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HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2012-05-03 Business Award Nominees Town of Leesburg News Release For Immediate Release 2012 Leesburg Business Appreciation Award Nominees Announced Leesburg, VA (May 3, 2012) – The Town of Leesburg is pleased to announce the nominees for the 11th annual Business Appreciation Awards. Nominations were accepted for outstanding businesses and individuals in ten award categories. The Leesburg Business Appreciation Award program is the Leesburg business community’s premier annual event. It celebrates the Leesburg business community and specifically the independent business owners who are the backbone of our community and our nation’s economy. Congratulations to all of the 2012 Nominees: Ambassador Award Nominees: • Blue Ridge Grill • Blue Ridge Title & Escrow, Inc. • Brown-Carrera Realty, LLC • Consignment Solutions • Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets • Leesburg Downtown Business Association • Leesburg Toyota & Scion • Lightfoot Restaurant • Palio Ristorante Italiano • Puccio’s New York Deli • U.S. Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts • USA Market Community Steward Award Nominees: • B&M Motorcars • Burnett & Williams • Comfort Suites Leesburg • Eyetopia, Inc. • Flow Yoga Studio • Jersey Mike’s • Mom’s Apple Pie • The Resourceful Woman Thrift Shop • The Tire Shop • Toth Financial Advisory Corporation • U.S. Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts (more) Shye Gilad of ProJet Aivation, with Leesburg Mayor Kristen Umstattd and 2011 EDC Chair Ara Bagdasarian, receiving the 2011 New Business Award. TOL PR 2012-05-03 Business Award nominees Page 2 Environmental Award Nominees: • Cleaner4Less • Dewar’s Home and Garden Services • For Goodness Sake Natural Foods • Hair by Carlos • Nova Medical & Urgent Care Center • Tally Ho Theatre • The Tire Shop Heritage Award Nominees: • AH&T Insurance • Caulkins Jewelers • Palio Ristorante Italiano • Tally Ho Theatre • The Home Specialty Store Home-Based Business Award Nominees: • Bronson Home Improvements, LLC • Brown-Carrera Realty, LLC • Lisa Sinclair Photography • Miles LeHane Companies Innovations Award Nominees: • Farm to Fork Loudoun • Solar4Leesburg • Synavista New Business Award Nominees: • AR Forensics, LLC • Cleaner4Less • D&D Automotive Repair • Ellisdale Construction • Knight Solutions • Los Tios Grill • Palio Ristorante Italiano • Spring Arbor Residential Assisted Living & Memory Care • Transition Triathlon • Travinia Italian Kitchen • Vesta Settlements, LLC Public Art Award Nominees: • EarthWorks • LinguaArt Services • Loudoun Symphony • Medlin Art • N2 Design • Photoworks • Tally Ho Theatre Veterans Affairs Nominees (new this year): • Intelligence Consulting Enterprise Solutions, Inc. • Knight Solutions The George C. Marshall Award Nominees: • Paige Buscema, Eyetopia • Kathy Gilman, The Resourceful Woman • Dieter Meyer • Michael O’Connor, Palio Ristorante Italiano • Roderick Williams, Inova Loudoun (more) TOL PR 2012-05-03 Business Award nominees Page 3 The Rising Star award celebrates a Leesburg business which has been in operation for less than one year and has set itself apart from other businesses through its exemplary achievements. The recipient of this award is chosen by the Leesburg Economic Development Commission. Rising Star Award Nominees: • Alphagraphics • Dance King Studio • Jimmy John’s • MacDowell Brew Kitchen • Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers • Pegasus InfoGroup • Waterford Development II To be eligible for nomination, businesses and organizations must be primarily physically located within the corporate limits of the Town of Leesburg. Persons nominated for the George C. Marshall Award are not required to reside within the Town limits. Nominees and award recipients will be recognized at the 11th Annual Business Appreciation Reception on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Leesburg at Historic Carradoc Hall. Businesses that have been operating for 25 years or more will also be recognized at the reception as Leesburg’s Legacy Businesses. Contact: Marantha Edwards Economic Development Manager medwards@leesburgva.gov 703-737-7019 # # #