MCV Foundation names director of marketing and communications
VCU Health's philanthropic arm promotes Eric Peters
Published
Medical College of Virginia Foundation has tapped Eric Peters as director of marketing and communications, promoting him from other marketing communications roles he’s held there since 2017. Peters is responsible for the marketing and communications strategies for MCV Foundation, which manages $800 million in assets. The foundation works to raise awareness and inspire philanthropic support
Hunton Andrews Kurth hires Hampton Roads government relations director
C. Evans Poston Jr. was Norfolk revenue commissioner
Published
Former Norfolk Commissioner of Revenue C. Evans Poston Jr. has been hired by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to expand its public affairs and strategies consultancy to the Hampton Roads region, the firm announced April 6. Poston, who will serve as the firm’s government relations director for Hampton Roads, reports to Todd P. Haymore, managing director
Caliburn International will separate into two companies
Reston-based federal contractor operated largest U.S. detention center for migrant children
Published
Calling it a “natural progression,” Reston-based professional services company Caliburn International announced Wednesday that it will split into two companies to focus on different capabilities. The federal contractor, which has about 8,500 employees, says it expects to complete the separation by Sept. 30. It also announced shifts in leadership to oversee the new companies, Acuity
Reston-based SAIC lands $4.4B in defense contracts
Contracts will provide modeling and simulation support to U.S. Army
Published
On the heels of an $830 million U.S. Army contract won in February, Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has landed two more Army contracts worth a combined $4.4 billion, it announced today. The Fortune 500 defense contractor says both contracts will provide systems engineering services to support the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command,
Lynchburg’s BWXT wins $690M contract extension
Department of Energy contract focused on cleanup of Ohio uranium enrichment plant
Published
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a contract extension to Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) worth up to $690 million, the company announced today. BWXT has worked with Irving, Texas-based engineering and construction firm Fluor Corp. on the project, an effort to decontaminate and decommission the former Portsmouth Gaseous
Carvana proceeds with $25M Chesterfield facility
Temporarily paused by pandemic, project could create 400+ jobs
Published
After putting its plans in neutral, online used car retailer Carvana announced Tuesday that it plans to break ground this quarter on a $25 million, 191,000-square-foot vehicle inspection and reconditioning facility in Chesterfield County. The project could bring more than 400 jobs to the county, economic development officials said in the announcement. Carvana first announced
Teresa Carlson leaves Amazon Web Services
Carlson will become president and chief growth officer of San Francisco-based Splunk Inc.
Published
Teresa Carlson, the Herndon-based executive who founded Amazon Web Services’ public sector business, is leaving Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing subsidiary to become president and chief growth officer of Splunk Inc., the San Francisco tech company announced today. Carlson was an influential and visible presence in the Washington, D.C., region for a little more than a
Chantilly IT firm acquired by N.C. company
SolutionWorx is now owned by Garner, N.C.-based WingSwept
Published
A year shy of its 30th anniversary, Chantilly-based IT services provider SolutionWorx has been acquired by WingSwept, a B2B tech services company based in Garner, North Carolina, the companies announced. The deal, which became effective March 31, will allow the managed IT service providers to grow, and provide SolutionWorx with the resources of a larger
Urban Land Institute Va. chapter elects new chair
Daniel Cohen is Chesterfield County's director of community enhancement
Published
Chesterfield County’s director of community enhancement, Daniel Cohen, has been elected chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Virginia District Council and will begin chairing the district board on July 1, the nonprofit announced today. The Virginia district serves more than 420 members in the Hampton Roads, Richmond and Charlottesville metro region, working to shape communities
Blue Ridge Bank hires first chief development officer
Taps banking veteran Steve Farbstein for new role
Published
Steve Farbstein has left his position at Cornerstone RPO to become Blue Ridge Bank’s first chief development officer, the bank recently announced. Farbstein will be responsible for marketing, employee development and growing and maintaining lines of revenue at the bank, a subsidiary of Charlottesville-based Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc. — which completed a merger in February with