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Byron Siliezar, VP and CFO of NII
Holdings of Reston, a provider of business communication
services in Latin America, was named recipient
of the International Stevie Award for Best Financial
Executive. The company also received honors for
Best Business Turnaround. The Stevies are presented
as part of the first annual International Business
Awards. (Press release)
Advance Auto Parts, a Roanoke-based retailer
of automotive parts, received recognition for
its organizational development and training
programs by being named to Training magazine’s
Training Top 100 list. The company was 54th
on the list and also received second place in
Best in Class Retail category. (Press release)
CarMax and LandAmerica Financial Group, both
of Richmond, broke into Fortune magazine’s
Fortune 500 list of largest American companies
for the first time. CarMax debuted at 435 and
LandAmerica at 483. A total of 18 Virginia-based
firms made the list. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
