Congratulations to not one, but two firms at Corrugated Box, 3north and Circle S Studio, for their esteemed recognition as Rising 25 stars, qualifying as two of the fastest growing, privately held companies in the Richmond metropolitan area.

The Rising 25 honor, sponsored by The Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and KPMG, is bestowed upon firms that are privately held, headquartered in the Richmond community, and which have maintained an impressive, qualifying percentage growth over a five-year period beginning in 2000. A complete list of honorees appeared in the January 9th edition of the Times-Dispatch’s “Metro Business,” section, and Circle S Studio and 3north partners will join their peers on January 26th to be honored at the 16th Annual Rising 25 celebration.

Accolades go out to Circle S Studio and 3north for adding yet another dimension to the success of their design firms by distinguishing themselves as part of the Rising 25 in a highly competitive business community.

Susan Hogg, co-founder and managing partner of Circle S Studio, was featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article on Sunday, January 15, 2006, as the driving force behind a new web site for Richmond’s New Community School, which specializes in teaching children with dyslexia. The site, www.tncs.org, produced through the joint, pro bono efforts of Circle S Studio and ByteJam, a web design company, was designed with an organizational structure, navigation system, and font type that can easily be used by people with dyslexia. Bob Rayner’s interesting article, the children’s inspirational success stories, and Susan’s involvement in the website project all serve as a timely reminder for us to be mindful of opportunities to lend our collective good fortune and design skills to worthy causes and organizations. To read the entire article, click here.