Alexandria selected Earthlink Inc., an Atlanta-based
Internet services provider, to build and operate a municipal
high-speed wireless network for residents and businesses.
Earthlink has similar Wi-Fi contracts in
Philadelphia;
Anaheim,
Calif.;
Milpitas,
Calif.; and
New Orleans. (PRNewwire)
Media General Inc., a Richmond-based communications
company, joined other newspaper owners already involved
in an alliance with Yahoo! Inc. to deliver classified
job listings to online consumers. Members of the consortium
include Cox Newspapers Inc., Hearst Communications Inc.
and Scripps Howard Publishing Inc. The alliance includes
more than 200 newspapers in 40 states. (PRNewwire)
NASA Langley Research Center in
Hampton awarded a five-year, $200 million technical services
contract to Swales Aerospace of Beltsville, Md. Swales
has worked in a similar capacity at
Langley since 2001.
Langley expects to issue more than 40 task orders under
the contract for engineering, design and analysis work. (PRNewwire)
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, a Richmond-based
patron of cultural and community efforts, awarded the University
of Virginia School of Nursing a $1 million matching
grant for expansion and renovation of the school’s
Clinical Simulation Learning Center. (News release)
Virginia announced plans to fund two major economic
development efforts on the
Eastern Shore.
Accomack
County received a $700,000 grant for infrastructure improvements at a
planned research park on
Wallops
Island. The state also plans to invest $1.6 million to
extend broadband capacity in the area. (News release)
The Virginia Port Authority signed a 10-year,
$175 million contract with New World Alliance to receive
containerized cargo shipments through the state terminal.
New World, which includes the Mitsui, APL and Hyundai
shipping lines, is VPA’s third largest customer.
The agreement is the latest of several long-term deals
VPA has secured from shippers in recent months. (Daily
Press)
