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Va. hotel revenues up slightly over 2019
Northern Virginia’s hotel market continues to be a drag on the lodging industry’s performance in the commonwealth as a whole, according to recently released data from STR Inc., a division of CoStar Group Inc. that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. The latest data show rooms sold decreased by 4.6%[...]
U.Va. program guarantees job interviews for certificate students
The University of Virginia is partnering with companies to guarantee job interviews for some certificate students. The program comes from an agreement between U.Va’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, which offers part-time, online programs, and various employers. It is designed to improve the workforce pipelin[...]
Outgoing chamber leaders honored by state association
The Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives has honored two retiring leaders with lifetime achievement awards. Prince William Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Debbie Jones and Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Joyce Waugh received the awards during the VACCE’s 2022 executive leaders[...]
Rolls-Royce wins $1B Navy contract
Reston-based Rolls-Royce North America has received a contract totaling more than $1 billion to support the engines that power the Navy’s fleet of T-45 Goshawk training jets. The Pentagon announced the award Thursday, naming Indianapolis-based Rolls-Royce Corp. as the recipient. Rolls-Royce Corp. falls under the British ae[...]
Torc Robotics names new CEO
Blacksburg-based self-driving truck company Torc Robotics has named Peter Vaughan Schmidt its next CEO, the Daimler Truck AG subsidiary announced Thursday. Currently head of Daimler Truck’s Autonomous Technology Group, Schmidt will take on his new role Oct. 1 and succeeds Michael Fleming. The company produces software for [...]
TowneBank to acquire Farmers Bank
Suffolk-based TowneBank has agreed to acquire Windsor-headquartered Farmers Bankshares Inc., the parent company of Farmers Bank, the two companies announced Thursday. The deal is expected to close early next year. The $56 million deal, which would create a combined company worth $17.5 billion in total assets, loans of $10.9 bill[...]
Academy Sports + Outdoors opens first Va. location
Sporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened its first store in Virginia with a location in Henrico County’s Short Pump area. The Texas-based Fortune 500 company opened Monday in a 58,075-square-foot store at 11861 W. Broad St. in The Corner at Short Pump, with 60 employees. Its grand opening is scheduled F[...]
SAIC receives $319M Air Force contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has received a $319 million contract to modernize and maintain the Air Force’s Falconer weapon system, the company announced Wednesday. Under the Falconer Air Operations Center Weapon System Sustainment contract, an SAIC team will work wit[...]
BMK Ventures to move, expand in Va. Beach
Virginia Beach-based BMK Ventures Inc. plans to invest about $6.9 million in a new headquarters elsewhere in the city and add 20 jobs. The company, which provides medical supplies to government customers including the military, first responders and others, will move from its location at 1112 Jensen Drive to Corporate Landing Business Park, between General […]
Sentara Health Plans names new leader
Virginia Beach-based Sentara Health Plans has named Colin Drozdowski as the next president of Sentara Healthcare’s health insurance division. Drozdowski succeeds Dennis Matheis, who was named president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare in June. Drozdowski will also serve as executive vice president of Norfolk-based nonprofit S[...]
Skanska wins $223M contract for offshore wind farm prep
New York-based Skanska USA won the $223 million contract to redevelop the 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal that Dominion Energy Inc. will use as a staging area for its $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The company announced the award on Tuesday. The CVOW calls for the construction of 176 wind turbine[...]
Virginia Transformer Corp. launches EV charger module
Roanoke-based power transformer manufacturer Virginia Transformer Corp. has entered the electric vehicle market by launching a manufacturing division to create components for commercial electric vehicle power chargers, with plans to expand the initiative, the company announced Monday. Commercial customers can build self-containe[...]
