Vol. 2, No. 4, 2002
December 2002
Vol. 2, No. 4, 2002
Roanoke County’s Economic Development
Department created the eNewsletter as a means of providing an
additional avenue of communication between local government and the business
community. It also provides an opportunity for the Existing Business Program to
showcase the achievements of our business partners. Items shown in BLUE are
clickable. To make suggestions or have information on your company included in
the electronic newsletter, please call 772-2185 or email
mcox@roanokecountyva.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENTS [TOP]
Economic Development
Website Awards
The O’Connor Group received a
Standard of Excellence Award from the Web Marketing Association’s 2002 Web Award
competition. The award was for the design of Roanoke County Economic
Development’s Web site, www.yesroanoke.com. A record 1,300 sites from 19
countries were entered and judged during the sixth annual competition. Entries
were judged on design, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, ease of
use and use of technology. The Roanoke County Economic Development web site was
designed to attract potential businesses to Roanoke County and features a
multi-lingual function, which includes Japanese, German, Dutch and Spanish.
Roanoke County Economic Development also received a Merit Award from the
Southern Economic Development Council in the Literature and Promotions Awards
competition for 2002.
Ingersoll Rand's Role in Mine Rescue
On July 24, 2002, nine miners were trapped 240 feet underground in
the Quecreek Mine near Somerset, PA, when they inadvertently breached an
abandoned, water-filled mine. The next morning, a 1,500-pound drill bit from
another company broke in the shaft during the rescue operation. An
Ingersoll-Rand dealer in Somerset, PA, called requesting assistance on Thursday
morning and by 8:00 a.m., the Roanoke Plant had a downhole drill and a 30-inch
drill bit being transported to the rescue site. On Friday, the Roanoke Plant
sent another drill with a 26-inch drill bit as a back-up to the rescue mission.
The Ingersoll-Rand drill delivered on Thursday, July 25, broke through the
ground to reach the trapped miners. Roanoke County congratulates the employees
of the Ingersoll Rand Roanoke Plant for the important role they played in the
rescue operation.
CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS [TOP]
Architectural Wood in
Design Solutions Magazine
Architectural Wood is
featured in the Fall edition of Design Solutions Magazine for its renovation
project on Center In The Square. Design Solutions is a glossy quarterly
publication which showcases the best examples of architectural wood projects. It
is circulated to over 27,000 architects, designers, and woodworkers.
Architectural Wood received the AWI/CAN Zero Lost Time Accident Achievement
Award in San Antonio, Texas. The award is for 20,000 to 100,000 work hours
without time lost due to accidents in 2001. Bruce Cody, President of
Architectural Wood, has completed his term as national Chairman of the AWI
Quality Certification Program (QCP). Primary among the responsibilities of this
committee was “To review and recommend changes to improve the Quality
Certification Program, provided by AWI for the entire industry.”
East West DyeCom in
Southern Living Magazine
Southern Living Magazine
featured local businesswoman, Tamea Franco-Woodward, on the cover of the
magazine’s September 2002 Mid-Atlantic Living People & Places section. The
Southern Living article focused on Franco’s company, East West DyeCom, Inc.
(EWDC), which specializes in aluminum anodizing. Anodizing is an electrochemical
process that rearranges the molecular structure of aluminum surfaces, making
them abrasion resistant and rust-proof. When dye is added to the process, the
color becomes deeply embedded into the metal, versus simply being applied to the
outside, and won't rust, fade or chip off. EWDC anodizes precision machined
parts for military, medical, and manufacturing applications and aluminum sheets
for artists and crafters in making jewelry to wall hangings. East West DyeCom,
Inc. is a leading provider of top-quality anodized aluminum products.
Koppers Donates to O.
Winston Link Museum
The Roanoke County Plant of
Koppers Industries has received the Directors Award of Safety and will donate
the award monies of $5,000 to the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke. The
presentation was held on Friday, November 22, 2002. Mark Franck, Plant Manager,
presented the check to Norfolk Southern Corporation’s Rick White, Assistant Vice
President of Material Management, and David Helmer, retired Director of Costs.
The Directors Award of Safety is presented to individual plants for achieving
100,000 manhours on the job without an accident. The Roanoke Plant is the only
plant internationally to receive this award three times. Koppers Industries
built the Roanoke County Plant in 1955 to supply pressure treated wood products
such as railroad ties and railroad tressle bridge timbers to Norfolk &
Western Railroad, now Norfolk Southern Corporation. The O. Winston Link Museum
is now under development, scheduled to open in late 2003 or early 2004.
Roanoke Regional
Chamber Small Business Awards
Roanoke County is
proud to recognize eight of our business partners who were nominees and winners
at the Roanoke Regional Chamber's 16th Annual Small Business Awards Banquet on
October 17, 2002, at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. Congratulations
to each of these businesses for their achievement and the recognition of a job
well done. We thank each of you for your contributions to the quality of life in
Roanoke County.
| Business |
Type of Award |
Category |
| The Cloverdale Company |
Award Finalist |
Manufacturing |
| AmRhein Wine Cellar |
Award Winner |
Micro-Business |
| Synchrony |
Award Finalist |
Technology |
| Country Inn & Suites |
Award Finalist |
Business-To-Consumer Services |
| Veterinarians to Cats |
Award Finalist |
Business-To-Consumer Services |
| Blue Ridge Color Company |
Award Finalist |
Wholesale/Retail |
| Play It Again Sports |
Award Finalist |
Wholesale/Retail |
| Goodwill Industries – Roanoke Valley |
Award Winner |
Not-For-Profit Joint Nomination by Roanoke
County & City |
Special recognition to two of our newest business partners, Al Pollard and
Roger Neal, of Four Nineteen West for winning 2002 Small Business of the Year
for Corned Beef & Company. Congratulations to the management and staff of
each of these businesses!
Source 4 Presented PIA Award
Source4 has received a Certificate of Merit from the Print
Industries of America (PIA) for marketing and promotional materials. The company
began in the late 70's as Dominion Forms Service which changed to Dominion
Solutions and eventually Source4 in the late 90's. Although Source4 maintains
its headquarters in Roanoke County, the company has expanded its business
operations with acquisitions of like businesses in Virginia and eightother
states. Recently, Source4 made a $300,000 investment in new equipment to
increase Its digital capability. Although the commercial printing segment of
their business continues to grow, the future core of their business will be
concept development through the management of digital assets.
Delta Dental Receives
Healthy Workplace Award
The Virginia Psychological
Association and the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists have recognized
Delta Dental as a 2002 Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award winner in the
non-profit category. This award is presented to companies using practices that
contribute to employees' psychological health. Delta was specifically cited for
establishing "Smart Smiles" which is a program that provides free dental care to
poor children. The company provides pre-paid dental programs for more than 2,000
organizations in Virginia with more than 650,000 subscribers. Delta Dental was
established by the General Assembly as a non-profit service organization and
it's mission is to improve the oral health of the communities it serves.
RVTV'S ROANOKE COUNTY BUSINESS
PARTNERS [TOP]
Businesses Featured in
2002
The following businesses were featured in the
RVTV Channel 3 television show "Roanoke County Business Partners" this past fall
or will appear in January in the next program installment. If your business has
recently won an award, achieved a new certification, celebrated a milestone
anniversary, or completed an expansion and would like to be part of the spring
show, please call the Existing Business Program at 772-2185.
To share information about your company within
the Roanoke County business community, please contact the Existing Business
Program at 772-2185 or respond with email by clicking on the icon below. Thank
you.