Virginia Business Online: For the Record, December 2002

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Mergers and Acquisitions
BAE SYSTEMS North America, an innovative systems company of San Diego, plans to acquire Corbett Technologies in Alexandria. The company focuses on safeguarding information systems and has annual revenues of about $15 million.(Business Wire)

CACI International Inc. of Arlington, an information technology and network solutions company, purchased the outstanding stock of Alexandria-based Acton Burnell, Inc., also an information technology company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (PR Newswire)

Data Systems & Solutions of Reston, a predictive maintenance technologies and integrated asset management company, plans to acquire Glasgow, Scotland-based CoreData, a maker of hand-held portable data capture devices and provider of technical data analysis and reporting systems for airlines. (Potomac Tech Journal)

GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc., a Charlottesville-based supplier of automation solutions and affiliate of General Electric Co. signed an agreement to acquire Foxborough, Mass.-based Intellution Inc., a supplier of industrial automation software. (Business Wire)

INFe Inc. of Falls Church, a merchant banking, acquisition and business advisory services company, plans to acquire Florida-based TelTech Global Solutions Inc., a provider of telecommunications, network engineering, integration and deployment services. (PR Newswire)

Pacel Corp., a software development and systems integration company headquartered in Manassas, bought the assets of BeneCorp Business Services Inc., a personnel firm based in Allen, Texas, to gain a national customer base. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Technology, Management, and Analy-sis Corp., a Department of Defense contractor headquartered in McLean, was acquired by L-3 Communications of New York, a provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products, for at least $50 million in cash and possibly another $7 million based on financial performance. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Vance International Inc., an Oakton-based provider of protective services, was acquired by Charlotte, N.C.-based SPX Corp., a global provider of technical products, systems and solutions. (PR Newswire

Deals
Cable & Wireless of Vienna, a global telecommunications group with offices in London and New York, entered into a multi-year agreement with Dulles-based America Online Inc. to become America Online’s global providers of optical capacity. (PR Newswire)

Chesapeake General, a Chesapeake-based hospital, agreed to a two-year contract with Trigon, a Richmond-based private insurer, ending a public dispute about prices. (The Virginian-Pilot)

Defywire Inc., a wireless company headquartered in Reston, has entered into a partnership with webMethods Inc., a software maker in Fairfax, that enables the companies to link various enterprise computer systems. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Gannett Co. of McLean, a diversified news and information company, rolled out its first subscription-only Web site, “Packers Premium,” for Green Bay Packers fans. Clickshare Services Corp. of Williamstown, Mass., will handle the subscription, authentication and transaction billing for the site. (Business Wire)

GTSI Corp. of Chantilly, an information technology solutions provider for local, state and federal governments, announced a series of orders totaling over $3.4 million to provide full-service solutions to federal agencies overseeing homeland security, the space program and census operations. (Business Wire)

Interealty Corp., a real estate technology services provider based in Vienna, announced six Florida-based Realtor organizations have signed multi-year contracts to have the company serve as their technology provider. (Business Wire)

Performance Food Group, a food service distributor headquartered in Richmond, announced its Customized Foodservice Division reached an agreement with Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., the Dallas, Texas-based parent company of T.G.I. Friday’s to provide foodservice distribution for approximately 265 additional T.G.I. Friday’s restaurants, adding about $200 million in sales. (Business Wire)

Smithfield Foods Inc. of Smithfield, a hog producer and pork processor, agreed to provide food products over a three-year period to Foodbuy, a purchasing and data management company of Atlanta, Ga., and to the procurement division of Compass Group North America, a food service and hospitality company of Charlotte, N.C. (PR Newswire)

The National Institute of Aerospace Associates, a NASA-funded Hampton-based nonprofit research center led by the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, was formed to direct the development of technologies in aerospace and atmospheric science and to hire faculty and graduate students in those areas. (The Virginian-Pilot)

The Stargazer Foundation of Fairfax, a provider of Web-based services to philanthropic organizations, schools and nonprofits, partnered with George Mason University to add distance-learning and entrepreneurial services to the school. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Suffolk Industrial Development Authority, agreed to increase the city’s potential investment in a proposed hotel, the Suffolk Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center, from $12 million to $13.5 million. Stormont Hospitality Group of Alabama is the private developer chosen to build the 150-room hotel. (The Virginian-Pilot)

