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ANNOUNCING OUR 2013 AWARDS FOR CHAMBER EXCELLENCE (ACE) NOMINEES
 Last Thursday we held our Awards for Chamber Excellence (ACE) and Annual Meeting Luncheon featuring a keynote address by Ian Altman, Amazon #1 best selling author of Upside Down Selling. Nearly 250 guests joined us at the Sheraton Reston Hotel as we installed the new officers and Board members and presented ACE Awards to those companies and individuals who demonstrated excellence as Chamber and community members during 2012-2013. Outgoing Chairman, C. Michael Ferraro of TRAINING SOLUTIONS, Inc., passed the gavel to Incoming Chairman, Jane E. Raymond of Reston Hospital Center. Karen Cleveland of Cleveland Coaching Group was elected by the membership as the Chair-Elect for 2013-2014. We would like to extend our special thanks to Michael, who led the Chamber through a successful year of engagement, with strong membership growth, education programs, networking opportunities and community outreach / advocacy especially on the issue of transportation funding.|
* Committee of the Year
Business Education, Co-
Chaired by Angela Inzerillo,
AdviCoach and Cindy Simons
Bennett, Willow Tree Media
* Small Business of the Year
Conversion Pipeline
* Medium Business of the Year
Atrium Catering & Design
* Large Business of the Year
Access National Bank
* Member of the Year
Cynthia Hyland, Northrop
Grumman
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* New Member of the Year
Lindsay Mensch
* Volunteer of the Year
LauraLee Spatzer, Royco
* First Responder of the Year
Sally Dickinson, North Point
Fire Station 439
* President's Award
Bill Byers, First Virginia
Community Bank
* Joe Ritchey Pinnacle Award
Marion Myers, Myers Public
Relations
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INC.SPIRE AND THE BALLSTON BID JOIN FORCES
INC.spire Education Foundation, the 501(c)3 subsidiary of the Chamber, and Arlington's BallstonBID have joined forces in the launch and support of the Launchpad Challenge, a ninety day startup business accelerator. Together the two organizations are seeking the "next big idea" in the Northern Virginia startup arena. Selected companies will be nurtured through the 90 day period and will have the opportunity to ultimately pitch to Ted Leonsis, sports team owner, venture capital investor, filmmaker, author and philanthropist. Bruce Mancinelli, Executive Director of INC.spire, is one of the Launchpad judges and mentors. More than 220 entries were submitted and only ten and four alternates selected for the program. We are proud to share that two of INC.spire's own incubatees were selected for the finals: TidWit and CTBIM, pictured above. The winner of the challenge will be announced in November 2014.
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CALLING ALL RESTAURANTS: REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA RESTAURANT WEEK
 We are excited to present Northern Virginia Restaurant Week on August 19-26, 2013, a week-long dining experience taking place at a variety of area restaurants. Get ready to enjoy value pricing for lunch, dinner and/or specialty food items at dining establishments across Northern Virginia. Restaurant signups are still open - Northern Virginia Restaurant Week is open to any restaurant or food vendor located in Northern Virginia. We encourage all types of restaurants - from fine dining to fast casual to coffee shops to cafes-to participate in Restaurant Week. We also welcome shops that sell cupcakes, smoothies and other specialty items to get involved.
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VIRGINIA AMONG THE BEST STATES TO WORK AND LIVE
 The Commonwealth of Virginia has recently received the below recognitions for our outstanding employers, innovators and community leaders. We are proud to do business in such an outstanding state.
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JULY COMMITTEE AND LEADSHARE MEETINGS
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Communications Committee
June 17
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Wednesday LeadShareJuly 10
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Restaurant & Hospitality Committee
July 17
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Executive Committee
July 11
| Board of Directors
July 18
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Public Policy Committee
July 12
| Tuesday LeadShare
July 23
| Business Education Committee
July 12
| Wednesday LeadShare
July 24
| Membership Committee
July 16
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Government Contracting Committee
July 30
| Ambassador Committee
July 17
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Members Making News
Check out the below updates from our member companies. Have news to share? Email us and we will feature it in our next monthly newsletter! Learn how to post your events, make new connections, create coupons and more by viewing our Website Tutorials.
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Washington Technology's 2013 list of the 100 largest companies serving the government technology market includes 29 that are based in Fairfax County or have U.S. headquarters here. Out of those companies in Fairfax County, 10 are located in Reston.
|  | Health care innovators and Google Glass Explorers are brainstorming new ways to use Google Glass to help patients.
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John Marshall Bank announced that the Board of Directors of the Bank has approved a 5 for 4 stock split in the form of a 25% stock dividend for shareholders of record.
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Let's Help Kids is holding an Art Auction for Happiness on August 24, 2013 at the GRACE Gallery in Reston Town Center.
|  | The Maryland health benefit exchange has awarded a five-year, $36 million contract to Maximus Inc. to operate its customer services division.
>>Read more |  | The Reston Association's board of directors is requesting changes to the comprehensive plan being worked out by the Reston Master Plan Special Study Task Force. >>Read more | 
 | Christopher Good, M.D., Spine Specialist at the Virginia Spine Institute, performed the first robot-guided sacroiliac joint (SI) fusion procedure in North America at Reston Hospital Center >>Read more | |
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Tavern 64 Regional Kitchen was interviewed by Fox 5's Holly Morris on its local farm-to-fork menu. >>Watch the interview |  | Transurban, Inc. has moved its headquarters from New York City to Fairfax County. >>Read the full story |  | Wellborn Management Co., Inc. and Roger Bacon Associates celebrated SCS Engineers, Inc.'s 43-year commitment to its Reston building.
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We currently have two job openings:
Please share these job opportunities and help us find the ideal candidates for both positions.
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- Architecture Inc.
- AvMet Applications Inc.
- Brightview Great Falls
- Citizen Creative
- Container Store
- Geeks On Call
- MAC Aerospace
- NOVA International
Telnet, Inc.
- P.I.D.C.
- Production Associates
- Reston Capital Management, LLC
- Virginia Heritage Bank
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RESTON CHAMBER RANKS #6 IN DC-METRO AREA
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The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce was just ranked as the sixth-largest chamber by membership and revenue across the entire D.C.-metropolitan area, according to the Washington Business Journal.
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