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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute taps new executive director
Zachary Doerzaph was director of VTTI’s Division of Vehicle, Driver and System Safety
Zachary Doerzaph will become the next executive director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, the university’s largest research institute, effective Oct. 1. “Zac Doerzaph is a nationally recognized transportation researcher with extensive leadership experience in large team projects from different sponsors,” Virginia Tech Vice president for Research and Innovation Dan Sui said in a statement.
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Metro unveils major Falls Church redevelopment agreement
West Falls Church Metro station will have more than 1M sq ft of mixed use space
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has signed an agreement to redevelop the West Falls Church Metro Station site as a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Construction is expected to begin in 2023. The agreement was reached with FGCP-Metro LLC, a joint real estate development partnership involving Bethesda, Maryland-based EYA LLC, Washington, D.C.-based Hoffman
Sonny Merryman taps new president and CEO
Caley Edgerly succeeds Floyd Merryman III at Lynchburg bus dealership
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Beginning Aug. 9, Caley Edgerly will take the wheel as president and CEO of Lynchburg bus dealer Sonny Merryman Inc., as current CEO Floyd Merryman III moves into his new role as executive chairman of the family business started by his father nearly 55 years ago. Edgerly previously served as president and CEO of North
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Reston’s Trucker Tools acquired by Calif. tech firm
Trucker Tools provides freight management software for transportation industry
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Reston-based Trucker Tools, a software company that provides a digital freight management platform for the transportation industry, has been acquired by Walnut Creek, California-based software company ASG. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2013, Trucker Tools offers a software suite with capacity management, predictive freight matching, automated booking, real-time GPS-based visibility
Amazon and Metro team up for $125M affordable housing plan
Units will be built near Metro stations across Washington, D.C. area
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Amazon.com Inc. and Metro announced Wednesday a plan to build more than 1,000 affordable housing units near Metro stations in the Washington, D.C., area over the next five years, with the e-tail giant committing $125 million in below-market capital. The program is part of Amazon’s $2 billion Housing Equity Fund, which aims to build and
Leidos lands $470M TSA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor will support checkpoint security services
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Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has landed a potential five-year, $470.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a contract award notice published June 3. The work is in support of checkpoint screening equipment deployment services for the Transportation Security Administration. The scope of the work is outlined by the request
Norfolk Southern taps new labor relations VP
Jason Morris will succeed retiring Scott Weaver, effective Oct. 1
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Norfolk Southern is promoting Jason Morris to vice president labor relations, the Norfolk-based Fortune 500 railroad corporation announced Monday. Morris, the company’s assistant vice president safety and environmental, will succeed Scott Weaver, who is retiring Oct. 1 from the company after 32 years of service. Morris will report to Annie Adams, executive vice president and
Transurban hires sustainability manager
Vincent Guimont-Hebert will work to advance company's net-zero carbon goals
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Transurban has hired Vincent Guimont-Hebert as sustainability manager for the Australian toll road operator and developer’s North American operations, which are headquartered in Tysons. In the newly created position, Guimont-Hebert will ensure sustainability investments are part of current and upcoming projects, and will work to advance climate change programs along with transitioning the company to
Breeze Airways setting up base in Norfolk
Project to create 116 jobs, with flights out of Norfolk, Richmond
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Breeze Airways, a new low-cost airline, will invest $5.2 million to build an operations center in Norfolk, producing 116 jobs, the governor’s office announced Friday. The airline also will offer nonstop flights out of Richmond International Airport and Norfolk International Airport. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based startup company, which offers service to mid-size U.S. markets,
$257M Western Rail Initiative to bring NRV train service
Norfolk Southern deal expands service in Roanoke, Christiansburg
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Passenger train service will return to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday, announcing an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway. The $257.2 million deal is an addition to the $3.7 billion rail expansion package the governor hailed in March as part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia program.