AmeriComm Acquisition Co., a Norfolk-based management and investment company, has acquired AmeriComm Direct Marketing in Louisville Kentucky. (Press release, 1/8/01)

Bankers Insurance LLC completed acquisitions of the following insurance companies: Insurance Partners of Virginia in Staunton; Welton Duke & Hawks in Portsmouth and its affiliate, Valley Insurance Agencies Inc., in Lexington. (Press release, 1/12/01)

Carilion Health System, based in Roanoke, and Centra Health, based in Lynchburg, plan to jointly own and operate Carilion Bedford Memorial Hospital in Bedford. (Press release, 1/17/01)

Creatas, an Arlington-based creative services company, plans to acquire Dynamic Graphics, an Alameda, Calif.-based business services company. (PR Newswire, 1/4/01)

F&M Bank National Corp., a Winchester-based bank, was acquired by BB&T Corp. based in Winston Salem, N.C. (Press release, 1/3/01)

Hilb, Rogal and Hamilton, a Richmond-based insurance company, acquired Kelter-Thorner Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based insurer. (Press release, 11/30/00)

Images Inc., a Dulles-based e-office automation services provider, has acquired Patuxent Business Machines Inc., a Lexington, Ky.-based computer supplier. (Press release, 1/24/01)

Lafarge Corp., a Herndon-based construction materials supplier, acquired Toronto, Canada-based Warren Paving & Materials Group. (Press release, 1/3/01)

Wireless Spectrum Services Inc., a Quakerstown, Penn.-based company that specializes in the construction and maintenance of cellular and PCS sites, plans to open an office in Richmond. (Press release, 1/24/01)

East3 Ltd., a Richmond-based advanced feedback technology company, and Hasbro Interactive, a subsidiary of Pawtucket R.I.-based Hasbro Inc., a child and family entertainment product company have an agreement for East3 to enhance Hasbro’s interactive computer games . (Press release, 1/10/00)

Excalibur Technologies Corp., a multimedia content management provider based in Vienna, and Intel Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip manufacturer, merged interactive services, forming Conerva Corp.. All of Excalibur’s outstanding shares have been converted into Conerva Corp. shares, a new publicly traded company, and Excalibur will fold all business operations into the new company. (Business Wire, 12/21/00)

Infodata, a Fairfax-based knowledge management company, has a strategic alliance with Emerald Solutions, a Portland, Ore.-based digital services company, to provide joint strategies to existing clients. (Press release, 1/4/00)

Nx Networks, a Herndon-based Internet telephony systems developer has an agreement with Istanbul, Turkey-based 02 Oxygen Technologies, a technology and services development company. 02Oxygen Technologies will implement various platform convergence services and supply Nx Networks products. (PR Newswire, 12/22/00)

SiteSafe Inc., an Arlington-based wireless telecommunications radio frequency company, will develop a radio frequency safety and awareness training software program for Nextel Communications Inc., a Reston-based integrated wireless communications services company. (Press release, 1/12/00)

Expansions
Hildrup Moving and Storage in Stafford plans to expand its corporate headquarters into a 20-acre campus that will house the firm's headquarters and several company offices. (Press release, 12/15/00)

Rochester Corp., a Culpeper County-based electro-optical cable manufacturer, plans to invest $10 million into the expansion of its facility, creating 35 jobs. (Press release, 1/17/00)

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John W. Coyle, COO, Trigon Healthcare Inc., a Richmond-based managed-care provider. (Business Wire, 1/12/01)

Thomas A. Christopher, president and CEO, Framatome Technologies Group based in Lynchburg. (Press release, 12/8/00)

Brian Daum, COO and CFO, Arc Sound Inc., a Dulles-based CAD software company. (Business Wire, 1/3/01)

John DuBois, CEO, Nx Networks, a Herndon-based Internet telephony systems company. (PR Newswire, 1/2/01)

Neal Fondren, president, Interactive Media Division of Media General Inc., a Richmond-based communications company. (PR Newswire, 12/22/00)

John P. Fowler, CEO, the Dewberry Companies, a Fairfax-based architectural and engineering company. (Press release, 1/18/01)

Cynthia Francis, chief marketing officer, eMotion Inc., a Vienna-based digital media management company. (Business Wire, 1/10/01)

William P. Heath Jr., president and COO, Harbor Bank based in Newport News. (Press release 1/18/01)

Brian Kelly, CEO, iDefense a Fairfax-based security and risk management company. (Business Wire, 1/10/01)

Mike Kokonoski, CEO, netgenShopper.com, a Fairfax-based online auction marketplace. (Business Wire, 1/17/01)

Charles Quann, president, Colonial Loans Inc. based in Fredericksburg and Family Finance, based in Hopewell, both financial institutions. (Press release, 1/18/01)

Edwin Miller, CEO, Ikimbo, a Herndon-based communication and collaboration software company. (Business Wire, 1/4/01)

Phillipe Rollier, president and CEO, Lafarge Corp., building materials supplier. (Press release, 1/18/01)

Jon T. Spotila, COO, GTSI, a Chantilly-based marketer of information technology services to federal, state and local government. (PR Newswire, 1/2/01)

William S. White, president and CEO, BioCache Pharaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in Richmond. (Press release, 12/21/00)

Noel Wolber, chief technology officer, Infodata, a Fairfax-based knowledge management company. (Press release, 1/3/01)

Oakwood Worldwide, a Herndon-based real estate developer, purchased a 20-acre, 12-building apartment community in Herndon for $61 million. (PR newswire, 12/29/00)

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American Woodmark Corp., a Winchester-based maufacturer of cabinets, has been authorized to repurchase $10 million of the company’s common stock. (Press release, 1/18/01)

Cenit Bancorp Inc., a Norfolk-based holding company, has been authorized to repurchase 200,000 shares, or 5 percent, of the company’s common stock. (Business Wire, 1/23/01)

James Monroe Bancorp Inc., an Arlington-based holding company, has listed the company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market’s OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol JMBI. (Business Wire, 1/22/01)

Old Point Financial Corp., a financial services firm based in Hampton, has been authorized to repurchase up to 130,00 shares of the company’s common stock. (Press release, 1/19/01)

Signal Corp., Fairfax: $19.5 million, 10-year contract from the National Institutes of Health to provide information technology services. (Press release, 1/16/00)

Stanley Furniture, a Stanleytown-based manufacturer, has been authorized to use $10 million to repurchase the company’s common stock. (Press release, 12/12/00)

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APAC-Virginia Inc., Midlothian: $236 million from the Virginia Department of Transportation to construct 17 miles of roadway and 27 new or widened bridges in the Richmond area. (PR Newswire, 12/22/00)

Barber Martin Advertising, Richmond: $5.1 million from the Virginia Lottery for marketing and advertising services for the next three years. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1/5/01)

ePlus Inc., Herndon: $60 million over two years in multiple contracts from the state of Pennsylvania for educational procurement services around the state. (Business Wire, 1/3/01)

Hathaway-Duke Construction Co., Virginia Beach: $5 million to build additions to Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach. (Press release, 12/15/00)

Maximus, Reston: $18 million over five years from the state of Tennessee to operate the child support enforcement program. (Press release 1/10/00)

Signal Corp., Fairfax: $19.5 million, 10-year contract from the National Institutes of Health to provide information technology services. (Press release, 1/16/00)

Cutbacks & Closings
Norfolk Southern, a railroad company, plans to cut 2,000 jobs during the next 12 months and sell 12,000 surplus freight cars in an attempt to boost profits. The company laid off 34 workers in Roanoke a week before the announcement. (Roanoke Times, 1/24/01)

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