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McLean’s Iridium closes on Satelles deal
McLean-based Iridium Communications, a global satellite communications company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Satelles, a Reston-based provider of satellite-based time and location services that assist GPS and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), the company announced Tuesday. Iridium first announc[...]
SAIC lands potential $494M NASA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a safety and mission assurance support contract from NASA worth up to $494 million. The federal agency announced it had selected SAIC for the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III on March 29, and the cont[...]
231-unit affordable housing development coming to McLean
Construction will begin immediately on the 231-unit first phase of an affordable housing development in McLean backed by Amazon.com, SCG Development announced Wednesday. Located at 1750 Old Meadow Road, Somos at McLean Metro will be developed in two phases. In the first phase, Tysons-based SCG Development will demolish an abando[...]
Kaufman & Canoles has new president and CEO
Jason R. Davis became president and CEO of Norfolk-based law firm Kaufman & Canoles on Monday. Davis, who has been with Kaufman & Canoles since 1997, succeeds William R. Van Buren III in his role as president. Van Buren has served as the firm’s president and chairman for 16 years and will remain chairman. “I [&hellip[...]
Atlantic Union completes $507M purchase of American National
Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bankshares completed its acquisition Monday of Danville-based American National Bankshares, parent company of American National Bank and Trust. Based on the $35.31/share closing price Thursday of Atlantic Union common stock, the transaction value was approximately $507 million, according to Atlantic[...]
Fort Monroe Authority exec director to retire
G. Glenn Oder is retiring as executive director of the Fort Monroe Authority in October, the authority announced Friday. Oder has led the FMA for the past 12 years after leaving the General Assembly, where he served as a state delegate from 2002 to 2012, representing the 94th District in the House of Delegates. “On [&helli[...]
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers CEO to retire
Jay Bryant, CEO of Herndon-based Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), is retiring at the end of this year, and Jon Cowell, MDVA’s current chief financial officer, will succeed him, the cooperative announced Friday. Bryant has worked at the MDVA, a cooperative of more than 900 dairy farm famili[...]
Chesapeake strip mall goes for $3.15M
A 7,800-square-foot retail strip center in Chesapeake sold for $3.15 million, according to a March news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. Located at 1508 Sam’s Circle, Battlefield Shops has five tenants. It is shadow anchored by Walmart, Sam’s Club, At Home and Dollar Tree stores. Battlefield Freedom Wash sold the property t[...]
Hotel in Salem changes hands for $3.1M
A Days Inn in Salem sold for $3.1 million on March 26. Located at 1535 E. Main St., the two-story hotel has 70 rooms. It was built in 1974. Evergreen Hotels purchased the property from Devkison LLC, according to property records. Milin Mehta, Chase Dewese, Jack Davis and Joce Messinger with Marcus & Millichap’s Charlotte [[...]
Apartment buildings in Portsmouth sell for $2.4M
A 17-unit apartment property in Portsmouth sold for $2.4 million, Marcus & Millichap announced Tuesday. Built in 1987, Effingham Green Condos has 17 two-bedroom, one-bathroom units across two buildings on 2 acres. The property is located at 1007 Green St. Capps Equity sold the property to Nouveaux Effingham. Justin Ferguson,[...]
Henrico gets federal funding jolt for EV charging stations
People shopping for a new car or truck often hesitate to buy an electric vehicle because there aren’t many public charging stations. However, that situation will improve in Henrico County, which was awarded about $1.45 million in January through the U.S. Transportation Department’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discret[...]
Henry County airport expansion underway
Blue Ridge Regional Airport in Henry County has completed a larger apron for airplane parking and will soon extend its 5,002-foot runway to 6,000 feet — long enough to accommodate executive jets. A new terminal is also planned as part of a package of about $30 million in upgrades for the airport, according to Jason […]
