Hospitality association launches free online training
Grant also will promote job board for restaurant and lodging industry
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A workforce training program launched Monday to help restaurant and hotel workers, the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association announced. The program offers free training for people who are employed, out of work or underemployed from the National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute. Training is available to residents of
Perspecta, now under Peraton, lands $473.8 million agreement
Will continue work for Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a potential five-year transaction agreement valued at $473.8 million to Perspecta Enterprise Solutions LLC, now part of Herndon-based national security contractor Peraton Inc. The work supports the development of a comprehensive IT system to manage background investigations and security clearances for federal employees and contractors, according to last
Virginia Beach office building sells for $1.9M
Commonwealth Park Executive Center is 100% occupied
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Commonwealth Park Executive Center in Virginia Beach has sold for $1.9 million, Colliers announced Thursday. The Class B, two-story building located at 900 Commonwealth Place once housed the WCMS radio studios and currently is 100% occupied. It was built in 1975. The building has 20,180 rentable square feet leased to five tenants, including Commonwealth Park
Coming attractions: 8 Regal theaters reopening in Va. this Friday
18 more will reopen a week later
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Just in time for the premiere of “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” Friday will mark the opening of eight Regal movie theaters across Virginia, part of a nationwide partial reopening of the cinema chain. Although some states have had multiple Regal multiplexes open since April, Virginia had only two open as of Thursday, in Springfield
Offshore wind coworking space opens in Norfolk
ODU, Hampton Roads Alliance and state behind the Landing
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The growing offshore wind industry in Hampton Roads caught another gust Wednesday with the opening of a coworking and networking space in Norfolk’s World Trade Center. The hub, called the Virginia Offshore Wind Landing — or the Landing, for short — is a joint venture of Old Dominion University’s OpenSeas Technology Innovation Hub, the Hampton
Workforce development center opening in downtown Portsmouth
Open house on Friday afternoon
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Portsmouth Economic Development is opening a brick-and-mortar resource Friday, aiming to create a public and accessible hub for skills training, career fairs, job applications and Internet access. The 2,000-square-foot office space, called [email protected] Center, is located in a suite at its downtown headquarters, 200 High St. The idea has been brewing since the fall 2019,
Strategic Alliance Solutions awarded potential $215M MDA contract
Three-year contract could be extended to 2030
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Fairfax-based Strategic Alliance Solutions LLC has won a three-year contract from the Missile Defense Agency for a potential $215.59 million, the Department of Defense announced Monday. The contract, which has a three-year base value of $51.42 million, covers warfighter operational integration advisory and assistance services. In fiscal year 2021, the company will receive $5,675,000 for
Kongsberg wins Army contract extension worth $499M
Norwegian weapon station provider continues CROWS contract
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The U.S. Army has awarded a $499.17 million contract modification to weapon stations provider Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS, a Norwegian company with its U.S. headquarters based in Alexandria. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, the U.S. Department of Defense announced, estimating completion in September 2023. The contract for production, system
Reston-based Bowman Consulting Group raises $51.7M in IPO
Stock fluctuated between $12 and $15 Tuesday
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Reston-based civil engineering company Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. has raised $51.73 million in its initial public offering that closed Tuesday, selling 3.69 million shares at $14 a share since Friday. Sold under the symbol BWMN on the Nasdaq Global Market, shares traded between $12.60 and $14.90 as of Tuesday afternoon. After closing its sale of
Smith-Midland Corp. hires VP of operations for Va. plant
Kevin Corbett joins leadership team for Fauquier precast concrete manufacturer
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Fauquier County-based precast concrete manufacturer Smith-Midland Corp. has named Kevin Corbett as its vice president of operations at the company’s Virginia plant, it announced May 7. Corbett, a native of Syracuse, New York, will oversee production, delivery and installation at the plant, located in Fauquier’s Midland area. He brings five years of plant management experience