News: 2011 Green Business Challenge Winners Announced for Loudoun

Special to VivaLoudoun via Loudoun County Governement
(Oct. 28, 2011) - The results are in for the second annual Loudoun County Green Business Challenge. The top winners are:

***Raytheon - Large Business Award
***Southland Industries - Medium-Size Business Award
***Express Lube and Car Wash - Small Business Award
***Catoctin Creek Distilling Company -Innovation Award


The winners and participating businesses were honored at a "Green Gala" awards ceremony held Thursday night, October 27, 2011, at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne. Sixty-three local businesses representing a broad range of the Loudoun business community submitted scorecards in the point-based competition designed to encourage businesses to adopt more efficient and sustainable business practices. Those practices range from the simple, such as turning off lights and computers during non-business hours, to the more complex, such as creating a sustainability plan and setting energy reduction goals.

The Green Business Challenge is a partnership between the Loudoun County Government and the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce. More information, including a full list of participants, is online at www.loudoun.gov/greenbusinesschallenge.