Posted on 2/25/21
Jessica Whitehead Named Joan Brock Endowed Executive Director
Old Dominion University announced that Jessica Whitehead has been named the Joan Brock Endowed Executive Director of the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (ICAR).
Posted on 2/25/21
Venable Launches Innovative Wellbrand Naming Solutions Service
Venable LLP’s Trademark Prosecution and Counseling Group is pleased to announce the launch of the Wellbrand service, an innovative naming solution that leverages Venable’s trademark-law intelligence . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
States That Had the Quickest Recovery of Weekly Unemployment Claims – Updated WalletHub Study
Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic still has a strong grip on the U.S., new unemployment claims decreased week-over-week on February 15, and were 89% . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
EDINBURG, Va., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Nasdaq: SHEN) announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial and operating results.2020 Highlights Record Broadband . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
FTI Consulting Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today released financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
DLA Piper Advises Truvian Sciences in Oversubscribed $105 Million Series C
DLA Piper represented Truvian Sciences in its recent oversubscribed US$105 million Series C financing. The round was led by TYH Ventures, Glen Tullman of 7wireVentures and . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
GoContractor Raises $5M in Series A Financing
GoContractor, a New York- and Dublin, Ireland-based construction worker onboarding and compliance tracking digitization platform provider, raised $5m in Series A funding.The round was led by . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
St. John Properties Signs 50,800 Square Foot Lease in Frederick
St. John Properties, Inc. has signed a 50,800 square foot lease with a Fortune 50 company at 4735 Arcadia Drive, a 112,000 square foot high-bay warehouse . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
SAIC Appoints Michael Scruggs as SVP
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired Michael Scruggs as senior vice president of artificial intelligence, effective immediately.“In this newly created . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
Booz Allen Wins $190M Contract from Navy
McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a five-year $190 million task order supporting communications, networking and computing systems for the U.S. Navy, the Department of . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
HRBT Tunnel Boring Machine’s Name Will Be ‘Mary’
Chosen from several entries submitted by Hampton Roads area middle school students, the massive underwater tunnel boring machine (TBM) that arrives later this year to dig . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
Hotel Revenues Down 27% for January
Virginia hotel revenues for January 2021 were down 27% compared with January 2020, continuing the industry’s slow climb back to recovering from the economic impact of . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
ASRC Federal Wins $457.5M Air Force Contract
ASRC Federal Field Services LLC, which has part of its headquarters based in Reston, has been awarded a $457.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
Va. GOP to Hold May 8 “Drive-In” Convention, Possibly in Lynchburg
After months of discussion and indecision, the Republican Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee elected Tuesday night to hold a May 8 “drive-in” convention — possibly . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
Leidos to Buy Gibbs & Cox for $380M
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Arlington engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox Inc. in a $380 million cash . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
MicroStrategy Buys $1B+ in Bitcoin
Tysons-based business software company MicroStrategy Inc. announced Wednesday that it has purchased $1.026 billion of additional bitcoin, its largest single bitcoin purchase since it began acquiring . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
COVID Restrictions To Be Loosened Monday; More Vaccine Sites Coming Soon
As more pharmacies across the state receive vaccine doses from the federal government and the number of COVID-19 cases declines, Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday he . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
UPDATED: Golden Nugget, Wind Creek Enter Proposals to Build Richmond Casino
Updated 3 p.m., Feb. 24Joining at least four other groups competing to be chosen as Richmond’s choice for a casino operator, bids from two other casino . . .
Posted on 2/25/21
Motley Fool Ventures Join $50 Million Series B for Bitwise Industries
Bitwise Industries, a Fresno, Calif.-based tech apprenticeship provider, raised $50M in series B financing.
Posted on 2/25/21
Discovery+ Is Off to a Stellar Start
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA) officially made its entry into the streaming wars at the start of 2021, and it already counts over 11 million subscribers for its . . .
Posted on 2/24/21
Freddie Mac Prices $1 Billion Multifamily K-Deal, K-741
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are backed . . .
Posted on 2/24/21
EJF Acquisition Corp. Prices $250M IPO
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EJF Acquisition Corp. today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 25,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units will . . .
Posted on 2/24/21
JBG SMITH Announces $115M in Private Sector Commitments to the Impact Pool and Funding for the Washington Housing Conservancy’s Crystal House Acquisition
JBG SMITH (NYSE: JBGS), a leading owner and developer of high-quality, mixed-use properties in the Washington
Posted on 2/24/21
Wind Creek Hospitality Announces Bid for Richmond, VA Casino
Wind Creek Hospitality announced it has formally submitted a proposal to the City of Richmond, Virginia to serve as their Preferred Casino Gaming operator to develop, . . .
Posted on 2/24/21
Comscore and Samba TV Announce Expansion of Connected TV Data Partnership to Australia
Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, today announced the expansion of its TV measurement footprint to Australia, driven . . .

