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Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy Inc. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Aug 3, 2022

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor to step down, become exec chair

Amid mounting losses from its multibillion-dollar bitcoin investments, MicroStrategy Inc. CEO and founder Michael Saylor is stepping down from his current role and will take on the position of executive chairman, the Tysons-based technology company announced Tuesday. The move is effective Aug. 8. MicroStrategy President Phong Le will also become the company’s new CEO, as […]

Kate Pittman (L) is executive director of the nonprofit that promotes and supports Virginia Beach’s ViBe Creative District, the trendy area co-founded by Andrew Fine and Laura Wood. Marked by colorful murals and artwork, the district features a mix of art galleries, retailers, coworking space, restaurants, breweries and coffee shops. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Jul 28, 2022

Creating community vibes

In Virginia Beach, most tourists flock to the Oceanfront. But just a couple blocks west, you’ll find an area that feels a little more artsy and a lot more local. In the 15-block ViBe Creative District, situated between the Virginia Beach Convention Center and the Oceanfront, coffee shops and restaurants operate out of former industrial […]

Jun 10, 2022

Derivatives exchange company to create 37 jobs in Fairfax

Tysons-based derivatives exchange company Nodal Exchange will invest $300,000 to expand its Fairfax County headquarters, creating 37 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. The company will increase capacity at its headquarters, located at 1921 Gallows Road in Tysons. “Nodal Exchange offers the largest suite of power and environmental contracts in the world, and we are […]

Jun 6, 2022

CBRE moving NoVa office to The Boro in Tysons

CBRE Group Inc. has signed a lease for 24,108 square feet at The Boro tower in Tysons, the firm announced June 1. In the first quarter of 2023, CBRE will move its Northern Virginia office from International Drive in Tysons to occupy the entire 11th floor of The Boro, at 8350 Broad St. The new […]

Jun 2, 2022

DHG, BKD merged company names Va. leaders

The merger of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and Springfield, Missouri-based BKD CPAs & Advisor finalized Wednesday, forming Forvis, the name of the new company that the two companies merging formed. Forvis is a top 10 accounting firm with $1.4 billion in revenue. “Today is a monumental day as BKD and DHG officially […]

May 26, 2022

The Acacia Group acquires Atlanta consulting firm

Tysons-based private equity firm The Acacia Group announced Wednesday that it had acquired Atlanta-based technology, staffing and consulting firm The Baer Group. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Baer Group will form a new platform business within the Acacia platform. “We see immediate opportunities for Baer to support the clients of current […]

May 23, 2022

Gainwell Technologies hires new client engagement officer

Tysons-based Gainwell Technologies has named Karen Shields as its chief client engagement officer, the health and human services IT provider announced last week. Shields will work in collaboration with Gainwell’s project management team to anticipate and fulfill client needs, according to a news release. She previously served as deputy director for the Center for Medicaid […]

May 17, 2022

Tegna shareholders approve $5.4B sale to hedge fund

Tysons-based broadcast and digital media giant Tegna Inc.’s shareholders approved an agreement at a special meeting Tuesday for the sale of the company to an affiliate of New York hedge fund Standard General. On Feb. 22, Tegna announced it would be acquired in a $5.4 billion cash deal by an affiliate of Standard General LP. […]

May 6, 2022

Tysons-based MicroStrategy names new CFO

Tysons-based business software company MicroStrategy Inc., best known for its nearly $4 billion investment in bitcoin since 2020, has announced that Andrew Kang will be its new senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, starting next week. Kang takes over for Phong Le, who has served as CFO and president. After Kang’s start date, […]

Hospitality businesses are optimistic about this summer’s tourism season, says John Zirkle, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach and president of the Virginia Beach Hotel Association. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Apr 28, 2022

Summer dreams

Tournaments at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Events at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. A busy Oceanfront boardwalk. That was the scene in Virginia Beach during just one weekend in mid-March. And it was the perfect “prelude” to the summer travel season, says John Zirkle, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Virginia Beach. “The […]

Apr 28, 2022

Top Five: May 2022

The top trending major business stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from March 15 to April 14 were led by news of the death of Fairfax County developer John “Til” Hazel Jr. 1  |  Fairfax County developer John ‘Til’ Hazel Jr. dies at age 91 Hazel was a key figure in the transformation of Tysons from a rural […]

Apr 14, 2022

Mark Esper joins Tysons venture capital firm

Mark Esper, who led the Pentagon from 2019 to 2020, has joined Tysons-based incubation and venture capital firm Red Cell Partners LLC as a partner and chair of its national security practice, according to a news release. Esper will lead Red Cell’s investment activities in cyber, defense, security, international affairs, space and aerospace and seek […]

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