Conways make $13M donation to VCU nursing school
McLean philanthropists Joanne and William E. Conway Jr. have given $13 million to Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Nursing, the university announced Monday. The gift is the largest in the school’s history and will provide more than 1,000 undergraduate and doctoral students with scholarships over the next [...]
ECS Federal receives contract valued up to $429.5M
Fairfax-based ECS Federal LLC has received a contract valued up to $429.5 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to improve security and reduce risk across the Army’s computer networks, the Pentagon announced Friday. Work will be performed on behalf of the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command starting Sept. 29 through March 28, 2023, […]
Evermade Foods to expand Fauquier County operations
Warrenton-based Evermade Foods is investing $110,000 to expand its manufacturing operations and add 46 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Evermade Foods is a co-manufacturer of prepared meals sold under private labels at grocery stores and through meal subscription services. The company has invested $1.7 million in buil[...]
17th Street Lofts sells for $4.65M in Richmond
An apartment building in the city of Richmond has changed hands. BP I LLC purchased the 17th Street Lofts, located at 329-333 Oliver Hill Way, from 333 Oliver Hill LLC for $4.65 million, One South Commercial reported. The 20,300-square-foot space includes 24 units and was purchased as an investment. Ryan Rilee and Tom Rosman of [...]
Norfolk industrial property sells for $7.3M
A 60,900-square-foot industrial property in Norfolk has been sold for $7.3 million, Colliers announced Sept. 20. Miami-based Jewell Capital LLC acquired the Brookside Industrial building, 4840 Brookside Court, from Maryland-based Hemsman Properties. The property in Norfolk Industrial Park is leased to regional distribution hubs[...]
22 acres in Innsbrook to be developed into mixed-use
Newton, Massachusetts-based Northland has acquired 22 acres to build a mixed-use development at the “North End” of the Innsbrook area in Henrico County, from Raleigh-based Highwoods Properties. The site is located on the north end of the Innsbrook Corporate Center, at the Intersection of Interstate 95, Nuckols Road and Lake [...]
RapidFlight to add 119 jobs at Manassas HQ
RapidFlight LLC, a designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft will invest $5.5 million to establish operations in Manassas, creating 119 jobs over the next three years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. RapidFlight is an integrated, end-to-end provider of airborne drones. Founded in 2021 by RapidFlight President Jay Gundlach, the company works for national security and […]
Raytheon wins $985M Air Force hypersonic missile contract
Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s missile and defense division has received the go-ahead from the Air Force to move beyond the prototype phase and continue development of a new hypersonic cruise missile weapon under a nearly $1 billion contract announced by the Pentagon Thursday. The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is an air-[...]
Pangiam to add 200+ jobs at new Tysons HQ
Pangiam, a travel and security technology company, will invest $3.1 million to establish its global headquarters in Fairfax County’s Tysons area, creating 201 jobs over the next three years, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. Pangiam provides facial recognition technology, cloud-based applications and data-driven identity solutions to customers including the Department of Homeland Security, the Air […][...]
Google Public Sector taps Booz Allen exec as CEO
Karen Dahut will be the CEO of Google Public Sector, Google LLC’s subsidiary focused on government and educational contracting work. Dahut starts Oct. 31 and will be based out of Google’s Washington, D.C., and Reston offices, according to a news release. She takes the place of Will Grannis, Google Public Sector’[...]
Northrop Grumman names new defense systems president
Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp.’s board of directors has appointed Roshan Roeder as corporate vice president and president of the Fortune 500 company’s defense systems sector. Roeder currently serves as vice president and general manager of the airborne multifunction sensors division within the federal cont[...]
Allianz promotes Canadian CFO to North American CFO
Henrico County-based Allianz Partners USA has promoted Patrick Espeut to chief financial officer for the North America region, which includes the U.S. and Canada, the travel insurance and assistance company announced Tuesday. Allianz’s former chief financial officer, Jeff Wright, was promoted to CEO earlier this year. Espe[...]