Richmond water crises test city, but growth stays strong
Despite two major water outages in 2024, Richmond leaders remain optimistic, citing business growth, regional cooperation and new investment.
Amentum wins $4B Space Force contract
Amentum has been awarded a contract of up to $4 billion from the United States Space Force to provide engineering and cybersecurity services.
Henrico EDA head to leave in 2026
Anthony Romanello, the Henrico County Economic Development Authority’s executive director, will resign from the role early next year.
CACI awarded $1.64B Transportation Command contract
CACI International has been awarded a potential 10-year, $1.64 billion contract from the U.S. Transportation Command.
Boeing wins $883M Army cargo support contract
Boeing has been awarded a $883.1 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide cargo engineering and logistics support services.
Virginia Beach solicits development proposals near convention center
The Virginia Beach government is seeking proposals from developers for a commercial or residential project near the city’s convention center.
V2X wins $4.3B Air Force contract
V2X announced that it has been awarded a $4.3 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force for supply services supporting the T-6 aircraft.
Leidos secures $128M FBI contract
Leidos announced that it has been awarded a $128 million task order by the FBI to modernize the Next Generation Identification system.
Fredericksburg weighs impact of federal job cuts
Northern Virginia politicians, all Democrats, started sounding the alarm immediately about federal job cuts and slashing of federal agencies’ budgets at the start of the second Trump administration in January. And there have been significant impacts in Fairfax and Arlington counties, as well as Alexandria, where the U.S. D[...]
BWXT wins $2.6B in contracts for naval nuclear reactor components
The U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded BWX Technologies contracts totaling approximately $2.6 billion.
Virginia, Google partner to launch AI training courses
Virginia is launching an online platform that will provide job seekers free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses.
Richmond chooses next economic development director
The Richmond government on Friday announced that it has appointed Angie Rodgers to be its new director of economic development.