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Chesterfield pharma company enters $600M federal plea deal
Less than one month after former Indivior PLC CEO Shaun Thaxter pleaded guilty in federal court in Abingdon to a misdemeanor criminal charge related to the marketing of the Chesterfield County-based company’s opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone, the company announced Friday it has entered a $600 million plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, the […]
Chase demands apology from NoVa Chamber
Updated Friday, July 24 State Sen. Amanda Chase, the only announced 2021 GOP gubernatorial candidate, said Thursday that she didn’t know why the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce disinvited her from speaking to the group July 8 until two weeks later, when the chamber’s new chairman released a public statement categorizing some of the candidate’s […]
Autodesk buys Herndon software startup
San Rafael, California-based Fortune 1000 design and construction software company Autodesk Inc. announced Thursday it is acquiring Herndon-based construction project management software developer Pype. A transaction amount was not disclosed. This marks Autodesk’s ninth investment in a construction technology startup company, however. Since 2017, Autodesk has acquired Assemble, BuildingConnected and PlanGrid — totaling more than[...]
Navy awards $87M contract to Herndon company
The U.S. Navy awarded an $87 million contract to Herndon-based defense contractor ManTech International Corp. to provide information technology research, development and engineering for the Naval Sea Systems Command, the company announced Thursday. ManTech was awarded the contract through the U.S. Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s Multiple Award Contract, which are awarded by the […][...]
Virginia Tech — Montgomery Executive Airport names director
The board of directors for the Virginia Tech — Montgomery Executive Airport (VTMEA) announced Thursday that Keith Holt has been named as airport director, effective July 27. VTMEA is a regional authority that includes Virginia Tech, Montgomery County and the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Holt has been hired to repl[...]
GSA awards Fredericksburg company $66M contract
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded a $66 million contract to Fredericksburg-based information technology company IST Research LLC to perform large-scale data collection. The funding comes from the GSA’s Phase III SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) contract and will run through June 2025. IST Research will support information collection operations for the federal government. […][...]
Va. unemployment trust fund facing $750M deficit
With jobless claims at a record high, the state trust fund that pays for jobless benefits is expected to rack up a $750 million deficit by the end of the year, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. And Virginia employers already hurting from the pandemic’s economic fallout could face tax increases to replenish the state’s […]
Four Virginia HBCUs to receive support from Dominion
Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University and Virginia Union University are among 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that will share $25 million in support from Dominion Energy Inc., the Richmond-based utility company announced Thursday. The awarded funds — precise amounts goi[...]
Redskins to be called ‘Washington Football Team’ this season
The Ashburn-based National Football League team formerly known as the Washington Redskins will call itself the Washington Football Team this upcoming season until it formally adopts a new permanent name, the team announced Thursday. “The decision to use ‘Washington Football Team’ for this season allows the franchise the ab[...]
Va. State Fair canceled for first time since WWII
The 2020 State Fair of Virginia has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia Farm Bureau board of directors announced Thursday. The fair has run annually since 1854, and was last canceled during World War II. It was also canceled during the 1918 Spanish influenza and the Civil War, according to the Virginia [&hel[...]
Va. sees 5K spike in initial jobless claims last week
Since January, more than 1 million Virginians have filed initial jobless claims, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. More than 37,000 Virginians filed initial jobless claims last week — an increase of more than 5,000 claims from the previous week, according to a VEC statement released Thursday. “The jump in initial unemployment claims in Virginia […]
Alexandria telecom firm buys New York company
Alexandria-based telecommunications company InSite Wireless Group LLC announced Wednesday it has acquired Great Neck, New York-based Repeater Communications Group LLC, an operator of leased rooftop telecommunications sites in the New York City area. A transaction amount was not disclosed. InSite Wireless is a privately owned company that manufactures tower and wireless infrastructure. With the acquisition, […][...]
