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Global apparel company VF to leave Martinsville in 2025
VF Corp., a Denver-based global apparel and footwear company with brands including Vans, The North Face, Timberland and Dickies, plans to close its distribution center in Martinsville in March 2025, the company confirmed Wednesday. “As part of VF’s Reinvent strategy, we have evaluated how we are shipping products to best[...]
Dominion installs first post for offshore wind project
Dominion Energy plunged the first monopile — after the two existing pilot turbines — into the sea floor Wednesday, kicking off construction of the $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project that will bring 176 turbines 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. Installation of the post started mid-morning and [...]
Broadband, renewable energy focuses for rural development, USDA administrator says
Rural communities can improve their economy and quality of life, Andrew Berke, administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service, stressed during the opening of the fifth annual Investing in Rural America conference, held Tuesday at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. The Federal Reserve[...]
Student sues U.Va., alleging antisemitism
A Jewish undergraduate student is suing the University of Virginia, its president and rector, and two pro-Palestinian organizations, alleging that he was “a victim of hate-based, intentional discrimination, severe harassment and abuse, and illegal retaliation” at U.Va., according to a federal lawsuit filed May 17. Ma[...]
Accenture Federal Services completes Cognosante buy
Arlington County-based Accenture Federal Services has completed its acquisition of Falls Church-based Cognosante, AFS announced Monday. With the acquisition, AFS plans to create a new federal health portfolio. The deal adds 1,500 employees to AFS’ workforce. “The health market is a unique mission space in the U.S. federal government,” Accenture Federal Services CEO John Goodman […][...]
Vanguard Landing apartments under construction in Va. Beach
Vanguard Landing, an “intentional community” specifically designed for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is under construction in Virginia Beach. Developers broke ground on the first phase in April and started construction in earnest in May. The mixed-use community, which claims to be the first[...]
StoneSprings Hospital Center hires new CEO
Tammy L. Razmic is the new CEO of StoneSprings Hospital Center in Dulles, the first woman to hold the top title, HCA Virginia announced May 13. Razmic will start her new job at the Loudoun County hospital on May 20. Razmic was most recently chief operating officer at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. [&hell[...]
GDIT wins $185M Air Force task order
Falls Church-based federal contractor General Dynamics Information Technology won a $185 million recompete task order to provide cybersecurity services for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the company announced Friday. The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida awarded the task order for a on[...]
NoVa home sales rise dramatically in April
Northern Virginia home sales in April rose 13.5% from April 2023, the region’s first double-digit growth in sales since November 2021, according to data the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors released Tuesday. In April, the region had 1,623 closed sales, up year-over-year and up 36% from the 1,191 homes sold in Marc[...]
Arlington apartment tower sells for $48.5M
A 162-unit high-rise apartment property in Arlington County has changed hands. Fortis Cos., a Washington, D.C.-based real estate development and investment company, acquired Marlowe Apartments from Equity Residential for $48.5 million, according to Berkadia, a commercial real estate services and mortgage firm, and Arlington Coun[...]
Suffolk logistics facility purchased for $50.5M
An entity connected with Ashley Capital, a New York-based industrial real estate company, sold a multi-tenant facility in Suffolk for $50.5 million to a Florida real estate investment firm on May 1, according to the city’s property records. The Bridgeway Business Center, a 707,000-square-foot warehousing and distribution f[...]
Visit Williamsburg names new CEO
The Williamsburg Tourism Council, also known as Visit Williamsburg, has named Edward Harris its new CEO, the organization announced Wednesday. Former CEO Victoria Cimino stepped down from the role in January after more than four years leading the destination marketing organization for Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown. With m[...]
