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Dec 17, 2020

Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn St. stations to close during holidays

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Thursday that the Blue Line Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations will be closed for safety improvements from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3.  “Doing this work during the holidays will help minimize the number of riders affected by the closures,” according to a WMATA statement. “Ridership at the […]

Dec 16, 2020

Va. hotel revenues remain 51% lower than last year

Virginia hotel revenues continue to decline by more than 50% when compared with last year, according to data released Wednesday from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides weekly market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. Hotel revenues in Virginia dropped by 51% and rooms sold declined by 33% last week, compared with the […]

Dec 9, 2020

Va. hotel revenue is still down by more than 50% from 2019

Despite the fast-approaching holiday season, Virginia hotel revenues continue to decline when compared with last year, according to data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides weekly market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. While COVID-19 cases spiked during the week of Nov. 29 through Dec. 5, hotel revenues in Virginia dropped by […]

Dec 3, 2020

ManTech wins $273M Homeland Security contract

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Herndon-based ManTech, a technology contractor for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies, a five-year, $273 million contract to provide business intelligence support services for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the company announced Thursday. Under the contract, ManTech will perform services that prevent crime and terrorism, [...]

Dec 2, 2020

Va. hotel revenues remain low during increased COVID-19 restrictions

With COVID-19 cases mounting, Virginia hotel revenues continue to decline when compared with last year, according to data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides weekly market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. For the week of Nov. 22 through Nov. 28, hotel revenues in Virginia decreased by 34% and rooms sold declined […]

Nov 18, 2020

More than 70% of U.S. hotels may not survive pandemic

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S. and travel restrictions are reinstated, the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) projects that 71% of hotels won’t survive another six months without federal assistance, according to recent survey results. In Virginia alone, Virginia hotel revenues continued last week to stay well below pre-pandemic levels compared […]

Nov 17, 2020

McLean-based ID.me to add 1,000 workers in NoVa

McLean-based identity verification company ID.me announced Tuesday it plans to hire 1,000 new employees in Northern Virginia before the end of 2021. ID.me, which provides identity verification services used for military discounts and group buying services online, has hired more than 300 employees thus far this year, attributable to its “explosive growth.” “Since the onset […]

Oct 29, 2020

Initial jobless claims on the rise again

The number of initial jobless claims in Virginia rose by 8.7% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday.  For the week ending Oct. 24, 12,352 Virginians filed initial claims for unemployment, an increase of 987 from the previous week — rising to its highest level since mid-August, according to the VEC. Continued claims dropped […]

Oct 28, 2020

Va. hotel revenues stay at steady decline

As the pandemic surges on, Virginia hotel revenues remain at a steady decline when compared to last year, according to data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides weekly market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. For the week of Oct. 18 through Oct. 24, hotel revenues in Virginia decreased by 50% and […]

Garrison Courtney was sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud on Oct. 28.
Oct 28, 2020

Con man gets 7 years for $4.4M government intelligence scam

A former Drug Enforcement Administration spokesperson was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on Wednesday for defrauding at least a dozen companies of more than $4 million while pretending to be a covert officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. In June, Garrison Kenneth Courtney, 44, of Florida, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District […]

Oct 22, 2020

Va. initial jobless claims jumped nearly 25% last week

The number of initial jobless claims in Virginia rose by 24.75% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday.  For the week ending Oct. 17, 11,365 Virginians filed initial claims for unemployment, an increase of 2,255 from the previous week, according to the VEC. And the number of initial claims filed during the week ending […]

Katrina Tuisamatatele. Photo courtesy Halfaker and Associates
Oct 22, 2020

Arlington tech company names health operations lead

Arlington-based technology services provider Halfaker and Associates LLC announced Wednesday that it has named Katrina Tuisamatatele as deputy executive vice president of health operations. With more than 25 years of experience, Tuisamatatele most recently worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Information & Technology (OI&T), where she served as director of the hea[...]

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