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Town of Leesburg
News Release
EMBARGO Until May 18, 2016, 9:00pm
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg’s 2016 Business Award Winners Announced
The Town of Leesburg is pleased to announce the winners and honorable
mentions for the 15th Annual Business Appreciation Awards.
Leesburg, VA (May 18, 2016) – The Leesburg Town Council and Leesburg Economic
Development Commission honored outstanding Leesburg businesses and business owners at
the 15th annual Leesburg Business Awards before a record crowd at the Ida Lee Park Recreation
Center on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
“Every year the Leesburg business stories get better and better,” said Marantha Edwards,
Leesburg’s Economic Development Director. “It is incredibly energizing to work with and
recognize so many of them.”
The winners & honorable mentions in each of the eleven award categories are:
Ambassador Award - Celebrates a business or organization that promotes a positive image of
Leesburg as a business location or tourist destination. Candidates include businesses or
organizations that are leaders in promoting our hometown of the 21st century as the best place
to visit, locate a business, or grow an existing business and bring attention and recognition to
the community.
Winner: Eyetopia, Inc
Honorable Mention: PR Simplicity
Community Steward Award - Celebrates a business or organization that actively contributes its
time, talent and resources to community improvement efforts. This category recognizes
Leesburg businesses or organizations that go beyond the daily routine of their work to reach
deeper in to the Leesburg community to assist others. The range of assistance could be
volunteerism, relief efforts, or other community service issues.
Winner: CycleLuv
Honorable Mention: Jared Melvin & Loudoun Youth
Environmental Award - Celebrates a business or organization that leads or participates in
activities that benefit the environment through its business practices and policies. These
businesses demonstrate the lasting benefit of an environmental program, promotion or event
that has had a positive impact of the “green” nature of Leesburg.
Winner: Leesburg Garden Club
Heritage Award - Celebrates a thriving business or organization that has made a long-term
commitment to preserving the integrity and character of Leesburg’s Historic Downtown. This
category may include building design and construction consistent with the historic architecture
or a business whose practices or programs augment the authenticity of Downtown Leesburg.
Winner: Kingdom Entreprises LLC
Home-Based Business Award - Celebrates the owner of a unique business, operated from a
residence located within Leesburg. This category showcases the entrepreneurial spirit in
Leesburg to recognize a business that demonstrates innovation in building a solid clientele from
its home based operations.
Winner: Barn Owl Primitives
Honorable Mention: Blue Lion Multimedia
Innovations Award - Celebrates a business or organization that has brought recognition to
Leesburg through innovative business ventures, unique product development or other cutting -
edge business practices. Businesses are recognized for originality and invention, old things to
new things or simply new things
Winner: Mover Junction
Honorable Mention: Mindstar Aviation
New Business Award - Celebrates a new business or organization registered as a new business
in Leesburg between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2014, that is respectful of Leesburg’s
past and represents the best of the Town’s future.
Winner: Loudoun Now
Honorable Mention: Loudoun Computer Help
Public Art Award - Celebrates a business, organization or individual that contributes to the
development of the Town’s public art program or actively supports the arts within the Town of
Leesburg. Candidates in this category include artists, events or programs that promote
Leesburg as a hub of arts and culture.
Winner: Friends of Leesburg Public Arts
Honorable Mention: CraftyStitches
Veterans Affairs Award - Celebrates an individual, business or organization that supports veterans of
all conflicts.
Winner: Hire Our Heroes
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.
Winner: Bank of Clarke County
The George C. Marshall Award - Celebrates an individual who has demonstrated an exemplary
commitment to the community above and beyond business contributions. Honorees in this
category are community leaders who have demonstrated leadership, vision and community
service that our esteemed George C. Marshall would have admired. Individuals are not required
to be Leesburg residents, but must be connected to a Leesburg business or organization.
Winner: Jared Melvin
Honorable Mention: Ara Bagdasarian
In addition, the following businesses were recognized as the Town’s newest Legacy Businesses,
each celebrating 25 years of operation in Leesburg in 2016:
Bartley Painting Company
Campbell Flannery, PC
Campbell’s Auto Rental, Inc.
Catoctin Automotive, Inc.
Daniel J. Travostino, PC
Jerry’s Chevrolet
Gary Barnes, Investment Advisors
J C A Air
Law Office of Gregory J. Harris
Leesburg Paint & Decorating
Leonard J. Schrade, CPA
Majestic Building Products, Inc.
Smooth Strokes
Weichert Company of Virginia
The Leesburg Town Council and the Leesburg Economic Development Commission congratulate
all of the award nominees, honorable mentions and winners.
About the Town of Leesburg: Located 35 miles from the nation’s capital and 15 miles from
Washington Dulles International Airport, Leesburg, Virginia, is a vibrant AAA-rated community
of 15,000 households and more than 2,800 businesses. A town of unparalled authenticity,
Leesburg is the seat of Loudoun County, one of the fastest growing counties in the country.
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