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Amazon HQ2’s Ardine Williams retires — again
Ardine Williams, vice president of HQ2 workforce development for Amazon.com Inc., has retired — again — Amazon confirmed this week. Williams, who had been one of Amazon’s most high-profile Virginia executives, was leading the effort to hire 25,000 workers by 2030 for Amazon’s multibillion-dollar HQ2 East Coast [...]
Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center
When Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus opens in Alexandria in 2024, it will include a hub to connect veterans and their families with career resources and employment opportunities. It will also carry the name of one of the commonwealth’s largest defense contractors, The Boeing Co. The Boeing Center for Vet[...]
McLean-based Appian opens office in Seville, Spain
Appian Corp. opened its first Technology Innovation Center in Seville, Spain, the McLean-based cloud computing firm announced last week. “Seville provides the ideal environment for Appian to establish its technology hub, grow our team and serve our regional customers and partners,” Víctor Ayllón, Appian’s vice pr[...]
Raytheon moving global HQ to Arlington
Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it will relocate its global headquarters from Massachusetts to Arlington in the third quarter of this year, a move that will see four of the top five U.S.-based aerospace and defense contractors headquartered in Virginia. Raytheon is the second-largest defense company in the wor[...]
General Dynamics Missions Systems, Iridium land $324M space contract
Fairfax-based General Dynamics Missions Systems and McLean-based Iridium Communications Inc. have received a $324 million contract to build and provide network operations and support for the National Defense Space Architecture. The award, from the Space Development Agency, includes a $162.9 million base and $161.5 million in options. Under the contract, General Dynamics Missions Systems and […][...]
Reston’s Trucker Tools names COO
Reston-based Trucker Tools, a software company that provides a digital freight management platform for the transportation industry, announced last week it had appointed Rohit Bezewada as chief operating officer. Bezewada succeeds Kary Jablonski, who became CEO of Trucker Tools earlier this year. “Rohit is an accomplished execu[...]
E&H course demystifies blockchain for businesses
Business professionals will join Emory & Henry College students this summer for a course that will suggest how blockchain technology can help entrepreneurs, ultimately aiding development in Southwest Virginia. A collaboration between E&H’s School of Business, InvestSWVA and William & Mary’s Global Research Instit[...]
The Acacia Group acquires Atlanta consulting firm
Tysons-based private equity firm The Acacia Group announced Wednesday that it had acquired Atlanta-based technology, staffing and consulting firm The Baer Group. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Baer Group will form a new platform business within the Acacia platform. “We see immediate opportunities [...]
Tech manufacturer to add 32 jobs in Newport News
Newport News-based automated machinery designer Mühlbauer Inc. will invest $9 million to expand its Newport News operation, a project expected to create 32 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Mühlbauer Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of German company Mühlbauer Group. The company will make upgrades to its Oakland Indust[...]
Meet SBA’s Va. small biz person of year
Jeri Prophet joined the Navy on a whim. She had been attending Arizona State University, saw a recruiter sign, and headed for the office. “Some people buy new shoes. I joined the Navy,” she recalled. She served 10 years in the Navy, first as a data systems analyst and left as an information systems technician. [&hell[...]
DXC President/CEO adds chairman to title
Mike Salvino, president and CEO of DXC Technology Co., will be adding chairman to his title, the Ashburn-based Fortune 500 IT services company announced Tuesday. Salvino will ascend to his new position following the company’s annual stockholder meeting on July 26. He succeeds former Pfizer Inc. Chairman and CEO Ian C. Read[...]
Iridium taps Boeing exec for board
McLean-based satellite network operator Iridium Communications Inc. announced that Boeing executive Kay Sears has been elected to its board of directors. “We are fortunate to have such an accomplished executive with a keen understanding of our industry join our Board of Directors,” Iridium CEO Matt Desch said in a st[...]
