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1901 Group expanding into Washington County
Reston-based information technology services company 1901 Group will invest $1.15 million in Washington County to establish its third Virginia operations center, creating 150 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. The new center will be located at the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator in Abingdon, where small busin[...]
Madison+Main names new president
Richmond-based brand communications firm Madison+Main on Thursday announced that it has promoted Chief Operating Officer Molly Whitfield to president, effective March 1. Whitfield, who will continue in her COO role, is the second president in the firm’s 15 years in business. Whitfield began working with the agency in 2007 and [...]
OBXtek Inc. wins $44.2M State Dept. contract
McLean-based information technology government contractor OBXtek Inc. was awarded a five-year, $44.2 million contract from the Department of State to support the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s Technical Security Engineering (TSE) Division, OBXtek announced Wednesday. OBXtek will provide program management, operational support and administrative support, as well as developing training analysis and manage training programs. The [&hel[...]
SAIC to raise $400M to finance Unisys Federal acquisition
Reston-based federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will raise $400 million to finance its $1.2 billion acquisition of Reston-based Unisys Federal, the company announced Wednesday. SAIC will launch an offering of senior notes due in 2028 and will use the proceeds, cash on its balance sheet, borrowings under its credit facility and proceeds from […]
Owens & Minor names new board member
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 medical supply distribution company Owens & Minor Inc. has appointed retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gwendolyn “Gwen” Bingham to its board of directors, effective March 5. Bingham is a retired three-star U.S. Army lieutenant general and most recently was the Department of the Army’s assi[...]
MBA Consulting Services names COO
Chantilly-based management consulting firm MBA Consulting Services Inc. on Monday named Mark Colturi as chief operating officer. Colturi was most recently the executive vice president of Sevatec Inc., but served as principal of Booz Allen Hamilton for 25 years until 2012. He has approximately 35 years of experience total having [...]
Former Colortree factory to be taken over by new company
Tulsa, Oklahoma-based marketing conglomerate Moore DM Group will invest $31 million in reopening the Henrico County printing plant formerly operated by Colortree Group Inc., which abruptly went out of business in June, leaving 240 employees out of work. The new plant will be run as Richmond Print Group, a subsidiary of Moore DM [...]
HHHunt names new COO
Blacksburg-based real estate company HHHunt Corp. promoted Stephen Fritz to chief operating officer, the company announced Tuesday. Fritz was most recently senior vice president of HHHunt and president of HHHunt Homes. As COO, he will serve on the company’s executive committee. He will be based in the Richmond and Raleigh offi[...]
VCU College of Humanities and Sciences appoints dean
Jennifer Malat will be dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Humanities and Sciences effective July 1, the university announced Tuesday. Malat is currently the divisional dean for social sciences at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Arts and Sciences and oversees academic affairs, faculty affairs and[...]
United Way Worldwide names chief experience officer
Alexandria-based health and education nonprofit organization United Way Worldwide has named former SunTrust Foundation President as its chief experience officer, the organization announced Tuesday. In his new role, Little will lead all donor-facing functions and will be a part of the executive management team. He will report to [...]
Park West office building in Va. Beach sells for $6.75M
A three-story office building in Virginia Beach sold for $6.75 million, real estate company Colliers International announced Tuesday. The 66,062-square-foot building developed in 1989 is located at 2877 Guardian Lane was sold by Park West Owner LLC to Guardian Lane West LLC. The property is located less than a mile from Intersta[...]
Winds of change
In September, Dominion Energy Inc. unveiled an ambitious, $8 billion project to erect the nation’s largest offshore wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast. If all goes to plan, it will power 650,000 Virginia homes by 2026. This year, Dominion expects to bring its offshore wind pilot project online and start ocean survey work o[...]
