The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defensecontractor Leonardo DRS Inc. and Virginia Beach-based VT Group positions on a five-year, $211.6 million contract to help the branch sustain its technical insertion equipment, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
Under the contract, the two companies will produce, assemble and test Technical Insertion 2016 spare equipment, perform technical work and install ordnance alteration kits, according to the DOD. Services under the contract include procurement, harvesting and engineering tasks.
Work will be performed in Virginia, Mississippi, California, Washington, Florida, New Jersey, Hawaii and Japan through December 2025.
Leonardo DRS also announced July 20 it won a $120 million U.S. Navy contract to provide engineering design and test software for aircraft protection systems.
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced Monday it has elected Hampton University‘s vice president for development and campaign director, Felicia Blow, as chair of its board for 2022. She will serve as chair-elect during 2021.
The PRSA is a professional organization with more than 21,000 members who work in the public relations and communications fields.
With 28 years of experience, Blow has worked in fields including manufacturing, waste management, environmental services, telecommunications and higher education. She previously served as director of public affairs for Cox Communications, where she started the Cox Charities Virginia program, which fundraises for Virginia nonprofits.
Blow has also served as senior counsel to the PRSA board and as a director representing the mid-Atlantic district. In 2000, she became the first African American female president of the Hampton Roads PRSA Chapter.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Hampton University and her master’s degree in business administration from Strayer University. She is pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration at Old Dominion University.
Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Friday it has won a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) task order to complete updated hydrography (maps of bodies of water) for the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) for approximately 9,880 square miles in northern Alaska.
An amount for the task order was not disclosed.
From 2010 to 2020, Dewberry mapped Alaska with advanced modeling including interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) data and hydro-enforced digital terrain models (DTM). The new modeling created under the Geospatial and Services Contract 3 will triple the amount of NHD features, according to the company.
“The collaborative efforts of USGS, local stakeholders, and private companies such as Dewberry are paramount to making a project like this succeed,” Dewberry Associate Vice President Mark Safran said in a statement. “The updated hydrographic features of the NHD will be a benefit to all inhabitants as well as preserving the wilderness that Alaska is known for for generations to come.”
Founded in 1956, Dewberry offers engineering, geospatial, survey, mapping, environmental and construction services to government and commercial clients. The company employs a total of 2,000 people across more than 50 locations. Last year, it reported $470.8 million in revenue.
In late July, the company announced it would provide quality assurance services for the entire $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) project — the largest construction project in Virginia and the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) history.
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) awarded Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) a five-year blanket purchase agreement to modernize the client case-management system of the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services (PPS) system, the company announced Monday.
PPS works to carry out probation and pretrial service functions in U.S. district courts. Under the agreement, AFS will design, integrate, deploy and support a new cloud-based client case-management system on a software-as-a-service platform that would allow 9,000 PPS employees to work anywhere in the U.S.
“Accenture Federal Service is proud to transition PPS to a new user experience and technical functionality that will better support AOUSC as it provides mission-critical services to reduce recidivism and to protect our communities,” Jenna O’Steen, AFS managing director, who leads the company’s justice portfolio, said in a statement.
Using the new platform, AOUSC can incorporate robotic process automation, natural language processing and machine learning to automate repetitive tasks, according to AFS.
AFS is a subsidiary of Irish Fortune Global 500 company Accenture. AFS has clients within the national security, federal health, military and civilian services industries. Last year, Accenture reported more than $40 billion in revenue.
Ten Virginia-based companies made Forbes’ top tax and accounting firms list for 2021.
Of 450 companies across the nation, 250 companies were awarded the America’s Best Tax Firm 2021 title and 200 companies were awarded the America’s Best Accounting Firm 2021 title. Tax and account professionals and their clients were surveyed between August and September.
Participants were asked to indicate up to 10 tax or accounting firms that they would recommend. Entries are not ranked; they are in alphabetical order.
Shenandoah University announced Monday that it has entered into a partnership with the Washington Justice, a professional Overwatch League, for internships and learning opportunities for students.
This marks the first partnership between a university and a professional Overwatch League team (esports). The Washington Justice represents Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
The partnership will launch at the beginning of 2021 and end during the summer of 2022.
“This partnership will prepare our students to work in the esports industry with real world experiences and networking opportunities,” Shenadoah University Director of Esports Joey Gawrysiak said in a statement. “The Washington Justice and their incredible staff recognize the opportunities esports brings students beyond gaming and we couldn’t be more excited about what this partnership will bring to both Shenandoah University and the Justice. This is just another step we are taking to grow our esports program at SU and what sets us apart from other programs.”
