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If it’s not one tech giant, it’s another. Ever since Amazon.com Inc. announced in late 2018 that it would open a second headquarters in Arlington County, discussions about workforce and real estate in Northern Virginia have fixed on the e-tailer. But Google LLC’s been busy, too. Last year the Mountain View, C[...]
Subsea cable country
The scheduled 2020 arrival in Henrico County of a third connection to ultra-high-speed internet subsea cables should give the Richmond region bragging rights as a destination for data centers. In other words, it makes Central Virginia an alternative to Loudoun County, where 70% of all internet traffic flows but lacks a direct li[...]
The byte goes on
The tech sector is growing in Northern Virginia, prompted by Amazon.com Inc.’s $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters in Arlington County and Google’s expansion in Fairfax and Loudoun counties as part of its $13 billion national growth plan. Also, a new regional coalition, the Northern Virginia Economic Development[...]
Maximum impact
When President Donald Trump stepped onstage at a General Dynamics Corp.-run factory last spring, an American flag and four M1 Abrams battle tanks served as his backdrop. “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood played. Employees of the Lima, Ohio, plant chanted, “USA, USA!” and Trump smiled. “Well, you better love me,�[...]
SimpliSafe customer support center to create 572 jobs in Henrico
Home security system manufacturer SimpliSafe is establishing a customer support center in western Henrico County, a deal expected to create 572 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The Boston-based company will invest $5.5 million in a facility at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, close to the Richmond city line. SimpliSafe provides self-installed home security devices, 24-hour […]
Alexandria venture capital firm secures $350M in funding
Alexandria-based boutique venture capital firm QED Investors secured $350 million in funding for fintech companies in North America, South America and the United Kingdom, the company announced Wednesday, making it the sixth round of funding in the firm’s 12-year history. QED was co-founded in 2007 by Frank Rotman and Capital One Financial Corp. co-founder Nigel […]
Amazon signs lease on PBS HQ space in Arlington
Amazon.com Inc. has signed a lease with its HQ2 landlord and developer JBG Smith Properties for a 272,000-square-feet building in Arlington that has served as the headquarters for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) since 2006. The e-commerce giant expects to move into the space at 2100 Crystal Drive by the end of 2020. PBS will […]
Booz Allen Hamilton awarded $147.4M NIH contract
McLean-based information technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a $147.4 million contract to provide technical support for the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Under the five-year contract, Booz Allen will work with NIAID’s Office of Computer Infrastructure and Computational Biology to develop and maintain clinical […][...]
Alarm.com launches apprenticeship program
In cooperation with Northern Virginia Community College, Tysons-based Alarm.com launched an apprenticeship program Friday aimed at producing workers with in-demand tech skills. Supported by the state’s GO Virginia economic development initiative, 10 initial apprentices, including three from the military community, will par[...]
Dominion, PGEC sign deal to bring broadband to Surry County
Dominion Energy Virginia and Prince George Electric Cooperative (PGEC) signed a memorandum of understanding that would bring high-speed internet to about 7,000 households in Surry County, Dominion announced Friday. This is the first time a utility and a cooperative have partnered to expand broadband access in Virginia, according to Dominion’s news release. The agreement would […]
SAIC exec joins Intelligence and National Security Alliance board
Arlington-based nonprofit Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) named Michael LaRouche, an executive with Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), to its board of directors, INSA announced Thursday. INSA is a nonpartisan and nonprofit trade association that creates a public-private partnership for intelligence and national security issues. It has more than 160 corporate members and […][...]
Booz Allen Hamilton lands $113M SEC cyber defense contract
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. a $113 million, 10-year contract for cyber defense operations support, the company announced Thursday. The contract was awarded on Dec. 12, 2019, but announced Thursday. “Our team will provide the SEC with leading-edge, threat-centric, proactive cyber defense with the ability to detect and […]
