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Company Recognition

CarMax, Inc (NYSE: KMX) is the nation's largest retailer of used vehicles.  CarMax is also a:



NATIONAL

  • Fortune 500 Company No. 333 in 2008
  • Fortune 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, "100 Best Companies to Work For"
  • Fortune 2008, 2006, "Most Admired Company in Automotive Retailing, Services"
  • Forbes 2006, "Best Managed Companies," Retailer
  • Winner, 2008, International Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence
  • Winner, 2008 Gallup Great Workplace Award, Gallup Organization
  • Honor Roll, 2008, Center for Companies That Care
  • Winner, 2007, American Business Stevie Awards for Best Overall Company
  • Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces for 2008, 2007, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
  • Finalist, 2006 Copernican Award by Creative Good.

LOCAL WORKPLACE AWARDS

  • Winner, 2007, 2006, 2005 Maryland Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval Award
  • Richmond Magazine, 2007, 2005, "Great Places to Work," Richmond, Virginia
  • Winner, 2006, Birmingham Parent’s Best Companies for Working Families
  • Winner, 2006, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts MUSE Award for Creative Innovation (Environmentally Friendly Home Office)
  • Winner, 2006, Consumers' Choice Award for Atlanta, GA (Used Car Sales)
  • Winner, 2006, Consumers' Choice Award for Dallas, TX (Used Car Sales)
  • Living Real Magazine, 2006, "Best Places to Work," Miami, Florida

 


BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 

  • Winner, 2008, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics and Community Service in Metro Atlanta, Athens, and Northeast Georgia
  • Winner, 2007, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics in the following areas:
    • Metro Atlanta, Athens, and Northeast Georgia
    • Houston, Texas (Pinnacle Award)
    • Greater Maryland
    • Chicago and Northern Illinois
    • Central Ohio (Columbus)
    • Louisville, Southern Indiana, and Western Kentucky
  • Winner, 2006, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics in the following areas:
    • Metro Atlanta, Athens, and Northeast Georgia
    • Central Indiana (Indianapolis)
    • Columbia, South Carolina
    • Greenville, South Carolina
    • Greensboro, North Carolina 
  • Honorable Mention, 2006 International Better Business Bureau Torch Award
  • Winner, 2003, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics, Central Virginia 


GREEN BUILDING AWARDS

  • Certified, 2007, Leadership in Energy and Enviornmental Design (LEED), Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council
  • Winner, 2006, Green Innovation Award: Best Commercial Project, Virginia Sustainable Building Network
  • Winner, 2005, Commonwealth Environmental Leadership Award, Charlottesville Waldorf Foundation
  • Winner, 2005, Merit Award, James River Green Building Council

BEST OF 

  • Winner, 2008, 2007, Best Place to Buy a Used Car, New Haven Advocate, New Haven, CT
  • Winner, 2007, Favorite Car Dealership, Birmingham Parent Magazine, Birmingham, AL
  • Winner, 2007, 2006, Best Used Car Dealer in Fayetteville, NC, Up and Coming Magazine
  • Winner, 2007, 2006, 2005, Best Used Car Dealer, The State, Columbia, SC
  • Winner, 2007, 2006, Best Used Car Dealership, Bartlett Express, Memphis, TN
  • Winner, 2007, 2006, 2005, Best Used Car Dealer, Sacramento News & Review, Sacramento, CA
  • Reader's Choice, 2007, 2006, 2005, Best Place to Buy a Car, Memphis Flyer, Memphis, TN                                                                                                                                                                                          
  • Winner, 2006, Best Used Car Dealership, The Austin Chronicle, Austin, TX
  • Winner 2006, Best Used Car Dealership, Free Times, Columbia, SC
  • Winner, 2006, Best Car Dealership (New or Used),  San Antonio Current, San Antonio, TX
  • Winner, 2006, Best Used Car Dealership, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN
  • Winner, 2006, Best Place to Buy a Car, Gwinnett Magazine, Greater Atlanta, GA
  • Winner, 2006, 2005, Best Used Auto Dealership, Press-Tribune, Roseville, CA
  • Winner, 2006, Most Family Friendly Car Dealer in the Midlands, Palmetto Parent, Columbia, SC
  • Winner, 2006, Best Car Dealer, Upstate Parent, Greenville, SC
  • Winner, 2005, Best Used-Car Dealership, Plano Star Courier, Plano, TX

 



ASSOCIATE RECOGNITION
Donna Wassel, Regional Vice President, selected as "100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry" by Automotive News magazine. September, 2005


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Lisa Van Riper
Assistant Vice President Public Affairs and Grand Openings
(804) 935-4594
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Trina H. Lee
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Chris Wilmore
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