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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 » INSIDE BUSINESS » 21 RIVER STARS2020 SALUTING THE FINEST ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS ON THEELIZABETH VPBIZ/A021/ALL Client Name: Advertiser: Section/Page/Zone: Description: Ad Number: Insertion Number: Size: Color Type: 01/20/2020 YUNG-HAN CHANG Publication Date: This E-Sheet(R) is provided as confirmation that the ad appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on date and page indicated. You may not create derivative works, or any way exploit repurpose content. 22 » INSIDE BUSINESS » MONDAY,JANUARY 20, 2020 SPONSORS MEDIA ($10,000+) VPBIZ/A022/ALL PLATINUM ($5,000) Business partners “Doin’ right by the river” You too can be a star ecause the Elizabeth River is one of the mightiest military and industrial portsintheworld,restoringthisurbanrivertohealthdependsonleadership Client Name: Advertiser: Section/Page/Zone: Description: B from the business and government facilities that line its shore. Thank you to the 125 facilities that together are making environmental stew- ardship the business standard on the Elizabeth. The nonprofit Elizabeth River Project salutes these business and government facilities for reducing pollution voluntarily by 334 million pounds since the program started in 1997. Each year, a GOLD ($2,500) committee of business peers recognizes new efforts documented for their review. Often the business saves money while reducing pollution, such as the $175,000 savings at Norfolk Naval Shipyard through an employee’sinnovations. Free for any facility in the Elizabeth River watershed, River Star participation is most successful where it can make the most difference —with sites presenting large opportunitiestoreducetoxicpollutionorrestoreandconservewildlifehabitat.Ifthis sounds like you, there’sastarring role for you in the restoration of your home river. You’ll read about River Star facilities that are stabilizing eroding shores with wetlands planted by volunteers, hosting oyster reefs to bring back the native oyster, Ad Number: Insertion Number: Size: Color Type: adding stormwater controls, energy efficiencies and much, much more. In return, they often not only discover cost savings, but also reduced liability,improved worker safety and morale. Topping off such benefits is the positive publicity awarded by publications like Inside Business, which each year sponsors this special report and a Hall of Fame award to the top business participant. SILVER ($1,000) Recognition is just part of the program. Elizabeth River Project also provides freeassistance to help you identify and carry out projects, ■ Bay Environmental, Inc. ■ Perdue Agribusiness LLC with technicalstaff and peer mentors at the ready. ■ Norfolk Tug Company ■ The Port of Virginia FindoutifyourcompanyisrightforRiverStarBusinesses.ContactPamBoatwright, River Stars Businesses Program Manager, Elizabeth River Project: 757-399-7487, 01/20/2020 [email protected] or find out more at www.RiverStarBusinesses.org. BRONZE ($500) ■ Accurate Marine Environmental ■ Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing THE EVENT WHAT’S INSIDE ■ Bay Diesel Corp. Authority ■ Colonial Pipeline ■ Pam Boatwright Annual River Star Recognition Best of the Best – Model Level 23, 24 ■ Luck Stone ■ RRMM Architects Luncheon Well-Rounded – Achievement level 25 ■ Lyon Shipyard ■ VHB Presented by Elizabeth River Project Startup - Commitment Level 26 When: Thursday, Jan. 23, 11:30 a.m. Sustained Distinguished Performance 27, 28, 29 to 2 p.m. Recertifying 29 The River Stars program made possible by Where: Renaissance Inside Business Hall of Fame 30 Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grant and Ches- Hotel apeakeBaySmallWatershedImplementationGrant,NationalFish&Wildlife Cost: $25 per person Foundation; HRSD, and members and donors of the Elizabeth River Project. Publication Date: This E-Sheet(R) is provided as confirmation that the ad appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on date and page indicated. You may not create derivative works, or any way exploit repurpose content. To register: 757-399-7487 MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 » INSIDE BUSINESS » 23 ADVANCING TO MODEL LEVEL 2020 | ★★★ Advancing to Model Level is this year’s best of the best … These River Star facilities lead the community in environmental stewardship through exceptional results in pollution prevention and wildlife habitat — and mentor others. Bay Environmental Inc. Jim Cahoon of Bay im Cahoon is your guy for ideas, Environmental catalogs from simple to hard. Walking a returning life VPBIZ/A023/ALL Jsite recently, he pointed out a at the Money Point grassy area that could be reforested — restoration site. simple. Hands in his pockets, he also suggested a harder plan for saving the crumpling shoreline. “He just is so knowledgeable