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BAE Systems Inc. lands $350M+ in defense contracts
Arlington-based defense company BAE Systems Inc. (a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based BAE Systems plc) announced Monday it has won a $211.6 million U.S. Navy contract and a $144 million U.S. Air Force contract. BAE Systems’ ship repair business in Jacksonville, Florida, will work on the U.S. Navy contract and update, repair and maintain two Arleigh […]
COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000 in Virginia
Virginia has now recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 since it started tracking the coronavirus in February, the Virginia Department of Health recorded Monday. The state has 100,749 confirmed and probable cases, up 7,643 from Aug. 3. Virginia’s number of deaths went up by 109 last week to 2,327, and the statewide positivity rate […]
Henrico company names president, association management services
Henrico County-based association management company Eisenman & Associates Inc. announced Friday it has hired Terry Monroe as president of association management services, effective Aug. 17. Monroe was most recently the director of membership and marketing for the Chantilly-based International Association of Fire Chiefs. In h[...]
Construction continues to struggle during pandemic
The nonresidential construction industry lost 4,000 jobs in July, as compared to June, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced Friday. The construction industry as a whole, however, has added 639,000 jobs during the past three months — recovering approximately 59% of the jobs lost during the pandemic. “For several weeks, contractors have noted an […]
Danville voters: yes or no to a casino?
Danville Circuit Court Judge Joseph Milam on Friday issued an order that will officially place a local referendum on casino gaming on the Nov. 3 General Election ballot in Danville. Caesars Virginia, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corp., plans to construct and operate a $400 million casino at the former Dan River Mills industrial complex […]
Falwell agrees to immediate indefinite leave of absence from Liberty
UPDATE: Board of Trustees Chairman Jerry Prevo has been appointed acting president during Falwell’s absence. Liberty University President and Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to immediately take an indefinite leave of absence from both leadership roles at the private Christian institution in Lynchburg, at the reque[...]
Va. Supreme Court grants eviction moratorium through Sept. 7
The Supreme Court of Virginia granted a temporary statewide eviction moratorium to begin Aug. 10 and remain in effect through Sept. 7, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The moratorium halts all eviction proceedings related to rent payment failures due to the pandemic. Northam requested the moratorium in a letter to the state’s highest court on […]
Virginia State Senate will return to Science Museum for Aug. session
A staff member for Virginia Senate Majority Leader Richard “Dick” Saslaw confirmed Friday that the Senate will meet at the Science Museum of Virginia for its special session Aug. 18. In April, for their veto session, senators gathered in a large room at the Richmond museum instead of their usual quarters to avoid spread of […]
Perspecta wins $112M Homeland Security contract
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a contract worth up to $112 million to Perspecta Inc. to provide managed information technology services to the department’s data centers, the Chantilly-based federal contractor announced Thursday. “This award reinforces our standing as a premier provider of end-to-end next generation managed IT services,” Rocky Thurston, senior vice president […][...]
SAIC lands $40M TSA contract
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded a $40 million contract to Reston-based defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide operational test and evaluation services, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice. Under the contract, SAIC will help the TSA plan, implement, analyze and report airport operations. Work on the contract will […][...]
Strategic Education Inc. to raise $191.5M through public stock offering
Herndon-based education company Strategic Education Inc. announced Thursday that it plans to raise $191.5 million through a public stock offering. The company, through Aug. 10, will offer for sale 1.9 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $105 per share. Strategic Education intends to use some of the proceeds to […]
Va. first state to launch COVID-19 tracking app
Virginia on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to launch an app that offers alerts to people who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The app, Covidwise, is available for Apple and Android devices. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology (which does not drain phone batteries[...]
