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Dominion VP named to board of manufacturers association

The National Association of Manufacturers announced Wednesday that William L. Murray, Dominion Energy Inc.’s senior vice president of corporate affairs and communication, has been named to the NAM board of directors.

“Bill Murray is a recognized leader in our industry, and the NAM will be stronger thanks to his service on our board of directors,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons in a statement.

Founded in 1895 and based in Washington, D.C., NAM is the largest industrial trade association in the United States with more than 14,000 members.

“I am honored to be a part of the NAM Board and continue the pursuit of policies that will ensure the continued growth and success of manufacturers,” said Murray in statement.

Richmond-based Dominion is a Fortune 500 utility with more than 7 million customers in 16 states.

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Chantilly cell tower B2B biz acquired by California company

Chantilly-based SmallCellSite.com has been acquired by California’s Digital Locations Inc., a developer of 5G cell tower sites. The completed acquisition was announced on March 2. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The acquisition means that Digital Locations now has 80,000 prequalified wireless cell sites. SmallCellSite has nonexclusive agreements with site owners all over the U.S. to directly market the use of their properties to network operators, such as Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Sprint to build out their wireless networks.

“The acquisition of SmallCellSite represents a great leap forward for Digital Locations. This will allow us to participate in an ongoing flow of 5G site rental income from partnered properties rented to great tenants – the major 5G wireless carriers,” said Bill Beifuss, Digital Locations president, in a statement. “True 5G coverage in the U.S. simply cannot occur without a massive buildout of at least 1,000,000 small cell sites. The acquisition of SmallCellSite gives us a leg up in the race.”

The acquisition closed on Jan. 7, 2021, but the purchase was subject to recission based on acceptance by Digital Locations of an audit of SmallCellSite’s books and records. Digital Locations has accepted the audit and will not rescind the transaction.

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Richmond leasing company announces promotions

Richmond-based equipment financing company CSC Leasing Co. announced Monday that it has promoted three executives.

Sam Corey has assumed additional leadership responsibilities as head of the company’s vendor programs. He will continue to lead the credit and investment business function. He has been with CSC Leasing since 2008.

Will Forston, formerly CSC Leasing’s director of finance, has been promoted to vice president of finance and syndication. He has been with CSC Leasing since 2018.

John Croney has been promoted to CSC Leasing’s director of credit and investment, where he will continue to grow the company’s credit and investment function. He joined CSC Leasing in 2018.

CSC Leasing provides equipment financing solutions for companies.

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Herndon government contractor hires business development SVP

Herndon-based government contractor Unissant Inc. has rehired Macon Hardy as its senior vice president of business development, the company announced on Monday.

Hardy previously worked for Unissant; in her role, she will focus on developing the firm’s work with the Defense Health Agency and Veterans Affairs.

“We’re very excited to have Macon back,” said Unissant President Kenneth Bonner in a statement. “As a former member of the team, she’s very familiar with the company and our culture. She’ll be able to hit the ground running.”

Founded in 2006, Unissant is a data-driven and cybersecurity services provider with expertise in health care and health IT, national security, finance and energy.

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Ashburn contractor names chief technical officer for product suite

Ashburn-based government contractor ID Technologies LLC announced Tuesday it has promoted Michael Maice to be its new chief technical officer for its portfolio of Archon line cloud storage and data security products.

Maice will oversee Archon’s product development strategy and evaluate new technology for the offering, as well as advise customers on technical matters related to the National Security Agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified Program.

He previously served as chief technology officer for the U.S. military’s Joint Communications Support Element, and as a chief warrant officer at the U.S. Army and technical director for network visualization efforts at Army Cyber Command. He joined ID Technologies last year as a senior solutions architect.

“As we accelerate our investment into the Archon platform, to scale getting this technology into the hands of the warfighter, Mike will be paramount to our success. Mike understands the challenges our mission customers face in enterprise adoption of secure remote access capabilities,” said Chris Oliver, CEO of ID Technologies, in a statement.

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Northrop Grumman wins $82M drone support contract

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday that it has awarded an $82.9 million contract to Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. to sustain, test and engineer MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Navy.

Under the contract, the company will also provide technical and field support to ensure the drone’s readiness for military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The award also includes logistics, mission control and operator training equipment support and reach-back engineering services for the Triton assets of the Navy and the Australian government. The MQ-4C Triton was developed by Northrop Grumman.

The company is set to receive $61.1 million in initial contract funds consisting of the Navy’s fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement and operation and maintenance funds, plus foreign cooperative project funds. The drone’s prime contractor will perform work through March 2022 at locations within and outside the continental U.S. Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity.

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General Dynamics lands $210M contract for Stryker vehicles

The U.S. State Department has named General Dynamics Corp.’s land systems business as the prime contractor on a potential $210 million foreign military sale of Stryker armored fighting vehicles to North Macedonia through a government-to-government transaction.

On Tuesday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale. The request covers 54 Strykers, including the platform’s M1126 infantry carrier, M1129 mortar carrier and M1130 command variants.

The proposed sale also includes the Common Remote Operated Weapons Station, GPS navigation and communications systems, M6 smoke grenade launchers and M2A1 .50-caliber machine guns. General Dynamics Land Systems would manufacture the ground vehicles at a company facility in Ontario, Canada.

General Dynamics Land Systems is a subsidiary of Reston-based General Dynamics. The parent company employs 100,000 people worldwide and reported $39.4 billion in 2019 revenue.

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Sterling IT company names director of government programs

Sterling-based IT company Marathon TS announced Monday that Zach Tessier will be its new director of government programs.

Tessier has been with Marathon since 2013. In his new role, Tessier will be responsible for managing activities related with the staffing and onboarding of talent for Marathon’s government programs.

“Over the years, Zach has volunteered his time and talent to learn the many aspects of our business,” said Alan Siek, owner and chief operating officer of Marathon, in a statement.

Marathon TS is a woman-owned small business with offices in St. Louis and San Diego that specializes in IT solutions for government agencies.

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Manufacturing/logistics building coming to Meadowville Technology Park

A newly announced 353,044-square-foot manufacturing and industrial facility will be the first spec building constructed at Meadowville Technology Park, which is owned by the Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority.

The project is being developed by Columbia, South Carolina-based Red Rock Developments and Stamford, Connecticut-based Westport Capital Partners LLC. It is Red Rock’s first major project in the greater Richmond region, according to a statement from Chesterfield County Economic Development.

Situated on approximately 54 acres along Digital Drive, the spec building will be marketed to manufacturing and logistics users. It will include 36-foot clear height, dock and drive-in loading, full site circulation and 185-foot truck courts. Site development will begin this spring with completion of the building slated for the fourth quarter 2021.

Mark Douglas and Graham Stoneburner of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer will be representing Red Rock for leasing the building.

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Breeden buys $3.5M Newport News site for apartments

Breeden Investment Properties Inc. purchased a 5.06-acre land parcel to build a 176-unit apartment complex in the 200-acre Huntington Pointe residential development. The Virginia Beach-based commercial real estate development company paid $3.52 for the vacant parcel.

Breeden purchased the property, located off of Denbigh Boulevard near the York County line, from Huntington Pointe LLC.

C. Cheyney Cole of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented Breeden in the transaction.

 

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