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


 
NATIONAL
  • Fortune 500 Company No. 311 in 2009
  • Fortune 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, "100 Best Companies to Work For"
  • Fortune 2008, 2006, "Most Admired Company in Automotive Retailing, Services"
  • Gallup Great Workplace Award, 2009, 2008
  • Training magazine, 2009, 2008, Top 125 Training Companies
  • Ability One/NISH (National Institute for the Severly Handicapped) 2009 National Achievement Award, Business category
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 2009, 2008 Corporate Equality Index - Perfect Score (100)
  • Better Business Bureau (BBB) 2008 International Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence
  • Honor Roll, 2008, Center for Companies That Care
  • Computerworld magazine, 2008, 100 Best Places To Work in IT
  • Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces for 2008, 2007, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
  • American Business Stevie Awards, 2007, Best Overall Company
  • Forbes 2006, "Best Managed Companies," Retailer
  • Finalist, 2007, 2006 Copernican Award by Creative Good



 
LOCAL WORKPLACE AWARDS
  • Winner, 2009, 2008, 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, 2009, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics in:
    • Central Virginia
    • Houston, Texas (Award of Distinction)
    • Metro Atlanta, Athens, and Northeast Georgia (also won in Community Servive category)
    • Upstate South Carolina (Greenville)
  • Winner, 2008, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics in:
    • Metro Atlanta, Athens, and Northeast Georgia (also won in Community Servive category)
    • Connecticut
  • Winner, 2007, BBB Torch Award for Business Ethics in the following areas:
    • Metro Atlanta, Athens, and Northeast Georgia
    • Houston, Texas (Pinnacle Award)
    • Greater Maryland
    • Chiago 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
    • Upstate South Carolina (Greenville)
    • 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 Environmental 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, 2009, Best Pre-Owned Auto Dealership, Nashville Scene, Nashville, TN
  • Winner, 2009, Best used Car Dealer, Roseville Press, Roseville, CA

  • Winner, 2009, Best Place to Buy a Car, Memphis Flyer, Memphis TN

  • Winner, 2009, Best Auto Service, Greenville News, Greenville, SC
  • Winner, 2009, 2008, Best Place To Shop for a Pre-Owned Vehicle, Independent Weekly, Raleigh/Durham, NC
  • Winner, 2009, Best Used Car Sales, News and Messenger, Manassas, VA
  • Winner, 2009, 2008, 2007, Best Place to Buy a Used Car, New Haven Advocate, New Haven, CT
  • Winner, 2009, Best Used Car Dealer, Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA
  • Winner, 2009, Best Place to Buy a Used Car, Charleston City Paper, Charleston, SC
  • Winner, 2009, Best Used Car Dealer, City Weekly, Omaha, NE
  • Winner, 2008, Best Pre-Owned Car Dealer, The Reader, Omaha, NE
  • Winner, 2008, 2006, Best Place to Buy a Car, Gwinnett magazine, Greater Atlanta, GA
  • Winner, 2008, 2006, 2005, Best Used Auto Dealership, Press-Tribune, Roseville, CA
  • Winner, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, Best Used Car Dealer, The State, Columbia, SC
  • Winner, 2008, 2006, Most Family Friendly Car Dealer in the Midlands, Palmetto Parent, Columbia, SC
  • Winner, 2008, Best Place To Buy a Used Car, NUVO, Indianapolis, IN
  • Winner, 2007, Favorite Car Dealership, Birmingham Parent, Birmingham, AL
  • Winner, 2007, 2006, Best Used Car Dealer in Fayetteville, NC, Up and Coming Magazine
  • 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, 2005, Best Used Auto Dealership, Press-Tribune, Roseville, CA
  • 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