Virginia employers recognized for hiring veterans

Published September 26, 2019 by Robert Powell, III

A dozen Virginia employers have been recognized for their efforts to hire military veterans

The employers, which ranged from small companies to major corporations, received awards on Thursday at the 7th Annual V3 Award Luncheon in Richmond.

The award recipients are participants in the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program, which has certified more than 900 businesses, state and local government agencies and educational institutions. These employers have hired more than 51,000 veterans since the program’s inception in 2012.

V3 helps employers adopt long-term strategies and best practices in recruiting, hiring and retaining veterans.

The 2019 winners are:

Governor’s Awards
(Most veterans hired in calendar year 2018, based on employer size)

Small: Stratascorp LLC, Virginia Beach, 44 hires
Medium: Shipyard Staffing LLC, Newport News, 204 hires
Large: CRTC, Newport News, 253 hires
Enterprise: CACI International Inc., Arlington, 1,077 hires

V3 Triumph Award                                       
(most transformative hiring process)
Smithfield Foods, Smithfield

V3 Readiness Award
(best workforce readiness initiative)
Wittenberg Weiner Consulting Inc., Arlington and Norfolk

V3 Impact Awards
(most positive and long-lasting community impact)
Small (1-51 employees): Prism Inc., Reston
Enterprise (1000+ employees): Smithfield Foods, Smithfield

V3 Influencer Award
(best veteran marketing strategy)
Praescient Analytics, Alexandria

V3 Locality Award
(Virginia locality demonstrating innovation and support of veteran employment)
Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office

V3 Trailblazer Award
(demonstrated leadership in innovation and support for hiring veterans)
City of Richmond                                           

V3 Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Award
(state agency demonstrating innovation in support of and commitment to hiring veterans)
Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice       

V3 Military Spouse Award
(inaugural award for employer reporting greatest number of military spouses hired January-June 2019)
Medical Temporaries Inc., Virginia Beach, 41 hires