Report: Washington Football Team probe recommends Snyder divest ownership
Parts of report leaked to "The Sports Junkies" radio show
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“The Sports Junkies,” a Washington, D.C.-based sports radio show, reported Friday that an attorney investigating the Washington Football Team has recommended majority owner Daniel Snyder divest his ownership of the NFL team. The show’s hosts at WJFK 106.7 FM The Fan said they received parts of a report written by Beth Wilkinson, the lawyer conducting
90K Johnson & Johnson shots arriving in Va. this week
Avula expects all of group 1b to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by end of April
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More than 90,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses are arriving in Virginia now through Thursday, the state vaccine coordinator said Wednesday afternoon. According to Dr. Danny Avula, 69,000 doses of the one-shot vaccine are heading to local health districts, and retail pharmacies will receive 22,000 doses, which will be administered from Friday through early
Richmond council clears way for $325M VCU Health project
City to sell Public Safety Building for $3.5M
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Richmond City Council approved the sale of the city’s Public Safety Building on Monday, clearing the way for a $325 million VCU Health System medical office tower and multi-use project downtown. Council members unanimously approved the 3-acre property’s $3.5 million sale to Capital City Partners LLC, a collaboration between Michael Hallmark of Los Angeles-based Future
COVID roundup: Johnson & Johnson vaccine headed to Va. this week
New recorded deaths rise higher due to processing delay
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Virginia expects to receive its first allocation of 69,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Johnson & Johnson this week, along with about 360,000 more doses from Moderna and Pfizer Inc., the Virginia Department of Health announced this weekend. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — which requires only one
UPDATED: Va. becomes 2nd state with consumer data protection law
New law will require some companies to allow consumers to opt out of data collection
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Updated March 2: Gov. Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act on Tuesday. In a statement, sponsor Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, said, “This is a huge step forward. By creating this omnibus bill, we take the lead in data privacy in the United States. This omnibus bill is clear, concise and holds companies accountable for
What’s next?
Pandemic reveals strengths, vulnerabilities of state’s economy
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This time last year, Virginia’s fortunes seemed as high as Clemente Development Co. Inc.’s proposed 600-foot Iconic Tower. Part of Clemente’s long-planned, 3-million-square-foot The View at Tysons mixed development, the Iconic Tower was to be the tallest commercial structure between Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina. But then the coronavirus pandemic hit and now Clemente has
On the move
People taking on new leadership roles throughout Virginia
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Tom Afferton, president of cyber mission, Peraton Inc., Herndon John Coleman, president of global defense and security, Peraton Inc., Herndon Roger Mason, president of space and intelligence, Peraton Inc., Herndon Tarik Reyes, president of civil and health, Peraton Inc., Herndon National security contractor Peraton has made massive moves lately, purchasing Perspecta Inc. for $7.1 billion
Brick by brick
Construction industry stays busy during pandemic
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The continuing progress on Amazon.com Inc.’s massive East Coast headquarters in Arlington, along with the promise of four new casinos across the state, kept spirits buoyed in Virginia’s construction sector in 2020. Across the country, construction employment decreased in December 2020 compared with December 2019, but not in Northern Virginia, which saw a gain of
A slow climb back
Companies still investing, but jobs remain scarce
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After the pandemic hit in mid-March 2020, many industries hit pause on big decisions. But it didn’t take long for Virginia’s economic development departments to perk back up. In May 2020, Microsoft Corp. announced it would expand its presence in Reston Town Center by launching a software development and research hub, creating 1,500 jobs. And
Heavy hitters
The 2021 list of business leaders shaping Virginia
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Just as Zoom conferences and cloud computing have transformed our pandemic-era work lives, so too is technology changing the nature of influence. That evolution is perhaps best evidenced by the addition of Reston-based MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor to Virginia Business’ 2021 list of the 50 most influential Virginians. Saylor may not spend his time huddled