U.S. headquarters in Loudoun County, creating 60 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Founded in 2017 in India, Zasti, which is Sanskrit for “prediction,” develops AI-based risk screening, predictive analytics and climate change solutions for the hea[...]
Vt. company buys Ashburn bioscience tech firm
Williston, Vermont-based bioscience software company MBF Bioscience announced last week it has acquired Ashburn-based Vidrio Technologies. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Vidrio Technologies provides microscope control software and hardware for laser scanning while MBF Bioscience provides microscope-based image analysis tools to researchers. “Vidrio has a pipeline fu[...]
Report: Washington Football Team probe recommends Snyder divest ownership
“The Sports Junkies,” a Washington, D.C.-based sports radio show, reported Friday that an attorney investigating the Washington Football Team has recommended majority owner Daniel Snyder divest his ownership of the NFL team. The show’s hosts at WJFK 106.7 FM The Fan said they received parts of a report written by Beth Wilkinson, the lawyer conducting […]
Codan to acquire Herndon-based Domo Tactical Communications
Codan Ltd., an Australian manufacturer with its U.S. headquarters in Ashburn, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Herndon-based Domo Tactical Communications from a private equity company. Subject to regulatory conditions typical of transactions of this nature, the acquisition is expected to be completed by April 30, Codan announced Tuesday. […]
Washington Football Team taps NYC marketing agency for rebrand
The Ashburn-based Washington Football Team announced Monday it has tapped New York City-based marketing agency Code and Theory as its agency partner while it continues its rebranding process and selects a new permanent team name. With a branding partner selected, the team says this “kicks off the next phase of the team’s rebranding process, and […]
Washington Football Team is first NFL team to partner with sports betting company
The Ashburn-based Washington Football Team announced Monday a partnership with gaming company FanDuel Group to provide sports betting across the state. It’s the first NFL team to partner with an online sports bookmaker. Through the partnership, which was approved by the Virginia Lottery last week, FanDuel will serve as the operational partner for a betting […]
