Awards & Recognition
Katrina-Hit States Turn to Security Firms
By: Marguerite Higgins- The Washington Times - September 10, 2005 Security companies generally expect to have increased business after natural disasters, said Chris Stuart, general manager for Top Guard Security Inc., a Hampton, Va., security guard company. | See Article
Celebrating Small Businesses on the Virginia Peninsula
By: Ann Malone- VPCC Enterprise - July 2005 The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 2005 Small Business Awards Dinner was held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at the Omni Newport News Hotel. Over 150 business personas,family, and friends attended the event to recognize excellence in our business...
Alumni Run Largest Privately Owned Hampton Roads Security Officer Firm
By: Michelle Nery- ODU Alumni Magazine - Spring 2005 Like the Incredibles, the family of superheroes in Pixar's recent animated film, the Stuarts are a crime-fighting family - only their super-mobile is a Monarch blue Toyota with the license plate ODU BLU and their sidekick is a 1-year-old English...
Women in Business Achievement Awards
Nicole Stuart: Top Guard Security By: Michael Schwartz - Copyright Inside Business December 13, 2004 The private security industry is an unconventional setting for a businesswoman. Nicole Stuart, however, feels right at home as president and owner of Top Guard Security Inc., the largest privately...
Employers Beginning to Court Retired Workers
As the Population Ages, Virginia's Work Force is Getting Grayer, Too - Some Employers See a Silver-haired Lining By: Novelda Sommers- Chicago Tribune Co. Aug 26, 2004 More senior Virginians like Sandra McFarland want or need to work, and certain employers are aggressively looking for them....
Hampton Roads Braces For Worst
Security Beefed Up At Bases, Ports Here And Across Country security_beefed_upBy: Peter Dujardin - The Daily Press (Chicago Tribune Co.) - Feb 14, 2003 Companies with sensitive security concerns declined to talk much about their heightened security efforts. Security was very high at the Surry...
Workplaces Pay Tribute
Businesses Take Note of Sept. 11 By: Audra Barlow- The Daily Press (Chicago Tribune Co.) - Sep 9, 2002 Top Guard Security in downtown Hampton will reflect on the anniversary of the attacks by planting a tree on its property and by hanging a plaque to remember those lost. "Immediately after the...
Security Company Top of the Line
Company Profile security_company_topBy: Peter Dujardin - Copyright Chicago Tribune Co. Mar 15, 2002 It was last October when thousands of people were to converge on the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton for a "contestant search" for the Wheel of Fortune television game show. But four days...
Keeping Holidays Secure
Retail Locations Put People On The Lookout holidays_secureBy: Peter Dujardin - The Daily Press (Chicago Tribune Co.) - Dec 16, 2000 It's Friday afternoon, and Capt. Emile Augustin is on patrol. The security guard paces around the rooftop of the Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News, scoping the...
Avoid Dog Daze
Excessive Heat Could Hurt Pooch By: Regina Clark – Copyright Chicago Tribune Co. Jul 27, 1999 Two weeks ago, Falls responded to a call about a dog that had been left in a car while the owners shopped at a mall. Because of the heat, the dog died within 20 minutes.”People don’t stop and think that...