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Short Pump retail center sells for $10.8M
A strip shopping center next to Short Pump Town Center in Henrico County sold for $10.8 million, Richmond-based Motleys Asset Disposition Group announced last Wednesday. The 82,000-square-foot shopping center is located at 11736 W. Broad St. and is known as Parc Place at Short Pump. Its anchor tenant is PetSmart and other occupa[...]
Dominion closes on sale of majority of natural gas assets
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Monday that it has closed on the sale of the majority of its gas transmission and storage assets to Berkshire Hathaway Energy (a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. affiliate) for approximately $2.7 billion in cash and the transfer of approximately $5.3 billion of related indebtedness. In July following the cancelation of the […]
General Dynamics IT lands $4.4B GSA contract
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday they have re-awarded the approximate $4.4 billion, 10-year Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) contract to CSRA Inc., which is now a part of Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (CSRA became a part of GDIT in 2018.) Under the DEOS contract, […]
Virginia Values Veterans program hits 67K hires
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) program surpassed its goal to reach 65,000 Virginia military veteran hires by the end of his administration. As of Friday, more than 67,000 Virginia military veterans have been hired through the program since its 2012 inception. Administered by the Department of Veterans Services (DVS), […]
Industrial building in Chesterfield County sells for $1.3M
An industrial building in Chesterfield County sold for $1.3 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Wednesday. The 20,000-square-foot property sits on 7 acres at 13600 Permilla Springs Drive, which is approximately 1.5 miles from John Tyler Community College. 13600 Permilla Springs LLC purchased the property fro[...]
Virginia voters, legislators split on redistricting amendment
RICHMOND, Va. — Before Kelly Herring voted in the presidential election, she was undecided on a key vote, and it wasn’t who she was going to elect for president. Herring wasn’t sure how to vote on a Virginia constitutional amendment that will change the process of redrawing congressional and state legislative districts[...]
Former Boy Scouts campground in Middlesex County sells for $3.5M
A former Boy Scouts of America campground in Middlesex County has sold for $3.5 million, Glen Allen-based commercial real estate company Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC announced Wednesday. The 306-acre Bayport Scout Camp located at 623 Bayport Road was sold by Phoenix Property Holdings LLC to MHC RV LLC in a transaction th[...]
Industrial building in Chesterfield County sells for $2.05M
An industrial building in Midlothian (part of Chesterfield County) sold for $2.05 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. Located at 12700 Oak Lake Court, the 20,000-square-foot building sits on 1.84 acres. Conn-One LLC purchased the building from SMW Warehouses LLC for storage use. The property was most[...]
ManTech lands $85M Navy contract
Herndon-based ManTech, a technology contractor for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies, announced Thursday it has been awarded an $85 million contract to manage the Operational Test Program Set (OTPS) used by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The OTPS is used by the NSWC to ensure advanced weapon systems’ reliability and maintenance […]
Leidos wins $75M contract to support cloud-based HR system
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness awarded Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. a $75 million contract to provide services and support for the Defense Civilian Human Resource Management System (DCHRMS), the company announced Thursday. Leidos will provide technical services and support for the cloud-based human resources […]
Northrop Grumman wins $91M contract to produce aircraft tech
Falls Church-based Fortune 100 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Thursday it has won a $91 million contract to produce AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receivers (RWR), which protect rotary and fixed-wing aircraft from modern radio frequency (RF) threats, according to the company. RWRs are small, lightweigh[...]
Northam introduces $30M workforce training program
For those whose employment has been impacted by the pandemic, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that he is directing $30 million in federal CARES Act funding to workforce training programs in high-demand fields. The Re-Employing Virginians (REV) initiative will provide scholarships for people to enroll in a workforce or community college program in the health […]
