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Elizabeth River Crossings CEO announces retirement
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC (ERC) CEO David Sullivan announced his retirement, effective Jan. 21. ERC finances, operates and maintains the Elizabeth River Tunnels. A new CEO will be named next week. ERC owners Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. and Manulife Investment Management named Sullivan CEO in January 2021. He had previ[...]
Booz Allen secures $74M Navy contract
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a potential $74.7 million contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) mission, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Booz Allen Hamilton will provide a single program executive for the […]
Youngkin sworn in as Virginia’s 74th governor
RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor on the steps of the state Capitol. The political newcomer and former private equity executive is the commonwealth’s first Republican governor since Bob McDonnell, who took office in 2010. The commonwealth also made history in el[...]
Park West End apartments sell for $59M
Henrico County-based property development company McCann Realty Partners LLC acquired a 312-unit apartment community in its own backyard for $59.25 million on Dec. 27, according to Henrico County property records. Built in 1985, the 224,768-square-foot apartment community sits on 18 acres at 5300 Glenside Drive. The buildings ha[...]
Recycling joint venture to create 210 jobs in Chesapeake
Two sustainable development companies — New Jersey-based Kamine Development Corp. and Minnesota-based Nicollet Industries LLC — will invest $267 million to establish a joint venture paperboard recycling and production facility in Chesapeake, a project expected to create 210 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The 335,000-square-foot Celadon Development Corp. facility will be at the Chesapeake […][...]
NoVa Chamber and U.Va.’s Sorensen Institute partner to promote civics
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service announced Tuesday their Advancing Civics partnership to encourage collaboration among business and government leaders. The Northern Virginia Chamber wants to prom[...]
IT firm set to bring 125 jobs to Richmond
A Fairfax County-based software consulting and managed services company, Intact Technology, is creating a second presence in the state with a location in Richmond, an expansion expected to create 125 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. According to Intact Technology CEO Jesse White, the company is exploring options in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. “Our application […][...]
Ore. vacation rental company buys two Va. Beach businesses
Portland, Oregon-based vacation rental management company Vacasa announced Monday it had acquired two Virginia Beach companies: Sandbridge Realty and Beach Pros Realty. Vacasa did not disclose financial details of the transactions. The acquisitions mark Vacasa’s entry into Virginia. “Virginia Beach is a highly sought-after East Coast vacation spot. …The homes managed by Sandbridge Realty and […][...]
Calif. aerospace company proposes Accomack County facility
Accomack County is a finalist for a proposed Rocket Lab USA Inc. facility, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. If the county is selected, Long Beach, California-based aerospace company Rocket Lab would develop a facility to support part production, assembly, integration and test operations to support the launch of its Neutron launch vehicle from the NASA […]
Octo acquires Herndon-based B3 Group
Reston-based Octo Consulting Group, backed by Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Herndon-based health IT company B3 Group Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. B3 modernizes applications using low- or no-code software and platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform. The company also provides data governance, integration and analytics as well as cloud engineering […][...]
Va. Beach vacation company acquired by Calif. company
Mill Valley, California-based Vacatia Inc. has acquired Virginia Beach-based hospitality and vacation ownership company VSA Resorts, the timeshare owner and property management services provider announced Jan. 3. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. VSA owns three Virginia Beach properties: Ocean Key Resort, [...]
Peraton wins $343M TSA contract
Federal contractor Peraton Inc. won an up to $342.76 million task order with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Dec. 13, 2021. Peraton subsidiary Perspecta Enterprise Solutions LLC, acquired in May 2021, won the IT Management, Performance Analysis and Collaborative Technologies (IMPACT) II contract. Reston-based [...]
