Neathawk Dubuque & Packett took home five awards from the Virginia Public Relations Awards. The advertising firm won two Capital Awards and three Commonwealth Awards.

Here is the press release from Neathawk Dubuque & Packett.

RICHMOND, Va., (May 21, 2013) – Neathawk Dubuque & Packett (ND&P) won five awards at the recent Virginia Public Relations Awards.

The statewide competition is sponsored by the Richmond chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

ND&P won two Capital Awards of excellence for outstanding public relations programs in the direct mail and marketing consumer products categories. Both were for client AnMed Health to promote its cardiac program. Read more »

Floyd County’s Chateau Morrisette Winery has won several silver awards at the 2013 Tasters Guild International Wine competition. Winning wines are the 2011 Chardonnay, 2011 Chambourcin, 2008 Merlot and 2011 Vidal Blanc.

Here is the press release from Chateau Morrisette.

Floyd, V.A., May 21, 2013 – Chateau Morrisette Winery, located at milepost 171.5 on Virginia’s Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia, announces all four wines entered in the 2013 Tasters Guild International Wine competition won silver awards.  The winning wines are the 2011 Chardonnay, 2011 Chambourcin, 2008 Merlot, and 2011 Vidal Blanc.  In addition, as part of the winery’s first-ever Asian export agreement, the winery shipped 1,150 cases of Merlot to China. Read more »

Affordable Housing Finance magazine recently named Community Housing Partners to a list of the top 50 affordable housing owners in the nation. This list appeared in the April-May 2013 issue.

Here’s the press release from Community Housing Partners.

Christiansburg/Richmond, Va. – Community Housing Partners (CHP) was recently named to a list of the nation’s top 50 affordable housing owners by Affordable Housing Finance magazine, as presented in the periodical’s April/May, 2013 issue. Read more »

A Dollar General in Roanoke will be hosting a career fair on Saturday. The Dollar General store at 2312 Orange Ave. will hold a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is part of the company’s effort to hire 10,000 new employees. Company representatives will be on site to discuss opportunities and receive resumes from job seekers.

Here is a press release from Dollar General.

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.—May 14, 2013— In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at Dollar General located at 2312 Orange Ave. NE # 4 in Roanoke, Va. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to attract new store candidates to join its thriving and growing organization.  This event will be one of approximately 170 nationwide career fairs held on Saturday throughout the 40 states the retailer serves. Read more »

Nominations are  now being accepted for the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Small Business Awards. The deadline for nominations is June 24. For more information, visit www.roanokechamber.org or email business@RoanokeChamber.org.

Here is the press release from the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 27th Annual Small Business Awards. The nomination deadline is June 24, 2013. Businesses must be at least three years old to qualify for the awards. Chamber membership is not required. Read more »

Can Do Award Shot (L to R): Suzanne Barnette, Dr. Matthew Marry, Eric Johnsen, Dr. Ray Tuck, Nathaniel Tuck, and Dr. Jennifer Rathmann

Tuck Chiropractic Clinic earned several awards by participating in The Can Do! food drive held during the Fork and Cork Festival in Blacksburg April 27. The clinic collected 1,107 cans of food and constructed an Etch-A-Sketch for the competition. Awards won by the staff include  Most Cans Collected, Most Nutritious, People’s Champion and Jury’s Champion.

Here is the press release from Tuck Chiropractic Clinic.

BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (May 8, 2013) – Doctors and Staff Members from Tuck Chiropractic Clinic participated in The Can Do! on Saturday, April 27, 2013.  Tuck Chiropractic Clinic staff members collected 1107 cans of food and built an Etch A Sketch featuring the Can Do! slogan.  The Tuck Chiropractic Team won the awards for Most Cans Collected, Most Nutritious, People’s Champion, and Jury’s Champion.

Can Do Finish Group Shot (L to R): Eric Johnsen, Suzanne Barnette, Elicia Heilbron, Dr. Ray Tuck, Laura Gilbert, Nathaniel Tuck, Mark Gilbert, Dr. Matthew Marry, Phil Cumbia, Bonnie Tuck, Dr. Jennifer Rathmann, Jack Johnsen, and Dr. Logan Brooke

“We are very grateful to all of our patients and the grocery stores across the New River Valley who generously donated food to our cause.  We are very thankful for these food donations that went directly to Feeding America, Micah’s Backpack, and Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program after the building competition,” stated Dr. Matthew Marry of Tuck Chiropractic Spinal Sports Injury Clinic in Christiansburg and the Team Captain for the competition. Read more »

Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. and Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon at the official Grand Opening at their new location on Electric Road.

Primary Residential Mortgage has relocated its Roanoke office. The office moved from Peters Creek Road to Electric Road in Roanoke. A grand opening and ribbon cutting was held Thursday.

Primary made the decision to move based on the company’s continued growth, according to a press release from the mortgage company.

More information about Primary Residential Mortgage can be found online at www.YourPrimaryLender.com.

- Danielle Dunaway

Roanoke-based Plastics One has achieved Quality Management System ISO 13485 certification for medical device manufacturers. They have also been re-certified for ISO 9001.

Here is a press release from Plastics One.

In a continued effort to bring quality support and products to their customers, Plastics One is pleased to announce the achievement of Quality Management System ISO 13485 certification for medical device manufacturers as well as the recertification of the ISO 9001. President and Chief Executive Officer of Plastics One, David Wallenborn, states that “ISO 13485 certification is a proud accomplishment for all of us at Plastics One and reflects our deeply held commitment to excellence in manufacturing and service to our customers worldwide.” Read more »

Area beer distributor Blue Ridge Beverage has been awarded the Bill Coors Quality Award by MillerCoors.  The award was given to the company at the MillerCoors Distributor Convention  held last month.

Here is a press release from Blue Ridge Beverage.

SALEM, Virginia. — MillerCoors President Tom Long and Chief Supply Chain Officer Fernando Palacios recently awarded local beer distributor Blue Ridge Beverage the “Bill Coors Quality Award” in front of some 2,000 fellow distributors from across the country.

The award was presented at the annual MillerCoors Distributor Convention held March 6-7 in Orlando, Fla. The Bill Coors Quality Award honors the distributor in the MillerCoors national distribution system which excels against the company’s exacting quality measures. The award is named in honor of Bill Coors, the trailblazing engineer who spearheaded numerous brewing innovations and is known to this day for his dedication to brewing quality. Read more »

Several area truck drivers will head to a national driving competition in Utah this summer after winning their respective categories of the 62nd Annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships.

The championship, held April 19 and 20 at the Lee-Hi Travel Plaza in Lexington, gave drivers a chance to show off their safe and fancy driving skills. Official rules on the Virginia Trucking Association’s website say drivers were judged on “professional appearance, knowledge of regulations, and vehicle and driving skills.” Part of the competition included a written test.

Participants had to live in Virginia and not have had any accidents in the year before the competition.

The Virginia Trucking Association, which hosts the trucking competition, patterns the event after the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships, state association spokeswoman Robyn Bolton said in a news release.

The nine first-place winners will get to compete at the national level in Salt Lake City, Utah, in late August.

Roanoke-area first-place winners, their hometown, their company and home terminal location are: Read more »