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Oct 20, 2020

Northam calls for VMI racism probe

Before the academic semester begins, new cadets at Virginia Military Institute must endure Hell Week, a punishing 10-day rite of passage that introduces students to the military discipline, drill and physical fitness expectations required of them. For one Black freshman in 2018, it meant a white sophomore telling him he’d “lynch” his body and use […]

Mark Forman. Photo courtesy SAIC
Oct 20, 2020

Could telework be the new normal for federal workers?

Telework could be here to stay, according to findings from a survey of top federal government executives released Tuesday by Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC). A majority of the 300 respondents surveyed by Market Connections said they expect the technology changes put in [...]

Pharrell Williams speaking during a June press conference announcing Gov. Ralph Northam's plans to make Juneteenth a state holiday. | Photo courtesy Gov. Ralph Northam's office
Oct 19, 2020

Virginia lawmakers make Juneteenth a state holiday

RICHMOND, Va. — Juneteenth has officially become a state holiday after lawmakers unanimously approved legislation during the Virginia General Assembly special session. Juneteenth marks the day news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas, which was the last state to abolish slavery. The companion bills were introduc[...]

Chippenham Hospital. Photo courtesy HCA
Oct 19, 2020

Chippenham Hospital reaches Level I trauma status

Health care network HCA Virginia announced Monday that Chippenham Hospital on Oct. 15 was designated by the commonwealth of Virginia as a Level I Trauma Center, making it the only such center in the southern Richmond metropolitan area. Level I Trauma Centers provide more care options for severely injured patients and the accredi[...]

Oct 16, 2020

BAE Systems wins $65.7M Navy contract

The U.S. Navy awarded Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc), a $65.7 million contract to develop, produce, test, evaluate and update air traffic control systems for the branch, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Thursday. Under the contract, BAE Systems will also develop and support test […]

Graphic courtesy Virginia Realtors
Oct 16, 2020

Virginia Realtors turns 100

This month, Virginia Realtors will be 100 years old, marking its anniversary as a centenarian while the residential real estate market in Virginia continues to climb despite the pandemic. Founded on Oct. 22, 1920, Virginia Realtors has become one of the largest trade associations in the state, representing 35,000 members in the[...]

Oct 16, 2020

Northam directs $73M to home health care worker hazard pay

Home health care workers who served elderly people or those suffering from disabilities during the early months of the pandemic will receive a one-time $1,500 hazard payment from the state government, Gov. Northam announced Thursday. Northam announced $73 million in federal CARES Act funding would be disbursed among an estimated 43,500 home health care workers […]

Oct 16, 2020

GTT Communications to sell infrastructure division for $2.15B

McLean-based telecommunications company GTT Communications Inc., which provides high-speed internet and cloud networking services to more than 144 countries, announced Friday it will sell its infrastructure division to Miami, Florida-based I Squared Capital for $2.15 billion. Under the definitive purchase agreement, I Squared Capital would obtain GTT’s Pan-European, North American, subsea and transatlantic fiber network […][...]

Oct 16, 2020

NoVa housing market continues upward trend in September

Unlike other industries struggling during the pandemic, residential real estate continues to stay strong. Northern Virginia Realtors saw a 58% increase, or nearly $1.5 billion, in the amount of real estate sold in September compared to the same time period last year, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). The NVAR service area […]

Image of Gloucester Village for WanderLove Recovery Grant Program. Photo courtesy Virginia Tourism Corp.
Oct 15, 2020

Va. tourism had record 2019, but 2020 won’t follow suit

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis is spelling an end to Virginia’s decade-long streak of record-breaking tourism revenues. Although Virginia’s tourism industry had another record year in 2019, posting $27 billion in spending, the commonwealth’s tourism revenue for 2020 is expected to decrease by[...]

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe plans to build a $500 million casino and resort on the Elizabeth River if Norfolk voters approve the project on the November ballot. Rendering courtesy Pamunkey Indian Tribe
Oct 15, 2020

Baskervill, HKS to lead Norfolk casino design, architecture

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe announced Thursday that Dallas, Texas-based HKS and Richmond-based Baskervill will serve as the architecture team for the tribe’s planned $500 million Norfolk Resort & Casino if city voters approve a Nov. 3 local referendum approving the casino development. Backed by Tennessee billionaire inve[...]

Oct 14, 2020

Pocahontas Parkway operator launches toll payment app

Madrid-based Globalvia, which operates the Pocahontas Parkway (State Route 895) in Chesterfield and Henrico counties, has launched a new toll payment app that allows drivers to pay tolls in real time on Virginia toll roads without a prepaid pass.  The Slora app is accepted on Virginia toll roads including Interstates 64, 66, 95, 395 and […]

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