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Jul 15, 2020

Va. Beach manufacturing company investing $15.8M in expansion

Virginia Beach-based Acoustical Sheetmetal Co. (ASC) will invest $15.8 million to expand its operations, adding a 100,000- square-foot facility and creating 200 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday.  ASC manufactures sound-reducing and weather-protective enclosures for onsite power generation equipment, such as control rooms, house generators, pumps, compressors, switchgear and HVAC equipment.  “Advanced manufacturing contin[...]

Jul 15, 2020

Virginia Space launches rocket for first U.S. Space Force mission

The Minotaur IV rocket, carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), launched its first U.S. Space Force (USSF) mission from the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority’s (Virginia Space) Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Eastern Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. “The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport continues to serve the […][...]

Jul 15, 2020

Va. Lottery Board advances Portsmouth casino

The city of Portsmouth announced Wednesday that its preferred casino gaming partner, Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming, has been pre-certified by the Virginia Lottery Board to operate a Virginia casino. The pre-certification is necessary to move forward with a local gaming referendum in November.  “We are grateful for the Lottery Board’s diligence on this matter and […]

Jul 14, 2020

Perspecta Labs lands $37M defense contract

Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc. announced Tuesday that its research arm, Perspecta Labs, has landed a $37 million contract to develop network hardware to speed up complex computing applications for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Perspecta will work on DARPA’s Fast Network Interface Cards program with a goal to accelerate — by 100 […]

Paul Baginski
Jul 14, 2020

Engineering consulting firm names Richmond office executive

Pittsburgh-based engineering consulting firm Michael Baker International announced Tuesday that Paul Baginski has been named as office executive for its Richmond location.  Baginski was most recently CEO and chief marketing officer for engineering and tech company PAB Consulting Inc. In his new role, he will oversee federal, st[...]

Robert Victor. Photo courtesy Dewberry
Jul 14, 2020

Dewberry names operating unit manager

Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Tuesday that Robert Victor will lead its mid-Atlantic business as an operating unit manager. Victor was most recently the transportation group lead with design company HDR, where he oversaw Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Virginia business. In his new role, he[...]

M. Scott Culbreth
Jul 14, 2020

American Woodmark overhauls leadership after internal investigation

Winchester-based cabinetry manufacturer American Woodmark Corp. announced Tuesday a leadership overhaul following an internal investigation of R. Perry Campbell, senior vice president of sales and commercial operations, which found he had violated company policy and values.  President and CEO S. Cary Dunston has retired and res[...]

Carmenita D. Higginbotham. Photo courtesy Virginia Commonwealth University
Jul 13, 2020

VCU names arts school dean

Virginia Commonwealth University announced Monday that Carmenita D. Higginbotham will become dean of the School of Arts, starting Sept. 15. Nancy Scott, who served as interim dean , will remain until Higginbotham arrives. Higginbotham currently serves as chair of the McIntire Department of Art at the University of Virginia. At U[...]

Virginia Community Healthcare Association CEO stepping down
Jul 13, 2020

Virginia Community Healthcare Association CEO stepping down

The Virginia Community Healthcare Association’s CEO, Neal Graham, is stepping down, the organization’s board announced Monday. His last day is July 31, after serving 19 years. “The past 19 years have given me the opportunity to work with some of the very best in the health center world, and I am appreciative of[...]

Trademark decision increases pressure on Redskins
Jul 13, 2020

Washington Redskins will retire name, logo

After nearly 88 years, the Ashburn-based Washington Redskins announced Monday morning that it will retire the Redskins name and logo after weeks of discussion over what many see as a discriminatory and derogatory name against Native Americans. A new team name has not been announced. Monday’s announcement comes after a July[...]

Lisa M. Lambrecht. Photo courtesy ValleyStar Credit Union
Jul 10, 2020

Martinsville credit union announces leadership changes

Martinsville-based ValleyStar Credit Union announced Friday it has promoted Lisa M. Lambrecht to executive vice president. She was previously the chief financial officer at the credit union. In her new role, she will report to the president and CEO, and oversee the CFO, chief operating officer, chief marketing officer, the risk [...]

Jul 10, 2020

Central Va. CEOs have improved outlook for next 6 months

While Virginia remains in Phase Three of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Forward Virginia plan, Central Virginia CEOs have an improved outlook for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six months, according to a follow-up 2020 CEO Economic Outlook Survey released Friday by the University of Richmond‘s Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council […]

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