United Defense Industries Inc., an Arlington-based defense contractor and CPU Technology Inc., a Pleasanton, Calif.-based electronics firm, joined forces to produce “System on a Chip” technology that will be used to update software in combat vehicles. (Potomac Tech Journal)

US Airways, an airline based in Arlington, entered an agreement with Phoenix, Ariz.-based Mesa Air Group Inc. to begin flying 20 additional 50-seat regional jets as part of the US Airways Express network, beginning in December 2002. (PR Newswire)

XO Communications Inc. a Reston-based broadband communications services provider, plans to terminate an investment agreement with telecommunication solutions company, Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. and partnerships affiliated with acquisition and equity investment firm, Forstmann Little & Co. A mid-November hearing has been scheduled for bankruptcy court approval of the settlement. (Potomac Tech Journal)

New Plants and Companies
Flexa Furniture Inc. of Hornsyld, Denmark, a global children’s furniture maker and distributor, plans to move its U.S. headquarters to Wilroy Industrial Park in Suffolk because of its location close to many cities along the East Coast. The company will invest about $1 million in a building and equipment, a development expected to create 20 jobs in the next year. (The Virginian-Pilot)

Greenridge Environmental Corp., a start-up environmental remediation firm, plans to invest $9.5 million launching the company in Lunenburg County, creating 165 jobs over 30 months. Virginia competed with Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Ontario, Canada for this project, the largest corporate investment in Lunenburg in 10 years. (Press release)

Lohmann Corp., an adhesive coatings manufacturer headquartered in Hebron, Ky., plans to open a new plant, Lohmann Specialty Coatings, in Orange County’s Thomas E. Lee Industrial Park, creating 30 jobs through a $5.7 million investment. Virginia competed with Kentucky for this project. (Press release)

Red Oak E-Commerce Solutions Inc. of Red Oak, a software and consulting firm for the insurance and worker’s compensation industry, will locate in Mecklenburg County’s Lakeside Commerce Park, a $3 million investment creating 40 jobs over the next three years. (Press release)

Service Center Metals, a Richmond-based supplier of extruded aluminum to the distribution market segment, plans to invest $13 million to build a facility and create 100 jobs over the next four years in Prince George County in the SouthPoint Industrial Park. The new facility is scheduled for completion in July 2003. Virginia competed with North Carolina and Tennessee for the project. (Press release)

Executive Promotions
Frank Erhartic, Jr., new chairman and CEO of Sitestar Corp. in Lynchburg. He founded and managed Lynchburg.net, a subsidiary of Sitestar. (Business Wire)

Dr. Richard L. Hurwitz, CEO, president, LifeNet in Richmond, an organ procurement organization that serves central Virginia. He previously held the position of Medical Director and board chair. (Press release)

Jeff Massa, CEO, YellowBrix Inc. in Alexandria. He will also remain president. (PR Newswire)

Nicola Sanna, president, CEO, Netuitive Inc. in Reston. (The Washington Post)

Contracts
Anteon International Corp., Fairfax: $66 million over 10 years from the U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic to provide systems engineering and information technology support for the National Distress System. (Press release)

CACI International Inc., Arlington: $48.5 million over seven years from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division to provide technical and engineering services to the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile program. (PR Newswire)

DynCorp, Reston: $867 million over seven years from the U.S. General Services Administration to give the Environmental Protection Agency computer systems that will provide government workers and citizens with information about environment and public health conditions. (Potomac Tech Journal)

General Dynamics’ Armament and Technical Products business unit, Falls Church: $19.4 million from the U.S. Army’s TACOM/ARDEC Picatinny Arsenal for the production of 56 reactive armor vehicle sets and 170 partial sets for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. (Press release)

GTSI Corp., Chantilly: $20 million over one year with four option years if all options are exercised from the U.S. Courts Administrative Office to provide comprehensive network solutions. (Business Wire)

Halifax Corp., Alexandria: $20 million extended for three years with an optional three-year renewal at conclusion of contract term from the Virginia Department of Transportation for efficient and cost-effective Seat Management Services. (PR Newswire)

