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Shenandoah County distillery faces environmental violation charges
Maurertown-based Filibuster Distillery LLC and its co-founder, Sid Dilawri, have been indicted on 115 counts of violating State Water Control laws by allegedly dumping more than 40,000 gallons of industrial waste into a Shenandoah County stream, according to the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. The Shenandoah County dist[...]
Demo work to start this month on Innovation Campus property
Demolition and infrastructure work is set to start this month at the Potomac Yard property where the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is set to be built, developer JBG Smith announced Thursday. Virginia Tech and Chevy Chase, Maryland-based real estate investment, management and development company JBG Smith, which is o[...]
Mohawk Industries to invest $22.5M in Carroll County operation
Flooring manufacturing giant Mohawk Industries Inc. will invest $22.5 million to expand its Carroll County operation, creating 35 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. Mohawk, which currently employs more than 900 Virginians, will add 19,000 square feet to its 351 Floyd Pike facility in Hillsville and install new equipment to increase its production speed. “We […]
Mass.-based software company acquires Reston care management platform
Burlington, Massachusetts-based HealthEdge Software Inc. announced in late December that it has acquired Reston-based Altruista Health Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, Altruista provides its cloud-based enterprise care management platform, GuidingCare, to approximately health care clients representing more than 16 million members. The platform streamlines management workflows. HealthEdge also [...]
Leidos completes $215M acquisition of 1901 Group
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. announced Thursday it has completed its $215 million cash acquisition of Reston-based information technology services company 1901 Group. The transaction was first announced on Dec. 10, 2020. “The addition of 1901 Group allows us to work together and leverage their impressive capabilities across the enterprise,” Leidos Chairman […][...]
Estes subsidiary announces new warehousing company
Richmond-based freight forwarding company Estes Forwarding Worldwide (EFW) announced Thursday the establishment of EFW Warehousing LLC as a result of its acquisition of Lewis Logistics, a warehousing, distribution and logistics company. EFW is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Estes Express Lines and provides domestic and international freight forwarding and logistics services. EFW Warehousing will be a […][...]
Va. Senate considers censuring Sen. Amanda Chase
State Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, faces censure after a Democratic colleague filed a resolution Thursday alleging that Chase “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the U.S. Constitution when she participated in the pro-Trump rally Jan. 6 that led to the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol. The resolut[...]
Northam warns extremists with “ill intent” to avoid Richmond
Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a warning to anyone “with ill intent in your heart” to abandon their plans to come to Richmond as part of an armed protest of the state legislature. The governor said the state government is prepared for security concerns around the General Assembly’s annual […]
State opens COVID-19 vaccinations for Virginians 65 and older
Updated Jan. 18: A vaccine dose shortfall in the federal stockpile will likely lower the weekly number of doses Virginia receives, but state officials say they will continue with expansion of group 1b. Earlier: As part of a federal push to speed up the pace of vaccinations, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday that the state [&hel[...]
Va. sees highest number of initial jobless claims since July 2020
Last week, more than 28,000 Virginians filed initial unemployment claims — a 44.5% jump from the previous week. This is the greatest number of initial claims reported since July 2020. During the week ending Jan. 9, 28,227 Virginians filed initial claims, which was an increase of 8,697 from the previous week. This could in part[...]
Two Va. contractors win spots on $150M Navy BPA
Arlington-based Leonardo DRS’ Laurel Technologies business and Data Link Solutions, a joint venture between Falls Church-based BAE Systems Inc. and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace, earned spots on a $150 million Navy blanket purchase agreement. The companies will each manufacture up to 150 electronic equipment cabinets for the Navy and provide logistics, test and program […][...]
Prince George County contractor lands $807M GSA task order
The General Services Administration awarded Prince George County-based tech contractor NCI Information Systems Inc. an $807 million task order to work on the administration’s IT strategy, the company announced Thursday. This marks NCI’s largest award in its 31-year history. Under the task order awarded by the GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), NCI […]
