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UK software company buys Chesterfield’s Mapcom Systems
Chesterfield County-based telecommunications software company Mapcom Systems announced Tuesday that it has been acquired by United Kingdom-based geographic software company VertiGIS. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Mapcom’s customer-centric approach to digitalizing processes and solving challenges with location technology matches well with ours,” VertiGIS President and CEO Richard Wiegmann said in a sta[...]
New VDEM chief named by governor
Curtis Brown, for four years the chief deputy state coordinator for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, was promoted Tuesday to state coordinator of emergency management, Gov. Ralph Northam announced. He is the first African American person to hold the post. “Curtis has done a tremendous job as chief deputy, and I am proud to […]
Jehmal Hudson appointed to State Corporation Commission
Jehmal Hudson, who held several roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and served as a law clerk for then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, was appointed to the Virginia State Corporation Commission on Tuesday. He is the first African American person named to the judicial seat. An Arlington resident, Hudson previously served as vice president of […]
NoVa and Richmond to enter Phase Two June 12
Northern Virginia and the city of Richmond will enter Phase Two of Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Forward Virginia” plan Friday, June 12, joining the rest of the state in loosened restrictions on dining areas, personal care and grooming services and other nonessential businesses, Northam announced Tuesday. The stateR[...]
Pulaski company prepares to launch pollutant filter system
Updated June 29 A Pulaski-based company is poised to go commercial with technology that removes coal ash and other chemical pollutants from the air — extracting chemicals that can be recycled and sold for industrial use. A team of scientists at Virginia Tech has released a preliminary report confirming proof of concept, MOVA [...]
McLean defense contractor buys Reston software company
McLean-based defense contractor E3/Sentinel LLC announced Monday it has acquired Reston-based Lucid Perspectives, a software and systems engineering company. This is E3/Sentinel’s fifth acquisition in the past two years. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. E3/Sentinel acquired Data Works in August 2019, and under this acquisition, Lucid’s operations will be combined with Data […][...]
Babel Street gains AI, machine learning capabilities
Reston-based Babel Street Inc., a web and social media monitoring company, announced Monday it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Overland Park, Kansas-based Dunami, an artificial intelligence and machine learning analysis company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Babel Street acquired Dunami’s AI and machine learning assets, which automatically illustrate relationships between […][...]
Orbital Sciences Corp. wins $187M NASA contract
Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corp., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp., has been awarded a $187 million NASA contract to design living quarters for the Lunar Gateway mini space station. The Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) design will be inspired by Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, which delivers supplies, e[...]
Virginia places 20-day moratorium on evictions
With almost 400,000 Virginians still unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout, Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a temporary statewide moratorium on eviction proceedings in the commonwealth, to remain in effect through June 28. Granted by an order from Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Lemons, the moratorium will pause evictions will the Northam […]
Weekly COVID-19 cases down
Virginia saw 5,853 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, down from 7,671 new cases the prior week. The state had 85 new deaths from the coronavirus, down significantly from the week ending June 1, when 184 Virginians died from COVID-19. The state’s COVID-19 case count stands at 51,251, with 1,[...]
Chesapeake shopping center sells for $13.6M
The Gainsborough Square shopping center in Chesapeake sold on June 2 for $13.6 million, according to city property records. Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. (which declined to state the sales price) sold the 88,862-square-foot property to Slate Asset Management, according to a June 3 announcement from Collie[...]
Charlottesville energy companies move toward merger
Charlottesville-based energy company Tiger Fuel Co. announced Friday it has acquired 40% of the shares of Altenergy Inc., which is also based in Charlottesville — a first step in the acquisition of Altenergy to be completed in March 2021. “Altenergy and Tiger share a common commitment to doing the right thing for our customers, our […]
