Gerry Connolly, chairman of the Northern
Virginia Transportation Commission, was awarded
the Local Distinguished Service Award by the American
Public Transportation Assoc. Connolly has been an
advocate for dedicated funding in transit projects
and supported expansion of the Metrorail line through
the Dulles Corridor. He is also chairman of the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors. (News release)
The Asian American Business Roundtable named Filnet
Inc., an Alexandria-based information
technology company, Entrepreneur of the Year. The company
was judged on revenue growth in 2005 and 2006 and projections
for future growth. (News release)
Elizabeth J. Moran of the Virginia Department
of Business Assistance, received the Cardinal
Award from the Virginia Economic Developers Assoc.
Moran has been involved with economic development
for 27 years, and was president of VEDA in 2003-04. (News
release)
R&D Magazine cited work
by researchers at NASA’s
Langley Research Center among the top 100 innovations
of the year. The Magnetic Field Response Measurement
Acquisition System allows sensors to act in a truly
wireless capacity without connection to a power source.
The applications in aviation alone would lead to
significant upgrades in safety and efficiency in
maintenance. The system is expected to have a far
wider use outside the aviation and space industries. (News
release)
Old Dominion Electric Corp. of Glen Allen was
named to the NCB Co-Op 100, the top cooperative business
ventures in the country, ranked by revenue. ODEC
ranked 57th in the survey with revenues
of $738 million, up from #63 in 2004. ODEC was
also named second runner-up of the 2006 United Telecom
Council Apex Award for its work in creating broadband
infrastructure in rural
Virginia for business expansion and economic development. (News
release)
Smithfield Foods Inc.,
a Smithfield-based meat producer, received the American
Meat Institute’s
Environment Achievement and Environmental Recognition
awards, as well as the Virginia Governor’s
Environmental Excellence awards. Forty-five of
the company’s operations in 19 states were mentioned
in the award citations. (News release)