ManTech International Corp.’s MSEC subsidiary, Fairfax: $33.4 million over a one-year base period plus four one-year options from the Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Surface Communications and Information Systems Division to provide life-cycle integrated command, communications and computer intelligence and information systems engineering support. (Business Wire)

NCS Pearson’s Government Solutions business unit, Arlington: two contracts valued at $160 million over several years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to operate and manage the 1-800-MEDICARE Helpline for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and to manage and develop a human resources management support system for the Air Force, Army and Navy. (PR Newswire)

NORSHIPCO, Norfolk: two multi-year, multi-ship, cost plus contracts valued at $90 million if all options are exercised from the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Repair for six LSD-41 and 48 class ships. (PR Newswire)

PEC Solutions Inc., Fairfax: $17.4 million from Mecklenburg County, N.C. to implement an Integrated Criminal Justice Information System. (Business Wire)

Rosettex Technology & Ventures Group, a joint business venture of SRI International and Sarnoff Corp., Arlington: $24 million over five years from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronic Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J., to develop and prototype advanced technologies and systems. (Business Wire)

RS Information Systems, McLean: $10 million to provide a range of information technology infrastructure support at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. (Business Wire)

SAVVIS Communications, Herndon: $200 million over five years as announced October 19, 2001, to provide Moneyline Telerate with privately managed extranet services, applications server management and data warehousing support. (Business Wire)

Science Applications International Corp., McLean: $280 million over 26 months from the National Security Agency to be the provider of the technology demonstration platform phase of the TRAILBLAZER program. (Business Wire)

SI International, McLean: $10 million under a one base year and four one-year option periods from the U.S. Army Garrison, Aberdeen Proving Ground to perform technical and administrative tasks required for the daily operation of the Military Personnel Office and Headquarters Support Troops Personnel Administration Center. (Press release)

SRA International Inc., Fairfax: $27 million over five years if all options are exercised under the General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule to provide database design and development and other information technology services to the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center. (Press release)

The ITT Research Institute, McLean: $690 million anti-terrorism contract over five years from the Defense Threat Reduction agency to develop and test solutions to counter the threat of weapons of mass destruction. (Potomac Tech Journal)

The Marasco Newton Group, a subsidiary of SRA International Inc., Arlington: $21 million over five years if all options are exercised from the Environmental Protection Agency Technical and Analytical Services contract to support the EPA’s Chemical and Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office. (PR Newswire)

Veridian Corp., Arlington: $11.2 million from the U.S. Army to work for the Military District of Washington, D.C., by installing, integrating and testing new data networks. (Potomac Tech Journal)

W R Systems, Norfolk: $150 million over five years with options exercised from the U.S. Navy to provide navigation systems support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. (Press release)

Cutbacks and Closings
Department of Motor Vehicles will close one day a week and 1,837 state government employees will be laid off as part of a series of cuts to help cut $858 million in spending ordered by Gov. Mark Warner as a result a budget shortfall. (The Washington Post)

Medical Radiologists Inc.’s doctors plan to terminate their contract with Trigon, a private insurer based in Richmond, on Feb. 1, contending Trigon does not pay them enough to recruit and retain qualified professionals. (The Virginian-Pilot)

Motorola Inc., an integrated communications solutions provider, plans to sell its Goochland County property, the site of a highly anticipated $3 billion semiconductor factory that was expected to transform Richmond from a banking-and-tobacco town into a high-tech center. An industry slump has caused chipmakers to suspend expansions. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Southern States Cooperative Inc., a seller of farm supplies and services based in Richmond, eliminated 119 jobs from its corporate staff due to ongoing troubles in the farm economy. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

SunTrust Banks Inc. of Atlanta, plans to move 170 jobs from its telephone banking operations in Richmond to a call center under construction near Nashville, Tenn. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, a multimedia business based in Camarillo, Calif., with operations in Albermarle and Greene counties, announced plans to close those two plants next year, displacing 750 employees and 500 temporary workers. (The Daily Progress)

VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a division of apparel company VF Corp., plans to close seven U.S. plants, including two in the sewing support center in Luray and the Woodstock plant, eliminating a combined 634 jobs. (Daily News-Record)

Expansions
Chesapeake Corp. of Richmond, an international supplier of value-added specialty paperboard and plastic packaging, held a dedication ceremony to commemorate the beginning of production at its new plant near Shanghai, China. (PR Newswire)

