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HRBT tunnel boring machine’s name will be ‘Mary’
Chosen from several entries submitted by Hampton Roads area middle school students, the massive underwater tunnel boring machine (TBM) that arrives later this year to dig new tunnels for the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project will be named Mary, in honor of Mary Winston Jackson, a NASA scientist depicted [...]
Parsons wins $600M USPS contract
Centreville-based Parsons Corp. has secured a potential seven-year, $600 million contract for nationwide program management services for the U.S. Postal Service. The contract is Parsons’ third consecutive award from USPS and extends a 17-year business relationship between the two entities. Previously, Parsons helped the agency install self-service kiosks, renovate parking structures and manage leased spaces […][...]
ManTech names VP of mission/enterprise IT
Herndon-based technology contractor ManTech announced Monday it has recruited Steven Oh as vice president of mission/enterprise IT for the company’s newly formed Innovation and Capabilities Office. An IT, information security and project management professional, Oh will lead the technical focus area responsible for advanci[...]
Mary Baldwin names interim provost/chief academic officer
Tynisha Willingham, dean of Mary Baldwin University’s College of Education, has been named the Staunton school’s interim provost and chief academic officer. She replaces Ty Buckman, who joined the Foundation of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture as its executive vice president this month. “I am delighted[...]
Arlington-based Leonardo DRS considering IPO
The Italian federal defense contractor Leonardo, the parent company of Arlington-based Leonardo DRS, is considering holding an initial public offering (IPO) of the U.S. subsidiary. In a Feb. 19 statement the company said it “is evaluating the possibility of proceeding with the listing of Leonardo DRS,” but that a formal decision has not yet been […]
Textiles startup opening Buchanan County sewing factory
Local textiles manufacturing startup Maine Five is opening a sewing factory at Buchanan County’s Council Industrial Park building. Investing $350,000 in the 17,211-square-foot factory space, the company is immediately hiring 12 workers and has plans to employ to 100 total workers by 2026. Founded in 2020, Maine Five manufa[...]
UPDATED: Richmond now has six major casino proposals
Updated Feb. 26 The city of Richmond is now considering six casino proposals, the mayor’s office announced Friday. Monday afternoon was the city’s deadline for its request for proposals, and all six submitted were deemed eligible. Starting next month, Richmond will hold public meetings with opportunities for citizen [...]
COVID roundup: 300K vaccine doses arrive in Va.
Virginia received an influx of more than 300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, in part due to the weather-delayed delivery of 106,000 Moderna doses that were expected last week. The state also is receiving a bump in doses directed to local health departments and districts, as well as twice as many doses arriving in retail [&[...]
HII lands $2.99B Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division a $2.99 billion contract to refuel and overhaul USS John C. Stennis supercarrier, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the contract, Newport News Shipbuilding will perform work for the second half o[...]
GMU establishes President’s Innovation Advisory Council
George Mason University President Gregory Washington on Monday announced he has formed an advisory roundtable of nearly 30 regional business executives and community leaders to focus on the university’s innovation initiative. The President’s Innovation Advisory Council will focus on issues such as GMU’s efforts[...]
Virginia, other states sue Augusta County company Nexus Services
Updated 3:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined Massachusetts and New York in suing Virginia-based bonding company Nexus Services Inc., alleging in the suit that its Libre by Nexus subsidiary “preys on consumers held in federal detention centers by offering to pay for consumers’ immigration bonds to secure their release.” In exchange […]
S.L. Nusbaum names land, investments VP
Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Monday it has hired Douglas Tice III as vice president of land and investments at the firm’s Richmond office. With 30 years of experience as a real estate broker and developer, Tice most recently worked with General Land Commercial Real Estate Co. He has also previously been [...]
