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Smith Mountain Lake chamber to launch leadership academy
The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced the launch of its inaugural Smith Mountain Lake Leadership Academy, a 12-month program for emerging leaders. The program will allow participants to meet and learn from area business leaders from a variety of sectors. Ten participants will be selected duri[...]
Md.-based tech company opens NoVa lab
Greenbelt, Maryland-based tech company Paradyme Management Inc. announced Wednesday it has established an IT lab, Paradyme Labs, in Tysons. The lab will serve as a hub for team and customer collaboration and as an operations space for recruiting, training, sales and engineering. The expansion allows for more space for Paradyme, which has nearly doubled the […]
Charlottesville solar company acquires Calif. firm
Charlottesville-based Sigora Solar announced Wednesday it has acquired Rancho Cordova, California-based Aztec Solar. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Through the strategic acquisition of Aztec Solar, Sigora is realizing our goal to be a national leader in energy,” Sigora Solar CEO Logan Landry said in a statement. “We at Sigora are driven by a […]
Reston cybersecurity company announces leadership changes
A day after selling its Cyveillance business unit to Baltimore-based cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX, Reston-based LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc. announced Wednesday that its chairman of the board, Gilman Louie, has been named CEO. Louie is also a partner at San Francisco-based venture capital firm Alsop Louie Partners, which has [...]
Amazon to donate $1M to NoVa schoolchildren amid pandemic
Arlington Public Schools announced Wednesday that e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc., which is establishing its $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters in Arlington, will donate $1 million to support the needs of thousands of students from underserved Northern Virginia communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities In Schools NOVA will distribute Amazon’s donation through its Right Now […][...]
General Dynamics wins $100M DIA task order
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. (GDIT) a potential $100 million task order to provide engineering services in support of the agency’s information technology modernization efforts, the company announced Tuesday. Under the task order, GDIT will provide engineering support to the DIA’s IT infrastructure, including system design, architecture, […][...]
Perspecta Labs lands $24.65M Navy contract
The U.S. Navy awarded the research arm of Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. a potential seven-year, $24.65 million contract to provide telecommunications and engineering standards support to help the branch in its emergency preparedness and national security initiatives, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Under the contract, Perspecta Labs will help the Navy deploy Next […][...]
Plasser American Corp. announces $52.6M Chesapeake expansion
Railway equipment manufacturer Plasser American Corp. will invest $52.6 million to expand its operations in the city of Chesapeake, creating 98 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. Plasser American Corp., which manufactures railway construction and maintenance equipment, will add a 45,000-square-foot, three-story office building and an 82,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The company will also renovate its […][...]
Danish company to establish $1.35M manufacturing facility in Henrico
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that Danish manufacturer Rose Holm will invest $1.35 million to establish its first U.S. facility in Henrico County, creating 10 jobs. Rose Holm produces threaded bolts for the food and beverage, wind power and heat exchange industries in Northern Europe. The new operation will allow the company to further its […]
Va. to expand networking program to new regions
During the next two years Virginia will invest $1.7 million to expand the Network2Work workforce development initiative, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The commonwealth will partner with the Virginia Community College System to pilot the Network2Work model in the Shenandoah Valley, Hampton Roads and greater Richmond regions. Network2Work was established by Piedmont Virginia Community College […][...]
Reston cyber intelligence business acquired by Baltimore cybersecurity firm
Cyber intelligence company Cyveillance, a Reston-based business unit of LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc., has been acquired by Baltimore-based cybersecurity firm ZeroFOX, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Under the acquisition, ZeroFOX will absorb Cyveillance’s more than 130 employees and more than 100 customers. “Our merger with the Cyveillance team fulfills […][...]
Richmond extends deadline for small business, nonprofit relief program
The city of Richmond has extended the deadline for its Richmond Recovers Grant Program, giving small businesses and nonprofits until Oct. 19 to apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $15,000, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s office announced Tuesday. The city allocated $3 million of its federal CARES Act funding to the program, which has $1.68 […]
