2009 First Choice Business Award Winners

Chesterfield County and Master Sponsor, Atlantic Constructors, Inc. Announce 2009 First Choice Business Award Winners at Annual Celebrate Chesterfield Business! Event

Each year Chesterfield County honors local companies that contribute to the county’s economy and its citizens through the annual First Choice Business Awards. The intent is to give recognition to businesses that consistently contribute to the community by giving back to the residents of Chesterfield County through community service, that create and deliver products or services that are innovative to its customers, is a leader in valuing its employees, and upholds the principles and standards of ethical business practices.

This year’s First Choice Business Award winners were announced at the annual Celebrate Chesterfield Business! appreciation event held on May 11, 2009.

Bank of Virginia received the Community Impact Award. Bank of Virginia is a community bank headquartered in Chesterfield County with five area branch locations, four of which are located in Chesterfield County. Several bank employees regularly volunteer with the Community in Schools Program, serving as mentors, class readers, and as book and lunch buddies.

The Innovation Impact Award winner was Super Radiator Coils. Although Super Radiator’s core business is the manufacturer of heat transfer coils for the residential, commercial and industrial markets, they recently completed the construction of a Wind Tunnel. This machine will enable their engineering staff to further refine their computer design software to ensure accuracy and design the most cost effective solution for their customers.

ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center was the winner of the Employee Impact Award. ACAC has been in business for 25 years and in Midlothian for four. ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center is the gold standard for health and wellness facilities. At the heart of the organization is ACAC’s mission to change lives. While many health clubs cater to individuals who are already fit, ACAC’s priority is to reach out to inactive adults and their families. Senior and medically based programming and services are an important part of that objective.

The 2009 First Choice Business of the Year was awarded to Super Radiator Coils. Super Radiator Coils has been in business for 80 years and at their current Chesterfield location for 28. The company President is Rob Holt and Ray Birk is the Vice President of Operations. Super Radiator Coils designs and manufactures heat transfer coils for the residential, commercial and industrial markets. While these coils could end up in a person’s back yard as a condenser for an A/C system, it is just as likely that one of these coils could be used in a coal fired power plant or on an IBM super computer.

The Board of Supervisors at the May 27, 2009 meeting will recognize the First Choice Business Award winners.

For more information on this year’s Celebrate Chesterfield Business! contact Tina Shreve at (804) 318-8564, or email at tina@chesterfieldbusiness.com