Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 30, 1994 TAG: 9405020127
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-8 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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RADFORD - The Radford Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the Business Person of the Year Award to be given on May 12 at the annual Chamber dinner. Nominees must be Chamber members, have exceptional business or professional accomplishments, exhibit leadership in the business or professional community and display a sense of responsibility to the community through involvement in civic activities.
The deadline for nominations is May 4. For more information, call the Chamber office at 639-2202.
Surveyors join forces
DUBLIN - Lloyd Mathews, a third generation surveyor in the New River Valley, and Robert Henegar, a Tazewell native with 35 years' surveying experience, have joined forces to create Mathews & Henegar, professional land surveyors in Dublin. Their offices are at 309 Main St.
Mayors proclaim Secretaries Week
BLACKSBURG - The mayors of the New River Valley, Roger Hedgepath of Blacksburg, Harold Linkous of Christiansburg, Skip Bishop of Floyd and Gary Elander of Dublin, have proclaimed April 24-30 as Professional Secretaries Week.
The mayors salute secretaries because they have dedicated their careers to excellent performance, a mastery of office skills, responsibility, efficiency and willing attitudes.
Collision Plus earns good ratings
CHRISTIANSBURG - Kenny Jennelle's Collision Plus participates in the DuPont Assurance of Quality Program and has received higher individual ratings on body shop services than the national average for more than a year. Responses on customer satisfaction are evaluated at the DuPont Program Headquarters, compared to all collision repair facilities and measured against a national average.
Computer firm saluted by Chamber
BLACKSBURG - The Greater Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce has given Comware Computers April's Chamber Member Salute. The company is owned by Richard Goff and serves individuals and businesses with computer equipment and personal service.
Volvo GM to host antique truck show
DUBLIN - Volvo GM Heavy Truck's corporate headquarters in Greensboro is hosting the fourth annual Antique Truck Show on May 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will feature more than 50 antique trucks, a number of state-of-the-art 1994 GMC trucks, tours of the Volvo GM technical center and historical displays from component manufacturing companies.
The show, a joint effort of Volvo GM Heavy Truck and the Piedmont Carolina Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society, is free. Anyone interested in displaying an antique truck must call 704-636-5384 before May 7.
NRCC students get training
DUBLIN - All Seasons Lawn Care Equipment of Christiansburg, Hot Chilies of Radford, Koli's Mexibilly Salsa of Pulaski and New River Community College are participating in a promotions class at the college by having students work at their businesses, giving them a chance to apply their knowledge and learn from a business environment.
Any business interested in the class, which teaches students to evaluate and plan promotional strategies, should call 674-3613.
Chamber to publish Who's Who
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Christiansburg-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce is producing the 1994 edition of "Who's Who in Business in Christiansburg and Montgomery County." All chamber members will receive a complimentary copy, and businesses that advertise will receive a number of copies depending on the size of the ad.
Ads are $125 per quarter page to $225 per full page for chamber members. An additional fee of $125 is charged to non-members.
The deadline to reserve space is May 6, and payment and camera ready copy must be received by May 20. For more information, call 382-4251.
by CNB