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A sampling of Virginia’s major road projects
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HAMPTON ROADS Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project Work continues on Virginia’s largest highway construction project, the $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion. The contract ends in November 2025, but
Torc names regulatory, safety SVP
Michelle Chaka joins from Locomation Inc.
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Blacksburg-based Torc Robotics has named Michelle Chaka as senior vice president overseeing safety and regulatory matters, the self-driving truck company announced Wednesday. Chaka, who most recently has worked as a
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Aument to step down from AECOM leadership role
Transportation exec and cancer survivor plans to focus on board work
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Jennifer Aument, AECOM’s transportation chief executive, plans to step down from her job this spring, a decision she reached after surviving breast cancer. Based in Arlington County, Aument said in
Report: Air taxis could land Va. $16B in new biz by 2045
Study recommends state air mobility director
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Air taxis could generate up to $16 billion in new business in Virginia and carry as many as 66 million passengers by 2045, according to an economic impact study released Tuesday.
Fourth generation is now driving Estes Express Lines
Webb Estes becomes president of largest private N. American freight carrier
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Richmond-based Estes Express Lines, now entering its 92nd year, has promoted Webb Estes to president and chief operating officer, while his father, former president Rob Estes, will continue as board
VW America CEO named Autos Drive America chair
Pablo Di Si to lead trade association
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Pablo Di Si, the Herndon-based president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, has been elected chairman of Autos Drive America, a trade association that represents 12 international automakers with
Potomac Yard Metro station set to open in May 2023
Alexandria station was supposed to open in 2022
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After more than two decades of planning, Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro station has a finalized opening date — May 2023 — according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which
NASA, Boeing finalize $3.2B Artemis rocket contract
Will manufacture multiple stages of Space Launch System
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Arlington-based Boeing Corp. will continue manufacturing the core and upper stages of the Space Launch System rockets for NASA’s Artemis missions that are expected to take astronauts to the moon
SAIC wins $171M IT contract
Reston Fortune 500 contractor to perform work at Scott Air Force Base
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Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Science Applications International Corp. has received an IT contract valued up to $151 million from the U.S. Transportation Command, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Under the contract, SAIC
ARDX to invest $2.4M to relocate, expand in Norfolk
Health care management, IT consulting firm to create 15 jobs
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Health care management and IT consulting firm ARDX will invest $2.4 million to relocate and expand within Norfolk, a project expected to create at least 15 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin