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Amazon Fresh, Arlington nonprofit to lay off 200+ workers in Northern Virginia
An Amazon Fresh store in Manassas is closing, and an Arlington County nonprofit is laying off 149 employees due to federal funding cuts, the two employers disclosed in WARN notices to a state agency this week. The Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, aka Virginia Works, posts federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining (WARN) Act […]
Iron Mountain plans $1B data center campus in Henrico
Boston-based Iron Mountain has acquired a 66-acre site in Henrico County with plans for a major data center campus, the Greater Richmond Partnership announced Tuesday. Henrico Economic Development Authority Executive Director Anthony Romanello says Iron Mountain’s campus in White Oak Technology Park will house four data center buildings covering more than 1 million square feet. […]
Micron to invest $2.17B in Manassas expansion
Semiconductor company Micron Technology will invest up to $2.17 billion to expand its Manassas manufacturing facility, creating an expected 340 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Micron will modernize the plant at 9600 Godwin Drive to produce dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for automotive, aerospace, defense and industrial markets, according to a news release from […]
Micron gets $275M in federal funding for Manassas expansion
Micron Technology is set to receive up to $275 million in federal funding to expand its manufacturing plant in Manassas, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a preliminary, nonbinding agreement for the funding as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, legislation Warner co-wrote. […]
Pharma company invests $1.5M on Prince William expansion
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Granules Consumer Health, a subsidiary of Granules India, will invest $1.5 million into expanding its operations in Prince William County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The company plans to install new manufacturing lines at its existing Manassas facility, with an aim of creating nearly 100 new jobs. “Granules’ decision to expand their operations [&h[...]
Electra.aero names new CEO
Electra.aero has named B. Marc Allen its new CEO, succeeding founder John S. Langford, who will remain chairman, the Manassas-based aviation startup announced Thursday. Allen spent the bulk of his career, nearly two decades, at Boeing, which is headquartered in Arlington County. Since 2020, he served as chief strategy officer and senior vice president for […]
Micron expects to expand Manassas facility soon
Bolstered by hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal funding, semiconductor manufacturing in Northern Virginia soon will be expanding. In May, Idaho-based Micron Technology applied for federal funding through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, which allocated more than $52 billion in subsidies for domestic companies researching and manufacturing semiconductors, to expand its […]
Electra aircraft backlog hits $8B
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero has surpassed 2,000 orders for the electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft it’s developing, totaling an $8 billion backlog, the company announced Tuesday. Electra signed a letter of intent in December 2023 to deliver its blown-lift, fixed-wing eSTOL aircraft to Finnish regional private air carrier startup Lygg, followed by similar [&he[...]
Electra’s hybrid prototype aircraft takes first flight
This story was updated Dec. 1. A Manassas aircraft manufacturer that’s developing an electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft logged a significant milestone Nov. 19 when it completed its first hybrid-electric flight. Electra’s EL-2 Goldfinch took off from Manassas Regional Airport and flew 23 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,200 feet and covered about […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: DELBERT PARKS
In 2021, Parks joined Micron as site executive for its Manassas manufacturing lab. The facility’s 2019 expansion remains the largest economic deal in state history, with more than $3 billion in investments and 1,000 new hires planned by 2030. Parks worked as an electrician during high school before earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in […]
ASRC Federal buys Manassas defense contractor
Reston-based ASRC Federal Holding Co. has acquired Manassas-based defense contractor Broadleaf Inc., ASRC announced Monday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2009, Broadleaf is a U.S. Small Business Administration Certified Native Hawaiian Organization. The company provides information technology services and professional services. Broadleaf was No. 977 on the 202[...]
Manassas company to develop short takeoff, landing aircraft for Air Force
Manassas-based aerospace company Electra.aero Inc. has received a Strategic Funding Increase award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX arm that secures up to $85 million for development of a prototype electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. The award, announced Thursday, secures funding between private investments, government funding and matching Small Business Innovation Research (SBI[...]
