Archive for January, 2012

In the News, January 2012

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LYNCHBURG SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTS NEW SUPERINTENDENT  The Lynchburg City School Board has appointed Dr. Scott S. Brabrand as the 12th Superintendent of the Lynchburg City Schools. Brabrand is currently serving as Assistant Superintendent in the Fairfax County Public Schools and will assume office on April 1. Dr. Larry A. Massie will continue to serve as [...]

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Father’s Table: Where the Farm-to-Table Movement is Innovatively Old-Fashioned

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Before most people think about what they are going to have for breakfast with their morning coffee, the smell of fresh baked bread, donuts and other assorted pastries is wafting from Father’s Table on Route 221 in Forest. Every morning at 3 a.m., chef Ken Reed puts on his own pot of coffee and begins [...]

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AREVA’s New Digital Safety System Draws Accolades

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AREVA’s latest installation of a new digital safety system for nuclear plants, TELEPERM XS, is not only showcasing how far technology has come in recent years, but also changing our culture and the way we look at nuclear safety. As digital technology rapidly advances in today’s world, AREVA has worked to bring their clients into [...]

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James River Day School: “We do what is best for the child”

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“Education would be so much more effective if its purpose were to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they don’t know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it.” – Sir William Haley Located in Lynchburg is a school which prides itself in [...]

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Publisher’s Letter, January 2012

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From a local mother-daughter team taking over the beverage distribution industry, to a nearly 100-year-old club for women by women, to a very philanthropic “Goddess” and a female, minority-run office organization business, this issue of Lynchburg Business may very be subtitled, “I am Woman, Watch Me Run the Show.” First, there’s the legacy that Lynchburger [...]

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The Colorful, Eclectic World of Stones n’ Bones

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It’s obvious when you walk through the door—Stones n’ Bones is different. Located in the Graves Mill Shopping Center in Forest, Stones n’ Bones offers an eclectic mix of minerals, crystals, fossils and more. For shoppers on the hunt for something unique and colorful, this is the spot. “This is a serious niche business,” David [...]

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Investors Can Learn Much From Super Bowl Teams

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It’s almost Super Bowl time again. And whether you’re a sports fan or not, you can probably learn something from the Super Bowl teams that you can apply to other endeavors—such as investing. What might these lessons be? Take a look: Pick players carefully. Super Bowl teams don’t usually get there out of luck; they’ve [...]

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Spruce Up Your House for a Winter Sale

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A lot of people think the best time to sell a house is in the spring, when flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and all the world seems new, but what if you need to sell your house in the winter, when it can be gloomy? How can you make your home stand out against [...]

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Century Beverage Distributors: A Family-Owned Business for Four Generations

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‘Hey, Beer Man!” Strike that. At Century Beverage Distributors, it’s more like “Hey, Beer Woman!” With over 110 years of Lichford family history behind them in the beer distribution business, the Lynchburg-based company is led today by Barbara Lichford McGehee and her daughters, Barrett Divina and Corie Saunders. These women are not only continuing to [...]

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Wintergreen Brings In Seasonal Tourists, Jobs

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With more than 500 employees, Wintergreen is one of the top job and revenue generators in Central Virginia’s hospitality industry. And in a trying-to-recover economy, the taxes generated by skiing, food and lodging are almost indispensable for the public services in rural Nelson County. The resort generated roughly 35 percent of the entire food and [...]

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