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McLean tech company buys D.C.-based firm
Ntiva Inc. acquires eGuard Technology services
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McLean-based information technology company Ntiva Inc. announced Thursday it has acquired Washington, D.C.-based eGuard Technology Services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ntiva provides managed IT, cloud hosting, cybersecurity, communications and strategic IT consulting services, while eGuard monitors, maintains and secures customer IT infrastructures through a single point management system. “eGuard Tech has
PAE to acquire Mass.-based tech company for $208M
Falls Church contractor to buy Centra Technology Inc.
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Falls Church-based defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) announced Monday plans to acquire Burlington, Massachusetts-based Centra Technology Inc. for $208 million in cash. “By acquiring Centra, PAE realizes a significant milestone in the execution of our strategic growth plan to be a provider of innovative, higher margin, knowledge-based offerings in attractive,
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CarLotz plans to go public on Nasdaq
Chesterfield County-based car consignment company merging with Miami-based corporation
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Chesterfield County-based CarLotz Inc., a consignment dealer of used cars, announced Thursday it plans to go public and expand nationwide. CarLotz, which is valued at $827 million, will combine with Miami-based Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to make it a public company. At closing, the company name will remain
Herndon IT services company names data, analytics director
Laura Schweitzer joins B3 Group Inc.
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Herndon-based information technology services company B3 Group Inc. announced Tuesday that Laura Schweitzer has been hired as its director of data and analytics, effective July 22. Schweitzer most recently led health care advanced analytics PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — the world’s largest professional services company with more than $35 billion in revenue. In her new role, she will
McLean tech company names COO
André Hentz joins NuWave Solutions LLC
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McLean-based information technology company NuWave Solutions LLC announced Thursday that André Hentz has been named its chief operating officer, effective July 20. Hentz is the former acting deputy undersecretary for science and technology for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He had also served as the chief scientist at the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate
Bausch + Lomb to expand, create 79 jobs in Lynchburg
Company will invest $35M, governor announces
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Bausch + Lomb plans to invest more than $35 million to expand its contact lens products manufacturing facility in Lynchburg, creating 79 jobs over the next five years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday. The new plant, which will be on 13.1 acres across from its existing facility on Graves Mill Road, will be the main
Richmond’s Need Supply Co. closes permanently
Popular clothing e-tailer goes under during pandemic
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Richmond-based clothing and home goods retailer Need Supply Co. has gone under due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will permanently cease operations, its attorney confirmed Tuesday. The store has not issued a public statement, including on its website or social media sites. “Need Supply Co. has made the difficult decision to wind down its business
Duke’s Mayo to be name sponsor of former Belk Bowl game
Richmond-based C.F. Sauer Co. owns mayonnaise brand.
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Duke’s Mayonnaise, owned by Richmond’s C.F. Sauer Co., will be the title sponsor of a regular-season college football game in September and a bowl game hosted in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company announced Thursday with the Charlotte Sports Foundation. Financial terms of the four-year contract were not disclosed. The Duke’s Mayo Classic will take place
Spaceflight Industries closes deal with Japanese companies
BlackSky Global not part of the deal, as previously announced.
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Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries Inc. — which has a Herndon location — announced Friday it has officially sold its satellite rideshare business to Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Chiba, Japan-based Yamasa Co. Ltd. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The sale was first announced in February and passed a review by the U.S.
Generator Supercenter signs lease in Ashburn, its first Va. location
Company plans six locations in the state.
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Houston-based national generator franchise Generator Supercenter announced Friday it has signed the lease for a 6,000-square-foot space at the Ashburn Crossing business park in Loudoun County, its first location in Virginia. The company plans to eventually have six locations in the commonwealth. The lease amount has not been disclosed. Generator Supercenter provides emergency generators for