Maxar Technologies (formerly DigitalGlobe), a US space technology company, revealed plans to exercise its call option to take 100% ownership of Vricon, a Virginia-based 3D data and analytics company, for nearly $140 million. Vricon was established in 2015 as a joint venture between Maxar Technologies and Swedish aerospace company Saab to combine patented Saab IP […]
US drugstore chain Rite Aid, through its partnership with the US Department of Health and Human Services, has opened a new COVID-19 on-site testing site in Richmond, Virginia, which marks its 25th such facility in the country. Rite Aid’s self-testing sites in its 25 store locations across eight states will be open from 9 AM […]
New Jersey-based insurance agency World Insurance Associates (WIA) has acquired Virginia Insurance Partners, based in Virginia, for an undisclosed price, as per the latest insurance acquisition news. Virginia Insurance Partners (VIP) is an independent insurance agency that caters to its clients with personal, commercial, farm, life, and benefits policies across Virginia. The insurance agency is […]
Camp Run-A-Mutt Entrepreneurial Resources, a cage-free doggie daycare and boarding provider, is opening its first location – Camp Run-A-Mutt Norfolk in Virginia at 2633 Wyoming Ave, Norfolk, Virginia 23513 on 7 March. The owner of the newest Camp Run-A-Mutt location is Lisa Torres, who has been working in the IT field for the last 34 […]
Dominion Energy has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.64GW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project proposed to be built off the coast of Virginia. The project, which is touted to become the largest offshore wind power project in the US. As per the preferred supplier agreement, Siemens Gamesa […]
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been selected by Dominion Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.64GW Virginia Offshore Wind project, which is set to become the largest offshore wind farm in the US. The offshore wind project, to be located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, is expected to produce […]
Southeastern Trail expansion project FERC approval : The Williams Companies has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Southeastern Trail project from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Southeastern Trail is an expansion of the Transco pipeline system aimed at giving additional pipeline capacity to cater to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern […]
United Bankshares acquisition of Carolina Financial : United Bankshares, the parent company of United Bank, has signed a deal worth around $1.1 billion to acquire Carolina Financial, the parent company of CresCom Bank, as per the latest banking acquisition news. The merger between the two US bank holding companies will create a major community bank […]
DLT Solutions, a Virginia-based government technology provider, has agreed to be acquired by Tech Data, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is expected to boost Tech Data’s solutions aggregation offering for the public sector market. Following the completion of the deal, DLT Solutions will become a fully-owned subsidiary of Tech Data. DLT Solutions is said […]
Apex Clean Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Virginia state to sell the power generated by its 75MW Rocky Forge Wind farm in Botetourt County as per the latest US wind industry news. The announcement in this regard was made by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. The Rocky Forge Wind farm is set […]