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Kuhn buys industrial park in Manassas for $90M
JK Land Holdings purchased the 240,000-square-foot Redstone Industrial Park in Manassas from Dogwood Industrial, expanding its industrial real estate portfolio.
Electra among companies selected for FAA next-gen aircraft pilot
The FAA selected Manassas-based Electra as one of the participants for its advanced air mobility pilot program.
Electra launches defense business unit
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero on Wednesday announced that it has launched a new defense business unit.
Virginia garden center lays off 97 after $160M sale to data center developer
Merrifield Garden Center will close its Gainesville facility this December, laying off 97 employees, following a $160 million property sale.
Electra expands Manassas headquarters
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero on Tuesday announced it was expanding its headquarters in Virginia.
A look inside George Mason’s $107M high-tech labs
George Mason’s new Life Sciences and Engineering Building boosts hands-on learning in forensics, life sciences and tech research in Manassas.
Electra announces new CFO
Electra.aero, a Manassas-based aviation startup, announced Tuesday that Max Ochoa has joined the company as chief financial officer.
PAX acquires Manassas restoration company
Maryland-based roofing and exterior services company PAX Services Group announced Tuesday that it acquired Culbertson Co. — a Manassas-based limited liability company that provides commercial restoration, roofing and masonry services in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Electra raises $115M to build ultra-short aircraft
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero announced Monday it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 model, a hybrid ultra-short aircraft that can take off and land in 150 feet. The round was led by Prysm Capital, a New Jersey-headquartered growth equity firm. Prysm’s co-founder and managing […]
Take a look inside George Mason’s high-tech science and engineering labs
In a third-floor lab at George Mason University’s new, $107 million Life Sciences and Engineering Building in Manassas, students will dissect and study the effects of decomposition on human remains. A few floors away, their peers may dangle from harnesses while wearing sensors to research gaits while others test fly an autonomous blimp in a […]
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. […]
