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Virginia ABC CEO, Travis Hill, Elected 1st Vice President of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA)

Virginia ABC CEO, Travis Hill, was elected to the role of 1st Vice President of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) at their annual business meeting in June 2022. Through June 2023, Travis will serve on the organization's executive committee along with alcoholic beverage regulators from 13 states. The NCSLA provides a forum for its members to openly communicate and learn about the creation and maintenance of successful systems of beverage alcohol regulation in service of the public interest. Travis is slated to assume the role of NCSLA president in July 2023.
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Virginia ABC Receives Two Real Estate Awards for New Facilities in Hanover County

Virginia ABC and the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS) received two awards for the new headquarters and distribution center in Hanover County completed in 2021. In April, ABC/DGS received an award for Best Industrial Project from the Greater Richmond Association of Commercial Real Estate, and in May, both were awarded the 2022 Impact Award from the Richmond Real Estate Group.

“The new headquarters and distribution center will accommodate the authority’s future growth as we evolve to meet customer demand and generate revenue for the commonwealth. We are now equipped with an open and efficient workspace for all our employees and are pleased to be a part of Hanover County’s development” ABC CEO Travis Hill explained. 

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Virginia ABC Receives Best Practices Award

Being an alcohol industry leader in retail, technology, education and enforcement has earned Virginia ABC the Overall Best Practices Award from StateWays magazine, the only national magazine devoted to the issues and subjects that affect the 17 states and multiple local jurisdictions where government manages the sale and distribution of distilled spirits at the wholesale level. StateWays recognized Virginia ABC for innovations in six categories: Best Consumer Education Program, Best Technology Innovation, Best Retail Innovation, Best Stakeholder Outreach Program and Best On-Premise Partnership. ABC received the annual award in October 2021 during the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association’s Administrators Conference.

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