Sadler Square subdivision in Glen Allen to start sales in 2024
Construction on Sadler Square, a 128-home development in Glen Allen will begin this year, with homes ready for sale in 2024, Vienna-based real estate developer Miller & Smith announced mid-February. The 54-acre development is located at 4350 Glasgow Road near the Short Pump/Innsbrook Interstate 64 interchange on West Broad S[...]
Thalhimer rebrands property management division
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is rebranding its residential property management division from Residential Property Services to Thalhimer Multifamily (TMF), the real estate firm announced Thursday. TMF is Thalhimer’s largest operating group, employing more than 200 people and managing more than 9,100 multifamily units acr[...]
Midlothian luxury apartment complex begins construction
Bainbridge Cos. has started construction in Chesterfield County on the 310-unit Bainbridge Midlothian luxury apartment complex, the Florida-based multifamily real estate company announced in mid-February. Bainbridge estimates the approximately 26.3-acre project at 12400 Dutton Road will be complete next summer. Units will range [...]
Farmer Focus to create 300 jobs with $17.8M expansion
Harrisonburg-based Farmer Focus is planning a $17.8 million expansion that will create 300 jobs and double its processing capacity, the organic poultry producer announced this week. Part of that expansion will be paid for with a $3.6 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Meat and Poultry Proces[...]
Newport News warehouse sells for $2.65M
A warehouse in Newport News sold for $2.65 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Wednesday. Located at 1011 and 1031 44th St., the 30,000-square-foot industrial building sits on 3.55 acres. The land is currently being used for a wholesale distribution facility, according to Newport News property records. Three t[...]
ManTech names new CFO
Herndon-based government contractor ManTech International Corp. has named Michael D. Ruppert as its new vice president and chief financial officer, following the retirement of Judy Bjornaas. The appointment was effective Tuesday. Bjornaas spent a dozen years at ManTech, which was acquired by The Carlyle Group Inc. last year, and[...]
Accenture Federal Services announces new National Security lead
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services has promoted Kevin Heald to National Security portfolio lead, effective May 1, the federal contractor announced Wednesday. Heald is currently the emerging technology and cyber sector lead for AFS’ National Security portfolio. He was Novetta’s senior vice president of its information[...]
BAE Systems receives $145M ship repair contract
BAE Systems’ Norfolk Ship Repair will repair, modernize and maintain the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze under a $145 million contract, the Pentagon announced Friday. Work will be performed in Norfolk and is part of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s scheduled depot modernization. The contract includes options th[...]
Torc names regulatory, safety SVP
Blacksburg-based Torc Robotics has named Michelle Chaka as senior vice president overseeing safety and regulatory matters, the self-driving truck company announced Wednesday. Chaka, who most recently has worked as a director for safety assurance and standards for Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking solutions firm Locomation Inc[...]
SAIC names SVP for Army biz unit
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has named Josh Jackson to lead the company’s Army business unit. SAIC announced the promotion Wednesday. Jackson, who has been with the company since 2002, will be responsible for strategy and business development across the company[...]
Aument to step down from AECOM leadership role
Jennifer Aument, AECOM’s transportation chief executive, plans to step down from her job this spring, a decision she reached after surviving breast cancer. Based in Arlington County, Aument said in an interview this week with Virginia Business that she is now healthy, while adding, “It it hard to fully recover and ge[...]
January Va. hotel revenues surpass 2019
Virginia hotel revenues in January were 14.9% higher than pre-pandemic levels, largely due to higher hotel room rates, according to data released Tuesday by STR Inc., a division of CoStar Group Inc. that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. Hotel rooms sold increased by 5% last month compared with January 2019.[...]