Sign In
Free Newsletter
Metronet names Va. market leader
Fiber optic company Metronet hired Andrew Brummette in April to be its Virginia market leader, the company announced Monday. Evansville, Indiana-based Metronet is expanding to Norfolk, its first foray into Virginia, where it will build a fiber optic network and offer internet service to city residents. Brummette is based in Norf[...]
McLean-based Intelsat names new execs
McLean-based Intelsat Corp. has named four new executives. Anthony “Toby” O’Brien will become the satellite provider’s next chief financial officer, after having served in the role for five years with Raytheon Co., Intelsat said in a news release May 5. Michael DeMarco will become the company’s new chief co[...]
Globalinx to add new subsea cable landing site in Va. Beach
Virginia Beach will have four more subsea bore pipes in Sandbridge by the third quarter of 2023, infrastructure that will allow more high-speed subsea cables connecting Virginia to Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and the Americas, the city announced Friday. Virginia Beach-based Globalinx Subsea Colocation provides colocation space f[...]
Lynchburg-based BWXT elects new chair
Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. announced May 3 that Jan A. Bertsch assumed the role of chair of the board of directors. Bertsch succeeded retiring chairman John A. Fees. “We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Jan’s caliber assume this important leadership position for our c[...]
Two Richmond properties change hands
Two properties in Richmond — an office building in Scott’s Addition and an apartment building in The Fan — have been sold, brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced Wednesday. An 11,130-square-foot building in Scott’s Addition at 3412 W. Leigh St. has sold for $1.8 million, according to Marcus & Millich[...]
Salem apartment complex sells for $12M
A 132-unit apartment complex in Salem has sold for $12 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Wednesday. Viewnorth Apartments LLC purchased the property from Northview Apartments LLC on April 29. The buyer plans to upgrade the community, according to a news release about the transaction. The apartments are locate[...]
Dulles adds United direct flights to Amman, Jordan
United Airlines has added three weekly nonstop flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Jordan’s capital city, Amman. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced the addition Friday, though the inaugural flight occurred a day earlier. “Amman, Jordan, is the 39th global capital city to be direc[...]
Tysons-based MicroStrategy names new CFO
Tysons-based business software company MicroStrategy Inc., best known for its nearly $4 billion investment in bitcoin since 2020, has announced that Andrew Kang will be its new senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, starting next week. Kang takes over for Phong Le, who has served as CFO and president. After Kang’s start date, […]
Boeing plans global HQ move to Arlington
Boeing Co., the world’s third-largest defense contractor, is planning to move its global headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, the company announced Thursday. The aerospace and defense company, which employs more than 141,500 people worldwide, has operations in more than 65 countries and will be the largest defense contr[...]
Lambert’s Point Docks in Norfolk to become $100M maritime center
In a deal predicted to bring more than 500 jobs and over $100 million in capital investment, the Lambert’s Point Docks property in Norfolk will become a maritime operations and logistics center to support local offshore wind, defense and transportation industries. The land, owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Co., has been l[...]
Henrico townhouse complex sells for $18.5M
The Townhomes of Oakley, a 160-unit multifamily property in eastern Henrico County, has sold for $18.5 million, Cushman & Wakefield announced Thursday. Located at 4633 Needham Court near the Richmond International Airport, the property is 99% leased and has eight one-bedroom units, 112 two-bedroom units, 36 three-bedroom units and four four-bedroom units, all of which […]
Va. Credit Union League announces new directors
The Virginia Credit Union League announced on Friday its newly elected directors. The following credit union executives are starting first terms on the league’s board: Kim Little, Virginia Beach-based Chartway Credit Union Bruce Six, Dahlgren-based Topside Federal Credit Union Mike Warrell, Martinsville-based ValleyStar Cr[...]
