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Hanover’s Perspective

2015 Marc Weiss Hanover Workforce Award Winners

Bo Cobb (second from right) represents Chick-Fil-A Ashland, 2015 Marc Weiss Workforce Award, Small Business, presented by the Hanover Business Council.

Two Hanover businesses received the 2015 Marc Weiss Hanover Workforce Awards presented by the Hanover Business Council of the Greater Richmond Chamber.

Chick-Fil-A Ashland received the award in the small business category. The restaurant was recognized for its internal leadership programs focused on team-member growth, personal development, and relationships, both internal and within the community. The programs emphasize treating customers with dignity and respect.

In the large business category, Kings Dominion received the award based in its new leadership development program aimed at developing the skills of young people who take on supervisory and management positions for the first time. They also have developed an online application process designed to eliminate the need for applicants to come to a physical location to complete an application. 

The Marc Weiss Hanover Workforce Awards honor Hanover County-based organizations that have made a significant impact on workforce development through any or all of the following:

  • Applying innovative techniques to achieve a larger, better-trained, stable, safe and happy workforce;
  • Successfully creating jobs and/or incorporating innovative hiring techniques;
  • Creating innovative workplace cultures;
  • Using effective training strategies to optimize their workforce and develop future leaders. 

Greg Talley (second from right) represents Kings Dominion, 2015 Marc Weiss Workforce Award, Large Business, presented by the Hanover Business Council.

Nominations are accepted from the public in small business (1-99 employees) and large business (100+ employees) categories.

The winners were selected by a volunteer committee of the Hanover Business Council from a pool of nine finalists and announced at the Marc Weiss Hanover Workforce Education Forum and Awards on May 28 at Randolph-Macon College. 

The finalists in the small-business category were Chick-fil-A, Cigar Realm, KLM Marketing, The Caboose Wine & Cheese, Wen-Dominion and We Think In Ink.

The 2014 recipients were Center of the Universe Brewing Co. in the small-business category and Green Top Sporting Goods in the large-business category.