about everything … from plants to fish to stormwater,” said Pam Boatwright, River Star Businesses program man- Client Name: Advertiser: Section/Page/Zone: Description: ager. Cahoon is vice president of Bay Envi- ronmental, a consulting service now recognized at Model Level for volun- teer mentoring, numerous shoreline projects and beneficial re-use of 6.2 million pounds of previously contam- inated soil after removal of under- ground tanks. COURTESY PHOTO Farmer John’s Market Ad Number: Insertion Number: Size: Color Type: ot many people find their pas- sion in healthy soil. Meet Far- Nmer John Wilson. His life’s work is re-creating soil vibrant enough to support crops with- out chemicals, and mentoring a wide range of others, from schoolchildren to regional agencies. Better yet, his successes are avail- able not only at his farmer’s market but also on tap at Back Bay Farmhouse 01/20/2020 Brewery in Virginia Beach, where microbrews include Farmer John’s crops as available seasonally, next to the brewery. This River Star Business also com- posts the brewery’s spent grain. Wilson planted 200 native trees and shrubs alongside his crop and plants pollina- tors for bees. COURTESY PHOTO John Wilson uses natural approaches to grow crops for a microbrewery and farmer’s market. Publication Date: This E-Sheet(R) is provided as confirmation that the ad appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on date and page indicated. You may not create derivative works, or any way exploit repurpose content. 24 » INSIDE BUSINESS » MONDAY,JANUARY 20, 2020 ADVANCING TO MODEL LEVEL 2020 | ★★★ Advancing to Model Level is this year’s best of the best … These River Star facilities lead the community in environmental stewardship through exceptional results in pollution prevention and wildlife habitat — and mentor others. Lyon Shipyard ou wouldn’t think a shipyard stormwater. and a coffee company have That’s just one example of efforts Ymuch in common — and they beyond the ordinary that earn the VPBIZ/A024/ALL didn’t, until participation as River Model Level River Star Business Star Businesses brought them to- ranking for Lyon. The yard plays a gether. vital role with a new stormwater Massimo Zanetti had chaff left over roundtable of the program, planted a from its coffee beans. Lyon wanted vegetated buffer and continuously new approaches to filter site runoff. improves yard housekeeping. The yard began experimenting with re-use of the coffee chaff to clean Client Name: Advertiser: Section/Page/Zone: Description: COURTESY PHOTO Lyon Shipyard on the Eastern Branch is taking innovative approaches to improving stormwater runoff. Ad Number: Insertion Number: Size: Color Type: Nauticus he nautical museum on the TElizabeth has taken up the bat- tle to reduce marine debris. Nauticus is the only local host to “seabins,” with three of the small devices that suck in trash for removal by students and volunteers. An exhib- it, “Let’s talk about trash,” explains 01/20/2020 the problem, while a Tidewater Com- munity College works in partnership with the museum to categorize the debris and explore solutions. As well, Nauticus gets education points for hosting Elizabeth River Project’s first annual Youth Resil- ience Expo in 2019, growing 3,000 oysters a year and presenting contin- uous environmental education. The company is improving energy effi- ciency. COURTESY PHOTO The Nauticus maritime museum conducts continuous environmental education along the Elizabeth. Publication Date: This E-Sheet(R) is provided as confirmation that the ad appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on date and page indicated. You may not create derivative works, or any way exploit repurpose content. MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 » INSIDE BUSINESS » 25 ADVANCINGTOACHIEVEMENTLEVEL 2020| ★★ Achievement Level River Stars document significant results in both pollution prevention and wildlife habitat. International -Matex Tank Terminals VPBIZ/A025/ALL Chesapeake ain doesn’t COURTESY PHOTO Volunteersmade2,000“seed bombs” to enhance a have a Rchanceto wildflowermeadowalongElizabeth River Trail. become polluted runoff at this termi- Client Name: Advertiser: Section/Page/Zone: Description: COURTESY PHOTO Elizabeth nal’s dock. Instead, ThisEpiscopal congregation installed araingarden acurb on the dock to reduce standingwater and filter stormwater. collectsthe rain- River Trail waterand several sumppumps trans- Church of the fer it away fromthe Foundation river for various forms of filtering. Epiphany Thetank terminal placed some of the eeking to become “the most iconic urban site in aconserva- COURTESY PHOTO This tankterminal doesn’t riverfront trail in the country,” Elizabeth tion deedrestric- SRiverTrailFoundation alongthe wayis give pollutedrunoffa his 100-year-oldchurch featuresanew tion.The facility chance! brightening the trail with native wildflowers