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State unemployment rate slid to 4.5% in May
Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4.5% in May, dropping 0.2 percentage points below April’s jobless rate. May’s statewide unemployment rate was 4 percentage points below May 2020’s rate of 8.5% in the first months of the pandemic shutdowns. Virginia continued to trend lower than the nation; the U.S. unemployment rate for May was […]
Chantilly-based CTSI acquires N.C. A/V company
Chantilly-based technology firm Corbett Technology Solutions Inc. (CTSI) announced Tuesday that it has acquired Morrisville, North Carolina-based Collaborative Technology Solutions LLC (CTS), a provider of audiovisual, security, structured cabling and sound-masking services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. CTSI is a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners. The transaction [&hel[...]
Va. hotel revenues increased by 178% in May
Virginia hotel revenues for May 2021 increased by 178% compared with May 2020, according to data released Tuesday by STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, rooms sold went up by 96%. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for hotel rooms rose 42% […]
Reston’s LookingGlass Cyber Solutions acquires Texas tech firm
Reston-based cybersecurity contractor LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc. has acquired Austin, Texas-based AlphaWave Inc., a cloud-native tech company that provides attack surface management services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In a news release, LookingGlass said the transaction will complement the Reston company’s existing cybersecurity services for federal and state government customers by “ena[...]
HII names new CIO for Newport News Shipbuilding
Jason K. Sutton has been promoted to chief information officer for Newport News Shipbuilding, parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries announced last week. Sutton, who joined the company in 2018 as director of operations integration and is currently program director for steel fabrication and assembly, will be responsible for[...]
Va. Beach industrial property sells for $3M
A 38,600-square-foot industrial building on 4.34 acres in Virginia Beach has been sold for $3,015,000, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The property at 1424 Baker Road was sold by Baker & Associates LLC to B&D Acquisitions as an investment. Geoffrey W. Poston of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer[...]
Henrico County building sold for $2.2M
Brian Scrimpsher purchased a 15,327-square-foot building for $2,225,000 in western Henrico County, which will be used as a VA Cars Inc. dealership, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The property at 7494 W. Broad St. is on 1.1 acres, and it was purchased from Ross Square LLC, with James Ashby IV of Cushman [...]
East Coast Appliance acquires Norfolk building for $1.4M
East Coast Appliance has purchased a 40,000-square-foot building in Norfolk for $1.4 million, which it plans to use as a warehouse, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The property, at 1164 Azalea Garden Road, is on 2.9 acres and was purchased from Richard and Cheryl Hart. Geoffrey W. Poston of Thalhimer han[...]
$250K SCHEV grant boosts VCU-ChamberRVA internship initiative
Virginia Commonwealth University and ChamberRVA hope to expand paid internship opportunities in the Richmond region with the help of a $250,000 grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the chamber announced Thursday. In October, the Virginia Chamber Foundation and SCHEV started a public-private partnership,[...]
Parsons Corp. branch awarded $2.24B MDA contract
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. has won a potential $2.24 billion contract from the Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Defense announced this week. Huntsville, Alabama-based Parsons Government Services will oversee the project, which starts in July and could run up to January 2029. Work will be performed at Fort Belvoir and other military sites […]
Leidos subsidiary wins nearly $1B health care contract
A subsidiary company of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. won a U.S. Army contract potentially worth nearly $1 billion to provide commercial health services to all U.S. military reserve forces, Leidos announced this week. Leidos acquired QTC Management Inc., which is based in San Dimos, California, in 2016. The $999 million contract […]
Williamsburg apartment complex sold for $46M
New York-based Kushner Cos. has purchased a 212-unit apartment complex in Williamsburg for $46 million, commercial real estate sales corporation Berkadia announced Thursday. Spotswood Commons, located at 100 Glenburnie Road, was sold by Massachusetts-based The Dolben Company Inc. Drew White, senior managing director of Berkadia�[...]
