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Va. new jobless claims top 10K, a dramatic rise
Virginia’s initial unemployment claims rose by 67% this week, while continued claims continued to decrease, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. The state saw the nation’s second largest increase in initial claims. For the filing week ending Aug. 7, the state recorded 10,226 new jobless claims, up 4,197 [...]
Metro unveils major Falls Church redevelopment agreement
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has signed an agreement to redevelop the West Falls Church Metro Station site as a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. The agreement was reached with FGCP-Metro LLC, a joint real estate development partnership involvi[...]
Reston consulting firm acquires Stafford technical solutions company
Reston-based consulting firm Counter Threat Solutions LLC has acquired Stafford-based Quantitative Analytics LLC, completing its second acquisition, CTS announced Thursday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. CTS is a consulting company that provides subject matter experts to the intelligence and defense communities. Both are service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Founded in 2011, Quantitative Analytics [&[...]
LMI announces Lisa Disbrow will be next chair of the board
Lisa Disbrow will be the next chair of the board for Tysons-based government and defense contractor LMI, succeeding Ken Krieg, LMI announced Monday. Disbrow is currently the audit and finance committee chair, a position she has held since November 2019. She joined the board in 2018. In 2017, Disbrow retired from her role as Unde[...]
Reston-based Comscore expands Fox Corp. partnership
Reston-based media measurement and analytics company Comscore Inc. has made a multi-year agreement expanding and extending its relationship with Fox Corp., including using Comscore’s national TV measurement, it announced Friday. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. “It is a privilege to continue our longstanding relationship with Fox and have their vote of confidence […][...]
Peraton wins nearly $1B DOD contract
Herndon-based Peraton Inc., a national security contractor, won a nearly $1 billion task order to provide the U.S. Department of Defense’s U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and its mission partners with operational planning, implementation and assessment services (OPIAS). USCENTCOM directs military operations with allies in the[...]
Richmond casino referendum gets court’s OK for ballot
The Richmond Circuit Court approved the Richmond City Council’s petition Tuesday to place a referendum on the November ballot for city voters to weigh in on the Urban One Inc.-backed ONE Casino + Resort project. It’s the next step in a process that started early this year with the city’s request for proposals f[...]
CACI names senior VP for national security and innovative solutions
Arlington-based CACI International Inc., a Fortune 500 federal contractor, has named retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher as a senior vice president, it announced Monday. “We welcome Mr. Gallagher and his significant national security experience to the CACI team,” said CACI President and CEO John Mengucci in a stateme[...]
VDH officials expect more workplaces to mandate vaccines
More workplaces will likely require employees to be vaccinated once the Food and Drug Administration provides full licensure of the Pfizer vaccine, expected in September, Dr. Danny Avula, the state’s vaccine coordinator, said Tuesday at a Virginia Department of Health media briefing. “COVID is not going to go away after [...]
VCU Health raises minimum wage to $15
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour in September, the Richmond-based health care system announced Tuesday. The roughly 1,700 employees and contract workers affected provide food and nutrition services, environmental services, valet services and other services to patients and[...]
Huntington Ingalls Industries wins $273M Navy contract
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Technical Solutions division won a $273 million contract with the U.S. Navy to support its carrier engineering maintenance assist team, surface engineering maintenance assist team for West Coast surface ships and other maintenance programs, it announced Tuesday. “Continuous m[...]
Bloomberg Industry Group acquires tax software company
Arlington-based Bloomberg Industry Group has acquired Minneapolis-based Tax Prodigy for its Bloomberg Tax & Accounting division, it announced last Tuesday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Tax Prodigy will be absorbed into Bloomberg and will not function as a subsidiary. “On behalf of Tax Prodigy’s founders and owners, we are excited to be […]
