November 9, 2006

Lynchburg, VA - Bert Dodson, Jr., President and CEO of Dodson Pest Control, was named in October the 2006 Small Business Champion in Virginia.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) presented the award. The NFIB is Virginia's largest small business advocacy group.

Dodson serves on the NFIB Virginia Leadership Council, which advises the organization on public policy initiatives impacting small business. He has also been instrumental in organizing the NFIB Virginia Lynchburg Area Action Council, a grassroots activist group connecting small business owners to lawmakers.