Archive for February, 2010

The Babcock & Wilcox Company Meets a Critical Need to Save Lives

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The news does not sound promising: Your doctor has spotted something suspicious in one of your kidneys. The worst case scenario is a cancerous tumor, but your doctor needs nuclear imaging to see inside in order to make a proper diagnosis. To do so, he must inject medical isotopes into your body and then use [...]

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Project Lifesaver

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Every 70 seconds, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, according to the 2009 Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures Report. Another 5.3 million people live with the disease, 42,000 of which are in the Central and Western Virginia region. Alzheimer’s takes a heavy toll on primary caregivers, as those with the disease often wander off [...]

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“Just Browsing”: A Guide to Customer Service

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With the recent recession, companies have felt the pressure to enhance customer service. Now, more than ever, customers are viewed as valuable treasures instead of demanding product-users. Unfortunately, over-ambitious employees and aggressive tactics have left customers asking, “How much customer service is too much?” Are your good intentions really hurting your company? Lynchburg Business went [...]

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Thinking about renting your home? Not so fast…

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For most of us, the start of 2010 was all about the new. New diets. New budgets. New jobs. New homes. At least, a new home was the hope for Lynchburg resident Sam Stroud and his family. The Stroud’s planned to move from their current three-bedroom, two-bath, 3,000 square-foot home in the Sandusky area to [...]

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Devastation in Haiti: How Can We Help?

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Piles of bodies in the streets. Children being pulled from the rubble. Desperate, grieving families now in need of basics like food and water. They are images that conjure up nightmarish memories of both Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, only this latest tragedy is thousands of miles away and is perhaps even more profound and devastating. [...]

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Honors & Awards

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P. Tulane Patterson, Owner and CEO of Generation Solutions,  was recently invested into the Order of St. John at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. The Order of St. John is a world wide organization that was designated in 1888 as a Royal Order of Chivalry by Victoria, Queen of [...]

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Promotions

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Retail Merchants Association of Lynchburg (RMA) names Laurie Gulluscio as the new Director of Marketing and Membership. Gulluscio brings over 15 years of sales and marketing experience to the RMA. In her new role, Gulluscio will be educating the community on the variety of services and benefits the RMA offers to local merchants. She will [...]

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New Business

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Darlene Mack, Stefanie Prokity, and Hilda Stevens, former Central Virginia principals, are following their entrepreneurial passions and dreams as owners of the Lynchburg-based educational consulting firm, Successful Innovations, INC. The trio left the educational world last year to work full-time in the world of business. Their passion for parent involvement motivated them to create and [...]

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Ways to Win Community Support

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I think it is safe to say that all, if not most, of us are proud to be a part of the Lynchburg area. Let’s face it—there is hardly a better place to live or work! Sure, this wonderful community is where we work and raise our families, but what is your business doing to [...]

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At-will Employment? Right-to-Work? What Does It All Mean?

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With rising unemployment rates and a failing economy, employment law is becoming more of a headache for employers, employees and lawyers alike. It seems that almost everyone understands the rules of the game for an employee that quits and finds work elsewhere. However, almost nobody understands the rules when the employee is terminated. At my [...]

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