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Michael Saylor, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy, speaks during a panel discussion at the Bitcoin Conference, Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. Thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts are gathering in Miami as the city builds its reputation as one of the key locations to develop the blockchain technology despite its underdog status. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Jun 3, 2024

Bitcoin billionaire Saylor settles D.C. tax fraud suit for $40M

After close to two years of litigation, bitcoin billonaire Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy, the Tysons-based business software company he co-founded and remains executive chairman of, have agreed to pay $40 million to resolve a tax fraud lawsuit filed by the city of Washington, D.C., according to an announcement Monday morning by the office of the […]

Tom Walker, founder and CEO of DroneUp
May 1, 2024

EY taps 14 Virginians as Mid-Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year finalists

Fourteen Virginia business leaders are among the 30 finalists for Ernst & Young’s 2024 Mid-Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year award. EY announced the finalists, selected by a panel of independent judges, on April 22. The Big Four professional services company will name the regional awards winners on June 15. The Virginia finalists include: Anil Sharma, […]

A rendering of the first phase of the Somos at McLean Metro project. Rendering courtesy SCG Development.
Apr 3, 2024

231-unit affordable housing development coming to McLean

Construction will begin immediately on the 231-unit first phase of an affordable housing development in McLean backed by Amazon.com, SCG Development announced Wednesday. Located at 1750 Old Meadow Road, Somos at McLean Metro will be developed in two phases. In the first phase, Tysons-based SCG Development will demolish an abandoned office building on the property […]

Mar 19, 2024

MicroStrategy buys $623M more bitcoin in March

Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy continues to grow its cryptocurrency collection, acquiring more than 9,200 more bitcoins in one week in March. From March 11 to March 18, MicroStrategy acquired approximately 9,245 bitcoins for approximately $623 million in cash, according to the company’s Tuesday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On Monday, MicroStrategy complet[...]

Tysons-based MicroStrategy invested more than $2.2 billion to acquire 91,579 bitcoin, which rose to $5.94 billion in value as of mid-April. Photo by Stephen Gosling
Mar 5, 2024

MicroStrategy’s fortunes rise as bitcoin sets new record

Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, has been riding a recent surge in the cryptocurrency, which hit an all-time high of $69,324.58 Tuesday morning before falling off somewhat in the afternoon. As of Feb. 25, MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries held a total of 193,000 bitcoins, which was worth $13.38 billion […]

Derrick Pledger
Jan 31, 2024

Maximus hires chief digital and information officer

Maximus has hired Derrick Pledger as chief digital and information officer, the Tysons-based federal tech contractor announced Tuesday. Pledger joins Maximus from Leidos, where he oversaw a global team as the contractor’s chief digital and information officer. At Maximus, his responsibilities will include leading the company’s technology modernization and IT strategies along with focus[...]

Jan 23, 2024

Fairfax, Petersburg could hold casino referendums

Two pending Virginia State Senate bills would change the list of locations eligible to host a casino, adding Petersburg and Fairfax County to the mix and removing Richmond. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology’s gaming subcommittee met to discuss these and other measures regarding skill games, sports betting and horse racing. […]

Dec 29, 2023

MicroStrategy buys $615.7M more bitcoin in December

Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy and its subsidiaries continued to grow their cryptocurrency cache in December, nearing $8 billion in bitcoin holdings. The company and its subsidiaries purchased about $615.7 million worth of bitcoin — approximately 14,620 coins — in cash from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26, according to MicroStrategy’s Wednesday filing with the U.S. Securities […]

LeAnn White. Photo courtesy NVBCC.
Dec 11, 2023

NoVa Black Chamber of Commerce hires exec director

LeAnn White became the new executive director of the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce in November, the Tysons-based chamber announced Thursday. White has more than 20 years of banking sector experience. She was previously assistant vice president and business development officer at Fairfax-based FVCbank, according to her LinkedIn profile. Before that, White was a […]

Sep 12, 2023

Maximus fined by SEC for proxy, reporting violations

Tysons-based federal technology contractor Maximus will pay $500,000 in civil penalties to settle a charge that it failed to disclose it had employed the siblings of one of its executive officers. According to a settlement announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Maximus appointed a business segment leader and longtime employee as an […]

Aug 30, 2023

Manufacturing 2023: SCOTT KEOGH

In 2022, Keogh left his position as president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America to serve as head of Scout Motors, the German automaker’s new electric truck and sport utility vehicle division. Scout is a revamp of the iconic Scout all-terrain vehicle brand produced by International Harvester in the 1960s and ’70s. In 2021, […]

Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: ROBB ‘R.J.’ JOHNSON

With 30-plus years of industry experience, Johnson worked with The Staubach Co. beginning in 1995, ultimately serving as president for the mid-Atlantic region until it merged with Fortune Global 500 commercial real estate company JLL in 2008.  Johnson has served JLL clients from offices in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for the past 15 […]

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