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PAE Inc. president and CEO resigns
PAE Inc., a Falls Church-based government contractor, has appointed Charles Peiffer as its interim president and CEO starting Friday, March 19, following the resignation this week of John Heller, who had led the company since 2013. Peiffer is PAE’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Heller, who joined PA[...]
Alexandria company wins $90M Army Corps of Engineers contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Alexandria-based MPR Associates a $90 million, multiyear contract to provide technical services to the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies, the company announced Tuesday. MPR, a specialty engineering and management services firm, won its first U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract in 2010, and the […]
CDW Corp. purchases Norfolk-based Amplified IT
Norfolk-based education consulting firm Amplified IT has been purchased by CDW Corp., an Illinois-based Fortune 500 technological services provider, CDW announced Tuesday. Founded in 2008, Amplified IT focuses on the K-12 and higher education markets and is Google’s leading K-12 services partner. CDW offers its services to education customers as well as business, government and […]
Danville, Eastern Shore first Va. localities to move into third vaccination phase
Danville and Eastern Shore health districts will be moving into phase 1c of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout this week, vaccinating a variety of workers from sectors including energy, higher education, finance, legal and housing and construction. Other regions are likely to follow soon, the Virginia Department of Health announce[...]
Campbell County shopping center sells for $4.7M
A Campbell County shopping center sold for $4.7 million Monday, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Tuesday. The Kent Mall LLC, a Pennsylvania-based real estate investment company, purchased Rustburg Marketplace, a 46,700-square-foot shopping center, from Rustburg Ventures LLC of Richmond. Anchored by Food Lion, the shopping cente[...]
‘Love Local’ launches to help National Landing businesses
National Landing Business Improvement District and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington have launched a $100,000 joint relief initiative, Love Local, which will assist struggling restaurants and small businesses in Arlington’s National Landing neighborhood with minimum $1,000 grants. “Restaurants and small businesses are the backbone of our community in National Landing – and without a doubt […][...]
Va. unemployment fell to 5.3% in January
Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.6% in December 2020 to 5.3% in January, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The state saw a gain of 14,100 nonfarm payroll jobs during January. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3% in January, falling to 6.2% in February. Nevertheless, Virginia’s January unemployment rate was still significantly higher than in […]
Framatome launches government solutions subsidiary
Lynchburg-based Framatome Inc. announced Monday the launch of an independent subsidiary, Framatome U.S. Government Solutions LLC, which will focus on nuclear energy initiatives and projects for federal agencies. “Our Framatome team has been delivering solutions to the commercial nuclear industry for more than 60 years and Framatome U.S. Government Solutions consolidates our diverse areas of […][...]
Bon Secours plans to build emergency clinic in Chester
Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center plans to build a freestanding emergency clinic in Chester on six acres the health care system recently acquired for $1.95 million. The facility will be built at the corner of Route 1 and Moore’s Lake Road. Bon Secours purchased the property from Americana Park LLC and Trollingwood Land LLC. […]
COVID roundup: Va. deaths surpass 10,000; 21% of population vaccinated
Virginia exceeded 10,000 coronavirus-related deaths as of March 15, one year and one day after the first COVID-19 death was recorded in the state. Also, 21% of the state’s population — 1.7 million people — have now received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine, according to the Virginia Department of Health. And more [[...]
Manufacturing/logistics building coming to Meadowville Technology Park
A newly announced 353,044-square-foot manufacturing and industrial facility will be the first spec building constructed at Meadowville Technology Park, which is owned by the Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority. The project is being developed by Columbia, South Carolina-based Red Rock Developments and Stamford, Con[...]
Breeden buys $3.5M Newport News site for apartments
Breeden Investment Properties Inc. purchased a 5.06-acre land parcel to build a 176-unit apartment complex in the 200-acre Huntington Pointe residential development. The Virginia Beach-based commercial real estate development company paid $3.52 for the vacant parcel. Breeden purchased the property, located off of Denbigh Boulevard near the York County line, from Huntington Pointe LLC. C. […][...]
