In 2012, eleven finalists were competing for five winning spots in the third annual Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards competition. The awards dinner took place on Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at the Darden School. The competition was hosted by Darden's Institute for Business in Society (IBiS).
The following finalists and winners, listed alphabetically, were chosen from among 21 semi-finalists and 59 total Virginia businesses that submitted applications to the Resilience Awards website between April 30 and July 2. Read the press release for more information.
Agriculture
Ballard Fish & Oyster Co., Cheriton (WINNER)
Stuart Land & Cattle Co. of VA, Rosedale
Manufacturing/Wholesale
Griffith Lumber Company, Woolwine
Hubbard Peanut Comapny, Sedley (CHAIRMAN'S AWARD WINNER)
Service Center Metals, Prince George (WINNER)
Retail
A Bowl of Good Cafe, Harrisonburg (WINNER)
Office Plus Business Centre, Danville
Silver Gallery, Waynesboro
Service
EXCEL Management Services, Richmond
ODUrent.com, Norfolk (WINNER)
Sunset Digital Communications, Duffield