November 1, 2006 by Nathan Hughes

GRCC IMPACT Awards tonight

Tonight marks the 139th annual Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce‘s dinner, and the presentation of the IMPACT Award. The award is given out each year based on "growth, innovation, response to adversity, quality of the work environment and contributions for the greater Richmond community."

You can read more about the award process at "Brace for IMPACT" on Richmond.com.

Here are this year’s finalists (quoted from the Richmond.com article, weblinks inserted by me):

Intercept Youth Services, a provider of comprehensive treatment programs for troubled adolescents.

Nelsen Family Funeral Services, one of central Virginia’s largest funeral service providers.

RJ Smith Construction, Inc., a diversified commercial construction company with multiple specialties.

SnagAJob.com, a national job search site that specializes in hourly jobs.

Worth Higgins & Associates, Inc., an employee-owned, sheet fed commercial printer founded in 1970.

Congratulations to all of the finalists!

“Instead of finding a big ticket location, Sperity listened to my needs and found what I was looking for. I was never waiting on them for anything. They handled both parts of the transaction, which was incredible.”

– Doug Mays, TSI Promotionals

“As a Muslim business, I really liked that he has a lot of ties in the religious community. He’s very involved with helping churches and community based programs find buildings.”

– Ashley M., Boastful Beauty

“I have looked at many businesses over the last few years and I want you to know that I appreciate your promptness, and especially appreciate the time you put into the package/presentation of your client’s business. Very professional and well organized!”

-Francis C.

“[We have] the utmost respect for what they do. They always made us feel like they knew our priorities. They were very clear about getting down to the nuts and bolts of what our needs were.”

– J. Medaries, Spacebomb

Sperity is a coined term, a combination of Inspire, Prosperity, and Integrity. We strive to bring all of those aspects to every interaction that we have, whether it is with a client, a customer, a competitor, or with anyone else.

We are a commercial real estate and business brokerage firm that works under a different model than anything else we've seen in the field. With the emphasis on treating our employees as a team, we incentivize excellent customer service and making sure that the whole company is working on every deal that we take on.