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Liberty University hires Alaska GOP chair
Liberty University has hired the Alaska Republican Party’s chairman, the Rev. Glenn Clary, for the newly created position of vice president of strategic partnerships and alliances, the Lynchburg-based Christian university announced Tuesday. Clary became chairman of Alaska’s state GOP in 2018. He also has worked as a [...]
Report: Snyder to purchase full control of Washington Football Team
Daniel Snyder is poised to purchase the remaining 40.5% of the Washington Football Team, which would give him full control of the NFL franchise, according to reporting by The New York Times on Wednesday. The Ashburn-based NFL’s team owners are expected to approve a waiver next week that would allow Snyder to take on an [&h[...]
Omnispace, Lockheed Martin join forces for space-based 5G network
Tysons-based satellite telecommunications company Omnispace LLC has entered into a strategic alliance with Lockheed Martin Corp. to explore jointly developing a space-based 5G global network. “Omnispace is fully committed to the vision of creating a new global communications platform that powers 5G connectivity directly to[...]
Parsons Corp. lands $12.6B IT defense contract
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced Tuesday that it has landed a 10-year information technology contract from the Defense Intelligence Agency worth a potential $12.6 billion. Under the Solutions for Information Technology Enterprise III (SITE III) contract. Parsons will deliver strategic, technical and program management guidance and support services to facilitate the operations and modernization […][...]
Dominion Energy’s Tom Farrell to retire from Altria board
Dominion Energy Inc. Executive Chair Thomas F. Farrell II is retiring from Altria Group Inc.’s board of directors, which he has chaired since April 2020. Farrell has served on the Henrico County-based tobacco product manufacturer’s board of directors since 2008. He will retire from the Altria board when his term ends in [...]
Manassas IT consultant acquires N.C. tech firm
Manassas IT consulting services provider ARG Inc. has acquired North Carolina-based tech advisory firm NextWave Technology Providers, ARG announced last week. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Adam Carreno, NextWave’s principal and founder, will join ARG as a principal. Before founding NextWave in 2020, Carreno was a cloud and technology specialist at […]
Facebook removes Amanda Chase’s Senate page
Facebook appears to have permanently removed State Sen. Amanda Chase’s official state Senate page, according to email communications provided by the campaign. After multiple unsuccessful attempts by her campaign to get her public page reinstated as recently as last week, Chase, R-Chesterfield, said Sunday that she is consi[...]
Central Virginia home lot sales surged 33% in Q4 2020
Henrico-based real estate researcher Integra Realty Resources announced this week that Central Virginia saw a surge of home activity in the fourth quarter of 2020, with lot sales increasing by 33% and permitting activity increasing by 39%. In this time frame, 1,430 building permits were issued for construction and 1,432 vacant lots were sold. Integra […]
Homes sell above listing price in Virginia
In its February 2021 Home Sales Report, Virginia Realtors says that homes in Virginia sold above their asking price on average, sales have quickened, and housing inventory has continued to shrink last month. For several months, strong demand, limited inventory and historically low mortgage rates have driven price growth in Virginia. In February, the median […]
Northam signs alcohol, ‘games of skill’ bills into law
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday that he has signed several bills into law, including ones that allow for the delivery and take-out of alcoholic beverages and the ban of so-called “games of skill.” House Bill 1879, sponsored by Del. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, and Senate Bill 1299, sponsored by state Sen. John Bell, D-Ash[...]
Magellan Federal wins potential $2B DOD contract
Magellan Federal Inc., the Arlington-based subsidiary of Magellan Health, was awarded a Department of Defense contract worth up to $2 billion, the company announced Thursday. It will provide counseling services on military bases on the eastern half of the United States, as well as overseas installations in Europe and Africa. Magellan Federal first began offering […]
Dewberry selected to develop Va. coastal resilience plan
Updated March 19 Fairfax-based engineering and planning firm Dewberry has been awarded a $2.6 million contract by the state to develop Virginia’s first Coastal Resilience Master Plan, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Dewberry, joined by Louisiana-based The Water Institute of the Gulf and Virginia subcontractors GKY &[...]
