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Hanley Energy to add 343 jobs in Ashburn
Irish energy management company Hanley Energy will invest $8 million to expand its Hanley Energy Electrical division in Loudoun County, a project expected to create 343 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Hanley Energy will open a facility at 44381 Russell Branch Parkway to serve the data center market in Ashburn with [...]
Northrop Grumman division lands $458M Navy contract
A division of Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $458 million contract to support the Navy’s Columbia and Dreadnought Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Northrop Grumman’s Marine Systems in Sunnyvale, California, will provide fiscal 2022 through 2026 shipyard field operations, program management, […][...]
McLean-based ID.me lays off 54 workers
McLean-based tech company ID.me Inc. has laid off 54 employees, months after the Internal Revenue Service — among other government agencies — said it would drop its plan to require taxpayers to submit to facial recognition via ID.me’s software. Fifty-four employees lost their jobs, according to the Worker Adjustment an[...]
Peraton nets $916M intelligence contract
Herndon-based Peraton Inc. has been selected for a seven-year contract valued at $916 million to provide integrated, enterprise-wide management services to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the company announced Tuesday. The task order includes communications, human capital, data analysis, knowledge management[...]
Alexandria apartments sell for $50.1M
Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has sold 101 North Ripley Apartments in Alexandria for $50.1 million, the company announced last week. Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment and management firm Willow Creek Partners acquired the apartment community, formerly known as Parkwood Court. The community has 189 units, w[...]
Leonardo DRS, Israeli company to merge
Arlington-based Leonardo DRS Inc., a subsidiary of Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, and Israel-based Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. have entered into a definitive agreement to merge and become a combined public company later this year, the contractors announced Tuesday. Rada will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leon[...]
Two govcons to merge, move HQ to NoVa
Colorado-based government contractor Vectrus Inc. and Mississippi-based The Vertex Co. will merge to form a company that will be based in Northern Virginia. Vectrus shareholders approved the all-stock merger, expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, on Wednesday. The combined company will be named V2X Inc. and will trade [...]
Amazon HQ2’s Ardine Williams retires — again
Ardine Williams, vice president of HQ2 workforce development for Amazon.com Inc., has retired — again — Amazon confirmed this week. Williams, who had been one of Amazon’s most high-profile Virginia executives, was leading the effort to hire 25,000 workers by 2030 for Amazon’s multibillion-dollar HQ2 East Coast [...]
Metro bringing back first group of 7000-series trains
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Wednesday that it will return eight 7000-series trains to service on Thursday, months after all 748 railcars were taken off track due to a wheel malfunction that caused a derailment near Arlington National Cemetery. The return of eight trains — with eight railcars ea[...]
Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center
When Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus opens in Alexandria in 2024, it will include a hub to connect veterans and their families with career resources and employment opportunities. It will also carry the name of one of the commonwealth’s largest defense contractors, The Boeing Co. The Boeing Center for Vet[...]
Greater Washington Partnership unveils 10-year inclusivity plan
The Greater Washington Partnership released its “Regional Blueprint for Inclusive Growth” Monday, a 10-year plan to increase equity and create a more inclusive economy in the capital region, spanning Baltimore to Richmond. The plan was launched at an event hosted by Sheila Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resort[...]
Amyx CFO to retire; new CFO named
Reston-based federal contractor Amyx Inc. has announced its chief financial officer Rosalind Kadasi will retire on July 1 and Ryan Marsden, her successor, will join the company June 13. Kadasi has been Amyx’s CFO since 2017 but has more than 20 years of executive experience leading finance, accounting and administration fo[...]