Internships will focus on business operations, team operations, sponsorships and marketing. Washington Justice owner Mark Ein will provide leadership opportunities during the school year. The organization will also host live and online events for Shenandoah University students about event production, social media management and business development.
“Through this partnership, we aim to provide Shenandoah students with real, tangible industry experience, so they can be well-equipped for their first career following graduation,” Grant Paranjape, Washington Justice vice president of esports business, said in a statement. “We have had the unique privilege of interacting with many of Shenandoah’s students already, and by combining the excellent education they are receiving in the classroom with hands-on experience at a major esports franchise, we believe we can truly offer students the best in-class opportunity to equip themselves for a successful career in the esports industry.”
Automotive components and systems supplier International Automotive Components Group (IAC Group) will invest $4.6 million to expand its Strasburg operations and add auto component lines and products to its existing facility, creating 47 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday.
Headquartered in Luxembourg, IAC Group is a supplier of instrument panels, console systems, door panels, headliners and overhead systems for automakers. It operates more than 45 facilities in 16 countries and has more than 60 locations in 18 countries. IAC Group employs more than 18,000 people globally.
“International Automotive Components Group has been a valued employer in Shenandoah County for more than a decade, and we are thrilled that the company is reinvesting in its operation and employees,” Northam said in a statement. “IAC Group exemplifies the success that major businesses can find in rural Virginia and we thank the company for its continued confidence in Virginia and for creating high-quality manufacturing jobs at a critical time in our economic recovery.”
Virginia competed with Ohio for the project, and won because of its “history of successful launches, as well as access to additional talent around the region,” Nick Proctor, IAC Group manufacturing director said in a statement.
“As a major global player in the automotive sector, IAC Group’s growth in Shenandoah County serves as a testimonial to other industry leaders,” Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball said in a statement. “We are confident the region’s infrastructure and dedicated workforce will contribute to the operation’s future longevity.”
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) worked with Shenandoah County, the town of Strasburg and the Shenandoah Valley Partnership to secure the project for Virginia. VEDP will support IAC Group’s job creation through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program, which provides consultation and funding to companies creating jobs.
An industrial building in Chesterfield County sold for $2.77 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week.
Located at 8801-8899 Whitepine Road, the 28,600-square-foot Adbel Business Village sits on 4.1 acres. SMW Warehouses LLC purchased the property from Harrison & Hine LLC as an investment.
Constructed in 1998, the building (most recently assessed at $1.63 million) last sold in 2007, according to Chesterfield County property records. Industrial parts distributor Motion Industries Inc. last year leased 15,400 square feet of the building, according to Divaris Real Estate.
Gregg W. Beck and R. Scott Douglas of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale on behalf of the seller.
Dalton earned her sales license in 2003 and her associate broker’s license in 2010. She has served as Long & Foster’s managing broker for the Tuckahoe and Centerpointe offices in the Richmond area since 2019, and previously held the same role with the company’s Blacksburg office.
She has been a member of the Virginia Realtors board of directors since 2016 and was president-elect in 2020. She has also been chair of the board of trustees for the Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC) of Virginia, and has also chaired Virginia Realtors’ Virginia Leadership Academy and the association’s public policy committee.
As a member of the Virginia Realtors Honor Society, she was named Virginia Manager of the Year in 2015 and in 2008 was named as New River Valley Association Association of Realtors’ Realtor of the Year. A National Association of Realtors Leadership Academy graduate, she also serves as the Region Three representative on the 2021 RPAC Trustees Federal Disbursement Committee.
Other Virginia Realtors leadership appointments include:
Immediate past president: Kemper Funkhouser, Harrisonburg.
Founded in 1920, Virginia Realtors is one of the largest trade associations in the state, representing 35,000 members in the residential and commercial real estate business. The organization includes 28 local Realtor associations and represents all regions of the commonwealth.
The 27,363-square-foot, three-story Fountain Square building sold to Fountain Square Partners LLC from Johnson Family Investments Corp. The building is located at 1315 2nd Street SW and was constructed in 1973, according to Roanoke property records. It was last sold in 1993.
The property has nearly 16,000 available square feet and sits on 1.21 acres, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Current occupants include Carilion Clinic’s Internal Medicine of Roanoke PC and LewisGale Physicians.
Price Gutshall and Barry Ward of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale on behalf of the seller.
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