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Va. casino gaming revenues total $59.3M in July
Casino gaming revenues for Virginia’s three casinos totaled $59.3 million in July, according to Virginia Lottery data released Thursday. Also, the $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino in Norfolk, which has been in a holding pattern for the past several months, could be moving forward. The Norfolk Architectural Review Bo[...]
Dominion Energy secures new offshore wind lease for $17.7M
A Dominion Energy subsidiary won provisional rights to a 176,505-acre lease area off Virginia Beach’s coast, adjacent to the section of the ocean where the $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is being constructed, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday. Virginia Electric and Power Co. bid $[...]
Mars to purchase Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts maker in $35.9B deal
Updated Aug. 16 McLean-based snack and pet care giant Mars announced Wednesday it has entered into a $35.9 billion, all-cash deal to purchase Kellanova, the maker of Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Pringles, Eggo and other food brands. Kellanova, created in October 2023 when Kellogg split into two companies, had 2023 net sales of more than[...]
LL Flooring to be delisted from NYSE
Updated Aug. 14 The New York Stock Exchange has informed Henrico County-based LL Flooring Holdings that its common stock will be delisted from the stock exchange and that trading was to be immediately suspended after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, LL Flooring announced Tuesday. In a news release, LL Flooring[...]
265 Va. companies make 2024 Inc. 5000 list
This year, 265 Virginia companies made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies, released Tuesday by Inc. magazine. Ranking at No. 53 overall, Ashburn IT services firm Blu Omega, a woman-owned small business founded in 2020, was the highest-ranking Virginia company on the list. Blu Omega’s clients include federal agencies […]
Boeing lands $2.56B Air Force contract
Boeing has won a $2.56 billion U.S. Air Force contract for two rapid prototype E-7A airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) Wedgetail aircraft, the Arlington-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense company announced Friday. The contract modification to a previously awarded undefinitized contract action includes life-cycle[...]
LL Flooring files for bankruptcy
LL Flooring, the Henrico County flooring company previously known as Lumber Liquidators, announced Sunday it has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and is pursuing a sale of its business. Also, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company has received a nonbinding letter of intent [...]
Va. localities win $126M in grants for industrial sites
Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week announced $126 million in Virginia Business Ready Sites Program development grants to fund work on 23 industrial sites in the commonwealth. Virginia’s growing inventory of project-ready sites was a factor in CNBC naming the commonwealth America’s Top State for Business in July, Gov. Youngkin not[...]
7 Va. companies make 2024 Fortune Global 500
Seven Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 35th Global 500 list, released Monday. Companies were ranked by total revenues for fiscal years ending on or before March 31. McLean’s Freddie Mac remained the commonwealth’s top-ranked company at No. 88 — up 45 spots from 2023. The government-sponsored home mortgage[...]
Henrico EDA buys $3M golf course, plans $11M renovation
Henrico County’s economic development authority has purchased The Crossings Golf Club for $3 million, and with partners Pros Inc. and the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority, it plans to pitch the course as the new home for a PGA Tour Champions golf event held at the Country Club of Virginia. Pros Inc. expects to [...]
Va. Lottery reports record $5.5B in FY24 sales
Virginia Lottery reported a record-breaking $5.5 billion in sales for fiscal 2024 and highest ever profits of $934 million, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. In fiscal 2023, the state lottery reported $4.6 billion in revenue and $867 million in profits, which set the previous records for the state agency, which opened 3[...]
CGI Federal to acquire Vienna government contractor
CGI Federal, the U.S. arm of Montreal-based IT and professional services consultancy CGI, announced this week it plans to acquire Aeyon, a Vienna-based federal IT consulting firm. The purchase, for which terms were not disclosed, is expected to close by the end of September. With 725 employees, Aeyon has been owned by Enlighte[...]
