Metro to keep reduced service levels through end of year
Metro customers will see reduced rail service through the end of the year, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Monday. The transit system authority attributed the disruption to its 7000-series fleet, the newest rail cars, still being out of service. These trains make up much of Metro’s fleet but have been sidelined since October. […]
MWAA creates diversity, inclusion, social impact VP post
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which oversees the Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport, created a new Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Impact on Wednesday, to be led by Tanisha Lewis, a 21-year veteran of the authority. Lewis was named the authority’s first vice president of diversity, inclusion and social impact, […]
Reston tech company promotes CFO
Reston-based tech and network security company Electrosoft Services Inc. announced Tuesday that it promoted Justin Lapington to the role of chief financial officer. Lapington had been the company’s vice president of finance since September 2020. He led the implementation of a new resource planning system and expanded the finance team. “Justin has been instrumental in […]
Fairfax-based Peterson Cos. opens self-storage division
Fairfax-based real estate company The Peterson Cos. has formed a self-storage division, the company announced Monday. It is the company’s first new division in more than 35 years and Jim Mertz will run it, the company said in a news release. Mertz joined Peterson Cos. in 2015 to lead the development effort for Promenade at […]
Inova to expand post-acute care at Mount Vernon hospital
Inova Health System is adding a Critical Illness Recovery Hospital (CIRH), also known as a long-term acute care facility, at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria. The service is for patients who require an extended stay with specialized clinical attention and support but no longer need the intensive care provided in an acute care hospital. […]
Amazon to open East Coast supply chain hub in Stafford
Amazon.com Inc. will establish a new cross-dock fulfillment center in Stafford County, serving as an East Coast supply chain hub and creating 500 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The 630,000-square-foot facility at the Northern Virginia Gateway industrial site in Stafford will be responsible for the beginning of a supply chain where products from […]
Accenture Federal Services wins Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council named Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) the 2021 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category during their award ceremony last week. “I accept this honor on behalf of the 12,500 people who every day do extraordinary work to serve […]
Alexandria warehouse sells for $9M
Washington, D.C.-based Lee & Associates has brokered the $9 million sale of a 28,000-square-foot warehouse at 619 S. Pickett St. in Alexandria to Terreno Realty Corp. The 1.27-acre site is adjacent to the Van Dorn Street Metro station. Josh Simon, president of Lee & Associates | Washington, D.C., represented the seller, DVPP LLC. The building […]
Reston-based CACI acquires SA Photonics Inc. for $275M
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor CACI International Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire Los Gatos, California-based SA Photonics Inc., CACI announced Wednesday. Total purchase consideration is $275 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. SA Photonics develops and deploys multi-domain photonics technologies for free-space optical (FSO) communications, an area [...]
UVA Community Health names interim CEO
Erik Shannon will become the interim CEO of University of Virginia Community Health on Nov. 5, the network announced Thursday. UVA Community Health is a network of outpatient services across Culpeper and Northern Virginia, with UVA Culpeper Medical Center, UVA Haymarket Medical Center and UVA Prince William Medical Center. Shannon was most recently a partner […]
Chesapeake Bank donates $100k to Rappahannock hospital
Chesapeake Bank has pledged $100,000 toward building a new emergency department at Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, the bank announced Wednesday. “As a community bank with several offices on the Northern Neck, Chesapeake Bank is proud to support the campaign for Rappahannock General Hospital,” Jeffrey Szyperski, CEO and President of Chesapeake Bank said […]
Intact Technology to expand Fairfax HQ
Fairfax-based IT consulting firm Intact Technology will expand its headquarters, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The expansion will create more than 40 jobs, and Intact will invest at least $700,000, the governor’s office said. Virginia competed against Maryland for the project. In 2020, Intact relocated its headquarters from Greenbelt, Maryland, to Reston. The company was […]