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Thermo Fisher Scientific to add 500 jobs in RVA region
Massachusetts-based scientific equipment and software supply company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will invest $97 million to expand its laboratory operations into three new locations in the Greater Richmond area, a project expected to create more than 500 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. “Thermo Fisher’s expanding footprint and creation of more than 500 new jobs […]
Va. AG hiring staff to target unemployment fraud
Virginia’s attorney general on Thursday announced he has signed an agreement with the Virginia Employment Commission to hire more staff dedicated to investigating and prosecuting fraudulent unemployment claims, a problem that has cost the state more than $100 million since 2020, a report estimates. According to Attorney General Jason Miyares’ spokeswoman, Victoria LaCivita, his office […][...]
VCU Health makes interim CFO permanent
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System named James Siegel, who has served as the interim chief financial officer since June 2021, its permanent CFO on Thursday. “James has done an exemplary job leading us through financially challenging times, while positioning the system for financial success in the future,” Dr. Art[...]
Newsweek ranks U.Va. Medical Center top Va. hospital
Newsweek ranked Charlottesville’s University of Virginia Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia in its World’s Best Hospitals 2022 guide, which was released March 2. “Our team members have faced incredible challenges over the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have persevered to provide exc[...]
U.K. cybersecurity firm opens U.S. division in Reston
United Kingdom-based cybersecurity artificial intelligence firm Darktrace has formed a new American division, headquartered in Reston, to serve the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, federal agencies and national infrastructure, the company announced March 1. Darktrace Federal will be led by Sally Kenyon Grant, vice president of federal affairs. “There is little doubt that […][...]
Amazon, Va. Tech partner on machine learning initiative
Virginia Tech announced Thursday morning that it is partnering with Amazon.com Inc. on an artificial intelligence and machine learning research initiative that will have a presence at both Tech’s Blacksburg campus and its emerging Innovation Campus in Alexandria. Dubbed the Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and[...]
Leidos wins $545M biomedical research contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. won a potential $545 million contract to support biomedical research for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the company announced Wednesday. Under the seven-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Leidos will prov[...]
HCA hires Chippenham Hospital chief nursing officer
M. Lea Lee will become chief nursing officer of Chippenham Hospital on April 4, HCA Virginia announced Tuesday. Lee currently serves as the chief nursing officer for LewisGale Medical Center in Salem and will be returning to Richmond. She has previously worked with HCA Healthcare. In 2007, she was Chippenham Hospital’s nursing[...]
Hyundai dealership to open in Roanoke County
A Hyundai sales and service facility is coming to Roanoke County, car dealership group Southern Team Automotive Group announced Tuesday. The 30,000-square-foot facility will be located at 7300 Williamson Road in the Hollins area in northern Roanoke County. The two-story showroom and facility will have DC fast-charging stations f[...]
HII division announces new VP of infrastructure and sustainability
Newport News-based Fortune 500 military shipbuilder HII announced Wednesday that Eric Crooker is the new vice president of infrastructure and sustainability at its Pascagoula, Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding division. In this role, Crooker will focus on compliance and enterprise risk management along with overseeing env[...]
Leidos names new chief HR officer
Leidos has named Maureen Waterston as its new chief human resources officer, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Tuesday. Waterston most recently served in the same position at Pratt & Whitney, a Connecticut-based subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies. At Leidos, Waterston will be responsible for implemen[...]
Fresh Market property in Chesterfield sells for $6.9M
The Fresh Market grocery store property in Chesterfield County near Midlothian has sold for $6.9 million, Colliers announced Monday. The 31,394-square-foot property was acquired from the California-based seller, 1200 Huguenot Road LLC, by California-based 101 North A ST LLC. It is located at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpi[...]
