Astyra

Winter 2013

msilver — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:00:04 +0000

Featured In This Issue: Award Recognition / Contractor of the Quarter / Board Appointments / Community Engagements

Astyra CEO receives “Distinguished Community Service award”

msilver — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:00:31 +0000

Ken Ampy, CEO of Astyra was recognized for his commitment to the community at the MBL’s 23rd annual awards reception.

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Fall 2012

msilver — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:15:21 +0000

Featured In This Issue: Inc. 5000 Award / Contractor of the Quarter / Astyra celebrates 15 Years / 1,400 Hours of Community Service

Astyra Corporation makes Inc. 5000 list for the fourth time

msilver — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:11:17 +0000

August 13, 2012 – Astyra Corporation has once again been named on the Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.

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Spring 2012

msilver — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:28:30 +0000

Featured In This Issue: Inner City 100 Award / Contractor of the Quarter / Astyra Volunteer Program

Astyra among top 100 inner city firms

msilver — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:09:01 +0000

May 11, 2012 by John Reid Blackwell
www.richmondtimesdispatch.com

Richmond-based Astyra Corp. is one of the nation’s fastest-growing inner-city small companies in new rankings from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Fortune Magazine.

The company, a staffing firm founded by two former Old Dominion University classmates, ranked No. 29 on the 2012 Inner City 100. The list recognizes fast-growing inner-city businesses for entrepreneurship, innovation and job creation in urban communities.

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Astyra makes the ‘Inner City 100′ list

msilver — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:40:09 +0000

May 10, 2012
www.money.cnn.com/smallbusiness

About the business:
Astyra has helped meet the needs of companies looking to outsource their IT. The company, which was founded in 1997 by former college roommates Ken Ampy and Sam Young, matches job seekers with employers in the financial, health care, and energy sectors.

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Learn more about the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

DiversityBusiness.com 2012 List of America’s Top Multicultural Organizations

msilver — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:41:18 +0000

RICHMOND, VA March 9, 2012 DiversityBusiness.com the nations leading multicultural business website, published their list of the nations top entrepreneurial businesses. For the fourth year, Astyra Corporation has been named as one of the top African-American businesses in America.

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Minority-owned businesses survive

msilver — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:24 +0000

February 26, 2012 by Peter Bacqué
www.richmondtimesdispatch.com

Kenneth E. Ampy grew up on his grandfather’s tobacco farm in Dinwiddie County, taking part in the heritage of black entrepreneurship in Virginia: “Someone asked me, ‘Did he own the farm?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Did he buy the equipment?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Did he have employees?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Did he sell the tobacco?’ ‘Yes.’

“I didn’t view that as owning a business till someone pointed it out,” Ampy said.

Now Ampy is CEO of Richmond’s Astyra Corp., a fast-growing technology consulting and staffing company with 150 employees and $15 million in annual revenue. “Throughout this economy,” he said, “we’ve grown every year.”

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Winter 2012

msilver — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:09 +0000

Featured In This Issue: Astyra’s Holiday Open House / Board Appointments / Contractor of the Quarter / Astyra in the Community