Business Today
Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce member enterprise news log
Friday, October 28, 2005
Cville-Enviro, LLC, has commenced business in Central Virginia. Cville-Enviro, LLC, is a healthy home specialist, providing the following services: Mold Remediation Services; Crawlspace Encapsulation; and Indoor Environmental Assessment.
With its highly trained Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) accredited staff and its state of the art mold removal equipment, Cville-Enviro is capable of resolving many of the issues associated with "Sick Building Syndrome" (SBS). Located at 1130 East Market Street in downtown Charlottesville, Cville-Enviro will have a territory that will cover Central Virginia. Cville-Enviro is committed to assisting consumers in finding ways to create and maintain healthy indoor environments.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
The Central Virginia Chapter of the American Marketing Association has won the Turnaround Chapter of the Year for 2004-2005, which is awarded to the chapter exhibiting the most significant improvement overall, given the obstacles they had to overcome. In order to be eligible for this award, chapters must have submitted a chapter plan and budget along with their entry documenting their success throughout the year, which ran from July 2004 through June 2005. The Central Virginia Chapter also received a Special Merit in Member Recruitment as part of the competition.
Sponsored by the Professional Chapters Council of the AMA, the CEA program recognizes and rewards excellence in chapter leadership and operations. The American Marketing Association has 75 professional chapters throughout the United States and Canada. The award will be recognized at the AMA's Annual Leadership Summit April 28-30, 2006, in Chicago.
Monday, October 17, 2005
The Charlottesville Bureau of Credits, Inc. is celebrating its 85th year in business. CBC is the oldest receivables management and collections firm in Virginia and has been a pioneer in the industry. Its longevity is based on and has been made possible by adhering to its core values – Dignity, Diplomacy and Dependability.
In 1920, local businesses had no way to evaluate potential customers when deciding on the extension of credit. The decision was based on a person’s character or the fact that other businessmen would vouch for them. As the area grew, drawing more businesses and people into the area, it became more difficult to know with whom you were dealing. Thus, the Charlottesville Bureau of Credits, Inc, one of the first credit bureaus and collection agencies in the United States, was born.
Since that time, the business has been passed down through the generations to John Barlow Hopkinson, John M. (Skip) Hopkinson, to the fourth generation and current President, William E. (Bill) Hopkinson. While the consistency in ownership has been integral to the survival of the original business, it has been the ability to adapt to ever changing technologies and the demands of its client base that has helped the Charlottesville Bureau of Credits continue its growth.
What began as a humble "Bureau of Credits" in Charlottesville has grown, through acquisition and development of new services, into a variety of business offerings serving the business community throughout the mid-Atlantic region. It is now a full service receivables management and recovery firm offering consultation, management, consumer and commercial collection services and Point of Sale solutions to businesses across a wide range of industries. [Charlottesville Bureau of Credits, Inc. (434) 817-2100]
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