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Virginia Tech Innovation Campus names Cornell dean as executive director
Lance R. Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering at Cornell University, has been selected as the first vice president and executive director of Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus, which is set to open in Alexandria’s North Potomac Yard area in the fall. He will join Virginia Tech as of Aug. 1. The Innov[...]
Artificial intelligence firm opens U.S. headquarters in McLean
Belgium-based artificial intelligence platform developer and educator Omina Technologies has opened its new U.S. headquarters in McLean. Financial terms of the headquarters have not been released. Founded in 2016, Omina currently has an office in Miami. North America CEO Brian Alexander said in a statement that the company decid[...]
Now hiring: Computer science faculty
Virginia universities are getting ready for Amazon.com Inc.’s arrival, which will require the schools to produce thousands of computer scientists and engineers during the next two decades. In November, Gov. Ralph Northam announced the Tech Talent Investment Program, which allocates $16.6 million to 11 state colleges and univ[...]
Va.’s data center industry provided $4.5B in economic output in 2018
In 2018, Virginia’s data center industry directly provided approximately $4.5 billion in economic output and employed more than 14,000 people, according to a study released Wednesday commissioned by the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Data Center and Cloud Committee. Despite the economic impact, however, Virginia’s data center incentive structure is one of the most restrictive in […][...]
Amazon HQ2 and Arlington County government will be solar powered
Arlington County and Amazon.com Inc. have entered into agreements with Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. to purchase power for local government operations and Amazon’s HQ2 East Coast headquarters from a solar farm more than 200 miles away in Southern Virginia. The Arlington County Board voted Tuesday to approve the agree[...]
Cybersecurity firm Expel adding 164 jobs in Fairfax
Expel Inc., a managed cybersecurity provider, is investing $1.4 million to expand its Herndon headquarters, creating 164 jobs in engineering, customer experience, IT, marketing and sales during the next three years. “Virginia has emerged as a national leader in cybersecurity and continues to be at the forefront of workforce development in this rapidly evolving industry, […]
Herndon-based K12 acquires Denver tech school for $165M
Herndon-based online education provider K12 Inc. will acquire Denver-based data and technology school Galvanize Inc. in a $165 million all-cash transaction, the company announced Monday. The deal was approved by both companies’ boards of directors and is expected to close on Monday. The acquisition includes Galvanize’s management team, campuses and software engineering and data science […][...]
Reston Business Campus sells for $13M
The four-building Reston Business Campus on Pinecrest Drive in Reston has sold for $13 million, according to the seller, Bethesda, Maryland-based commercial real estate firm Finmarc Management Inc. The campus was purchased by 10th Street LLC and totals approximately 83,000 square feet. The four buildings were part of a larger [...]
Macedon Technologies set for $1.65M expansion in Reston
Macedon Technologies will expand its corporate headquarters in Reston, investing $1.65 million and creating an expected 147 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The privately held software company, founded in 2009, is an Appian platform partner that provides programs for managing workflow and projects for businesses in several industries, including health care, insurance, manufacturing, energy, […][...]
Dulles-based ERP platform developer Unanet adds six new executives
Dulles-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform developer Unanet has hired six executives, the company announced Friday. Assad Jarrahian was appointed as chief product officer. Most recently, Jarrahian was the senior vice president of product at Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based Intelex Technologies ULC. He has also worked for companies including Pearson, Digidata, Oracle and EMS Software. He […][...]
Booz Allen Hamilton promotes Judi Dotson to executive VP
McLean-based management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is promoting Judi Dotson to executive vice president effective April 1, the company announced Jan. 17. Dotson has been with Booz Allen Hamilton for 31 years and currently leads the firm’s Joint Combatant Command account, which works for U.S. Department of Defense cl[...]
Yount, Hyde and Barbour acquires Woodcock & Associates PC
Winchester-based accounting and consulting firm Yount, Hyde and Barbour (YHB) has acquired Fredericksburg-based accounting firm Woodcock & Associates PC, YHB announced late last week. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Woodcock & Associates specializes in construction accounting and has worked with cl[...]
