WINNER

Abel Industries Inc.

American Family Care Woodbridge

Excellence in Business (11+ Employees)

Top local executive: Dr. Robert Schneider, Executive Director

Founded: 1986

Rmployees: 50

Description: OmniRide is the operating name for the mobility services offered by PRTC. OmniRide’s goal is to provide safe, reliable and flexible trans- portation options while helping to reduce congestion and pollution in one of the region’s fastest growing areas. 2022 accomplishments or challenges: OmniRide has been challenged by ridership in the past several years since the pandemic. The organization had to determine how to bring

EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS: OTHER NOMINEES

Didlake Inc.

8641 BREEDEN AVE., MANASSAS, 20110 didlake.org

(See write-up, Agnes Colgan Community Service Award - Health and Human Services category)

ATCC - American Type Culture

Collection

Bookworm Central

CJ Finz

Contract Solutions Inc.

Effingham Manor

Enterprise Database Corp.

Kiddie Academy of Gainesville

13980 ESTATE MANOR DR. kiddieacademy.com/academies/gainesville-va Top local executive: Elijah Boruchowitz, regional director ridership back in the midst of the new telework workforce and create new travel options to replace underperforming routes. Additionally, OmniRide had to market new and adjusted services in response to the ridership, demand, and the nationwide operator shortage.

Founded: 2012

Employees: 25

Description: Kiddie Academy is an early-learning educational daycare facility.

2022 accomplishments or challenges: Coming on the other side of the pandemic, Kiddie Academy proudly has become a NAEYC Accredited Early Learning Center. Through this accreditation, we have grown our family enrollment and reignited our community partnerships to ensure high-quality education and care for all our students. We have expanded our work and partnerships by hiring individuals with disabilities and helping our local community expand their recruitment efforts with individuals with disabilities.

MurLarkey Distilled Spirits LLC

EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS: OTHER NOMINEES

Milrich Virtual Professionals LLC

repairs, this was the first year we were able to coordinate the participation of 10 other local businesses that also offered their services for free to the well- deserving family. This allowed us to complete more repairs for the veteran family as well as create a natural bond between the service companies who are all willing to help out a local military veteran in need.

Northwest Federal Credit Union

200 SPRING ST., HERNDON nwfcu.org

Top local executive: Jeff Bentley, CEO