Ecutel Inc., a maker of mobile virtual private network software headquartered in Alexandria, plans to open an office in Silicon Valley to serve its growing roster of clients on the West Coast. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Real Estate
Acuity Audiovisual, a Manassas-based electronics company, moved its plant to Broad Run Industrial Park in Prince William County, an investment of $1.2 million for the 16,000-square-foot parcel. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Divaris Real Estate Inc., a Virginia Beach-based international real estate firm, sold 27,123 square feet of land at the intersection of Birdneck and Laskin Roads in Virginia Beach to Landmark Industries of Illinois, a provider of services to businesses and industries with packaging, fulfillment, assembly, inspection and bindery needs. (Press release)

Goochland County officials have agreed to sell the county’s old 14-acre fairgrounds property to Henderson, N.C.-based, Chase Development Corp., for $1 million. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Liberty Property Trust, a real estate company based in Richmond, signed seven new leases in several Richmond area locations totaling 218,750 square feet, four lease renewals with 212,739 square feet and two expansions of space, one of which is at Danaher Power Solutions, where warehouse space will increase 27,000 square feet. (Press release)

R.G. Moore of Hampton Roads, a residential developer, agreed to sell his 658-acre Edinburgh development in Chesapeake to builder W. Preston Fussell and his firm, Precon Construction Co., a Chesapeake-based builder. (The Virginian-Pilot)

Sunrise Assisted Living, a provider of assisted living for seniors headquartered in McLean, entered a sale/long-term manage back agreement for 13 properties for $196 million with an international investor group. (PR Newswire)

The General Services Administration of Alexandria entered into a 10-year, 60,000-square-foot lease with Preferred Real Estate Investments Inc., a Conshohocken, Pa.-based commercial real estate developer, to house the Federal Protective Service’s new Central Training Facility and West regional office. (Press release)

The Warehouse Co., a storage services company based in Harrisonburg, acquired a 147-acre tract of land near Mount Crawford in Rockingham County from J.C. Penney Co. for $2.2 million. (Daily News-Record)

United Dominion Realty Trust, a multi-family real estate investment trust based in Richmond, sold Windward Point, a 96-apartment home community in Chula Vista, Calif., for $13.9 million. (Press release)

Financing
Avir, a Charlottesville-based developer of patented technology for the remote sensing of chemical and biological agents, announced a significant investment in the company by Aerwav Holdings, a privately held investment company based in New York. (Press release)

Infe Inc. of Falls Church, a holding company, purchased a minority stake in NetLine Services Inc., a New York-based telecommunications firm. (Potomac Tech Journal)

NetDecide Corp. of Falls Church, which makes Web-based products for banks, won $6.5 million in funding from Boston-based Dominion Ventures and Glenwood, Md.-based Walker Ventures, to expand its services. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Netuitive, a Reston-based software firm, raised $11 million in venture capital from Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Flagship Ventures and Noro-Moseley, to be used mostly for commercial purposes. (Potomac Tech Journal)

Stratesec Inc. of Chantilly, a security systems company, withdrew its appeal of the proposed delisting of its stock from the American Stock Exchange. (Business Wire)

US Airways of Arlington accepted an offer by the Retirement Systems of Alabama to invest $240 million in the carrier in exchange for a 37.5 percent stake after the airline emerges from bankruptcy. (The Washington Post)

Legal
Arrowhead Space & Telecommunica-tions Inc., a Native American, woman-owned small business based in McLean, announced a change in the firm name to reflect the global focus of its client base and expanding product line. The new name will be Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc. (PR Newswire)

US Airways of Arlington and United Airlines plan to move forward to quickly implement their marketing alliance following the conclusion of the review of their arrangement by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (PR Newswire)

VCampus Corp., an end-to-end e-Learning solutions provider based in Reston, completed a $1 million private equity placement through an offering of preferred stocks and warrants effective Sept. 30, 2002. (Business Wire)

Veridian Corp., an aerospace firm headquartered in Arlington, announced that the construction of a 75,000-square-foot flight research center and simulation hangar costing $154 million will go ahead following rejection by the General Accounting Office of a bid protest from SAIC, an unsuccessful bidder on the project. (Potomac Tech Journal)