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NoVa, Hampton Roads housing markets improve in November
The Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads housing markets in November showed signs of improvement from the same month last year, including increased home sales and selling prices. Northern Virginia Home prices and sales activity in Northern Virginia rose year-over-year last month, indicating a healthier market than the November 20[...]
McLean’s QinetiQ US expands to Huntsville, Alabama
QinetiQ US, a McLean security and defense contractor, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate its expansion into Huntsville, Alabama. Known as “The Rocket City” for its role in the country’s development of space exploration, Huntsville is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, which is l[...]
Micron gets $275M in federal funding for Manassas expansion
Micron Technology is set to receive up to $275 million in federal funding to expand its manufacturing plant in Manassas, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a preliminary, nonbinding agreement for the funding as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, legislation War[...]
HII division lands $6.7B Air Force contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division a $6.7 billion contract to provide electronic warfare engineering and technical services support, according to a Thursday announcement from the defense contractor. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract[...]
As bitcoin breaches $100K, MicroStrategy holdings, Saylor’s wealth surge
MicroStrategy, the Tysons-based tech company chaired by bitcoin whale Michael Saylor, has pursued bitcoin as an investment strategy since 2020. Now, it appears to have paid off as bitcoin breached the $100,000 threshold. Bitcoin rose above $100,000 per coin Wednesday night, after previously breaching $99,000 on Nov. 21. At 11:45[...]
Washington Commanders hire Campbell’s exec as team president
Mark Clouse, president and CEO of food giant The Campbell’s Co., will be the Washington Commanders’ next team president, the Ashburn-based NFL team announced Tuesday. Clouse starts his new post in late January. He replaces Jason Wright, the NFL’s first Black team president, who was hired in August 2020 by forme[...]
Navy awards Raytheon potential $903.9M contract
The Navy has awarded Raytheon, a subsidiary of Arlington County Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX, a contract worth up to $903.9 million, if all options are exercised, to provide support for a sensor system, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. The initial $34 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixe[...]
BAE Systems wins up to $238M Navy ship repair contract
Falls Church-based federal contractor BAE Systems Inc. has won a Navy contract worth up to $238.8 million to maintain, modernize and repair a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. The Department of Defense announced the $212 million firm-fixed-price contract award, which has options that would bring its cumulative va[...]
McDermott to depart as Mary Washington Healthcare CEO
Dr. Michael McDermott, president and CEO of Fredericksburg-based Mary Washington Healthcare since 2015, will leave to become head of Montage Health in California, the health system announced Monday. Dr. Christopher Newman, MWHC’s chief operating officer and chief medical officer, will succeed McDermott starting in spring 2[...]
Navy awards RTX subsidiary $590.8M contract for electronic attack system
The Navy has awarded Raytheon, a subsidiary of Arlington County Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor RTX, a $590.8 million contract to produce nine Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) ship sets for the military branch’s EA-18 Growler electronic warfare aircraft and four more sets for the Royal Australian Air F[...]
Ballston BID names new CEO
The Ballston Business Improvement District (BID) has named Danette Nguyen its next CEO, the Arlington County organization announced Monday. A Ballston resident, Nguyen previously was the managing director of the Maryland Women’s Business Center (MWBC), a program which encourages women to start, sustain and grow their busin[...]
Inova breaks ground on Alexandria, Springfield hospitals
In late September, Inova Health System broke ground on two new hospitals — one in Alexandria and the other in Springfield, the start of a new phase for the Falls Church health system. Both acute-care hospitals are expected to be completed in 2028, officials say. Inova Alexandria, which will sit on the former Landmark Mall [&he[...]
