Dominion Energy and Port of Va. reach lease agreement for offshore wind project
Dominion Energy Inc. and the Port of Virginia reached an agreement allowing Dominion to lease 72 acres of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. Dominion Energy will use its portion of the 287-acre terminal, one of the Port of Virginia’s two multiuse terminals in the Norfolk Harbor, as a stagin[...]
More Va. health systems announce vaccine mandates
Major hospital systems in Hampton Roads and Central Virginia announced Wednesday that they will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Riverside Health System and Sentara Healthcare jointly announced the r[...]
Virginia Bar Association names new executive director and CEO
The Virginia Bar Association has named Paul E. Fletcher its new executive director and CEO, it announced Tuesday. He will assume the role on Sept. 20. Fletcher is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, a role he has held since 1989. Beginning in 2020, he also began editing Michigan Lawyers Weekly. He serve[...]
Virginia hotel revenues still down, compared to 2019
Virginia hotel revenues for July 2021 decreased by 3% compared with pre-pandemic levels in July 2019, according to newly released data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, rooms sold decreased by 6%. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for hotel [...]
Virginia ABC reports $1.4B in FY 2021 revenue
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) reported $1.4 billion in gross revenue for fiscal year 2021, up $163 million over the previous fiscal year. It’s the third year in a row the state authority has surpassed $1 billion. As a division of state government, ABC sends its profits — $616.4 million — to th[...]
Dominion Business Center in Chesapeake sells for $5M
The two-building Dominion Business Center in Chesapeake sold for $5 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Aug. 16. Located at 1001, 1005 and 1009 Scenic Parkway, Dominion Business Center sits on about 21 acres within the 325-acre Dominion Commerce Park. The center is 90% leased to a gro[...]
Arlington tech contractor acquires Herndon software company
Arlington-based national security technology contractor Two Six Technologies announced Tuesday its first acquisition, of Herndon-based software and analytics company Trusted Concepts Inc. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome Trusted Concepts into the Two Six team,” Two Six Technologies CEO Joe Logue said in a statement. “Trusted Concepts’ co-founders […][...]
DXC Technology shifts CIO to COO
Tysons-based Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology promoted Chris Drumgoole to executive vice president and chief operating officer, it announced Thursday, when Drumgoole assumed the role. “Going forward as COO, my focus will be to further enhance the productivity of our workforce, simplify and streamline operations and proces[...]
Arlington tech contractor names VP architect
Arlington-based national security technology contractor Two Six Technologies named Daniel J. “Rags” Ragsdale its vice president – architect on Aug. 4. “I’m beyond excited to have the opportunity to work closely with the deeply passionate and well-respected experts who comprise the Two Six Technologies team,” Ragsdale[...]
Gannett names first chief data officer
McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc. named Nate Rackiewicz its first chief data officer, it announced Monday. Rackiewicz will lead a team to implement the company’s customer identity, data and growth analytics, as well as data science and modeling capabilities. He will report to Gannett’s chief marketing and strategy officer, Mayur[...]
Dragas Cos. plans 150-home development in Chesapeake
Virginia Beach-based Dragas Cos. will break ground on a single-family residential development project in Chesapeake in 2022. The project, named Crestfield, will lie on 65 acres off Elbow Road near Centerville Turnpike North. It will have 150 single-family homes of roughly 2,450 to 2,800 square feet each. The houses are expected [...]
Hanover Harley Davidson building sells for $2.9M
A Hanover property that will become the new Peebles Golf Cars headquarters sold for $2.9 million, Colliers | Virginia announced Monday. Located at 10441 Washington Highway, the facility sits on 5.3 acres. Peebles Golf Cars will move its headquarters from Glen Allen to the 31,815-square-foot property. Old Washington Highway LLC b[...]