SWVA initiative seeks to attract remote workers
Project Fuse, a regional cooperative initiative to make Southwest Virginia the location of choice for remote employment, launched Friday with the release of a playbook to attract businesses. “The global business community seeks options for both attracting the employees they want and managing their operating costs,” Will Payn[...]
Northrop Grumman secures $252M Marine Corps contract
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. landed a $252 million contract to produce and test a handheld precision ground targeting system for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the hybrid, follow-on contract, Northrop Grumman will work on the Next Generation Targeting Handheld System, a lightweight, man-portable system […][...]
AutoZone to build $185M distribution center in New Kent
Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. plans to build a $185.2 million warehouse and distribution center in New Kent County, creating 352 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The 800,000-square-foot facility will serve as the company’s East Coast distribution operation, according to the governor’s office. Based in [...]
Fairfax telecom software provider acquires N.J. firm
Fairfax-based telecommunications tech provider Teoco announced Tuesday it had acquired New Jersey-based software company Software Synergy Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “As we look to strengthen Teoco’s presence in the North American market, we are proud of our strategic acquisition of SSI to enh[...]
Manassas bio research supplier wins $5.5M in federal grants
Manassas-based biological materials management nonprofit American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) announced Tuesday that it won three Defense Threat Reduction Agency grants valued at more than $5.5 million to identify new therapeutic approaches to viruses. “ATCC is committed to supporting this global health initiative by pr[...]
GDIT secures $162M DISA Agency contract
Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) announced Wednesday it had secured a potential $162 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to secure identity, access and account management for U.S Department of Defense applications. The Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Phase III production agreement has a […][...]
GOP lawmakers push to protect workers who decline COVID vaccines
RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to receive unemployment benefits if no other misconduct took place. The measure advanced from the House of Delegates on a 51-48 party line vote and was assigned to a Senate committee on Feb. 10. The [&helli[...]
Virginia Beach medical building sells for $21M
A medical office building in Virginia Beach sold for $21 million, Nashville, Tennessee-based buyer Montecito Medical Real Estate announced Thursday. Located at 1717 Will O’ Wisp Drive, the two-story Beach Medical Pavilion has 52,000 square feet. Its tenants are Gastroenterology Ltd. of Virginia Beach and OrthoVirginia. The pro[...]
Arlington’s The Millennium apartment building sells for $200.5M
An affiliate of Washington, D.C.-based The UIP Companies Inc., in partnership with New Jersey-based furnished housing company Churchill Living, purchased The Millennium apartment building in Arlington for $200.5 million on Jan. 20, Arlington property records show. Located at 1130 S. Fair St., near Metropolitan Park — the first[...]
Peraton lands $2.69B Homeland Security contract
Federal contractor Peraton Inc.’s subsidiary, Perspecta Engineering Inc., landed a potential 10-year, almost $2.69 billion contract to assist the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the company announced Wednesday. Under the indefinite quantity, indefinite quantity contract, Peraton will assist with Data Center and Cloud Opt[...]
Dan Snyder owns Va.’s most expensive house
Virginia’s most expensive mansion now belongs to one of the most famous men in the commonwealth. River View, once part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, in Alexandria, was sold on Oct. 29, 2021, for $48 million, according to TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. The agency brokered the sale of the 7-bedroom ho[...]
Reston HR firm acquired by New York insurance broker
New York-based insurance broker and consultant NFP Corp. announced Thursday it had acquired Reston-based Helios HR LLC. Financial terms of the transaction, which closed in January, were not disclosed. “I’m excited to welcome the Helios HR team to NFP,” Ethan Foxman, NFP’s Atlantic region president, said in a statement. �[...]