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Accenture Federal Services wins Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Professional Services Council named Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) the 2021 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category during their award ceremony last week. “I accept this honor on behalf of the 12,500 people who every [...]
MicroStrategy bought $420M more bitcoin in Q3
MicroStrategy Inc. purchased nearly 9,000 additional bitcoins in the third quarter for almost $420 million, according to a quarterly report the Tysons-based business software company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 28. As of Sept. 30, MicroStrategy’s holds a total of 114,042 bitcoins, valued at $7.5 billion based on a price […]
Norfolk’s World Trade Center trades hands
The World Trade Center in Norfolk has sold for an undisclosed sum, Colliers announced Monday. On July 1, the property’s assessed value was nearly $51.27 million. Norfolk-based real estate investment and management firm Harbor Group International LLC, which acquired the property in 2008 for $54 million, has sold it to a private[...]
Great Outdoor Provision Co. to expand flagship store in C-ville
Raleigh, North Carolina-based retailer Great Outdoor Provision Co. is opening an expanded flagship store in August 2022 in Charlottesville. The independently owned retailer, which sells outdoor clothing and recreational gear such as camping equipment and kayaks, will more than double that space of its Barracks Road location, growing from 9,641 square feet to 20,358 square […]
Va. Beach flex buildings sell for $7.3M
Two multitenant flex buildings in Virginia Beach sold for $7.3 million, Colliers announced Friday. Parkway 3 and 4, at 2679 International Parkway in Lynnhaven, were built in 1984 on a 4.39-acre site and have a total of 64,109 square feet of space. Pat Mugler, Ricky Anderson and Michael Ettel with Colliers Virginia represented th[...]
GTT Communications files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
McLean-based telecommunications company GTT Communications Inc. announced this week that the company and some subsidiaries had filed prepackaged Chapter 11 cases. The close of GTT’s estimated $2.15 billion sale of its infrastructure division to Miami-based I Squared Capital on Sept. 16 allowed GTT to move forward on its bankruptcy cases, which it and some subsidiaries […]
Dominion offshore wind farm cost climbs to $9.8B
Dominion Energy Inc.’s offshore wind farm will cost about $2 billion more than expected, the Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility’s chair, president and CEO, Bob Blue, said during a third quarter earnings call Friday. Instead of the previously estimated $7.8 billion, the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVO[...]
Henrico’s Essex Bank to lay off 51 employees in merger
The Henrico County-based parent company of Essex Bank will lay off 51 employees as a result of its merger with Charleston, West Virginia-based United Bankshares Inc., the parent company of United Bank. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice with the Virginia Employment Commission on Friday, Oct. 29, notifying them […]
Blue Ridge Bank, FVCbank merger delayed
The merger of Charlottesville-based Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc., the parent company of Blue Ridge Bank, and Fairfax-based FVC Bankcorp Inc., the parent company of FVCbank, will be delayed, the companies announced this week. The two regional companies announced the merger, which would create a $5 billion combined company, on July 14. The expected closing at […]
Major companies pledge $1.5M for broadband expansion
Dominion Energy Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. — formerly Facebook — Glen Allen-based Primis Bank and Petersburg-based The Cameron Foundation have collectively pledged more than $1.5 million to expand broadband access across Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The funding will contribute to efforts to extend service to 233,000 Virginians who lack access to broadband. “These […][...]
Hampton Roads launches maritime workforce, economic initiatives
The Hampton Roads Maritime Collaborative for Growth and Innovation (HRMC) and Old Dominion University announced two maritime initiatives Thursday with the goal of strengthening economic development in the region. ODU President Brian Hemphill announced the establishment of the ODU Maritime Consortium, which will grow the universi[...]
Va. new jobless claims decline to almost 1,000
Virginia’s new unemployment claims decreased by about 58% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending Oct. 30, Virginians filed 1,088 new claims, a decrease of 1,482 claims from the week before. Continued claims totaled 31,564, a decrease of 13,276 from the previous week. Compare[...]
