Archive for February, 2013

Publisher’s Letter, February 2013

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“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” ~Andy Warhol It wasn’t his love of art, but a reaction to a desperate need that first stirred Rick Hughes to action. As witness to an ever-growing homeless population [...]

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EWO Karate: Where A Big Kid’s Fight Club Meets After School Structure

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Each day, children climb off the buses that bring them to Edwin’s World Champion Organization (EWO) in Lynchburg for the after school program. The moment they walk in the doors at 3813 Old Forest Road, a transformation takes place; each student greets his or her instructor, “Good afternoon, sir,” and “Good afternoon, ma’am.” This is [...]

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Solutions for Stress in the Workplace

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Are your employees performing to their potential? Do they come to work cheerful, energized and ready to contribute, add value and stay for the long haul? Or, have you noticed an increase in illnesses, absenteeism, conflict and poor attitudes among your employees? What might be causing this negative impact on your organization? For many work [...]

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Quality vs. Economy … You Can’t Have Both

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  Sometimes, the seemly simple marketing plan doesn’t work because of a not-so-complicated problem. Take, for example, the owner of a small but very successful clothing store who was known for selling quality suits and offering unsurpassed service for more than 20 years. When the holidays came around, naturally the owner wanted to be competitive [...]

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In the News, February 2013

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STATE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF CT SCANNER AT NEW CENTRA CENTER The Virginia Department of Health has recommended conditional approval of Centra’s application to put a 64-slice CT scanner in its new Gretna Medical Center, bringing the process one step forward. That recommendation will now go to the state health commissioner, who will make the final [...]

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March 2013 LB Leader of the Month: Cecelia Schieve, Opera on the James

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Name: Cecelia Schieve Age:  61 Occupation: General Director, Opera on the James Hometown: Grand Island, NY How did you come into your role as the General Director for Opera on the James in Lynchburg? I’ve been an opera professional for more than 30 years, as a professional singer, educator, director of conservatory opera and young [...]

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Efficiency and the Art of Solid Waste Removal: Livestock Road Landfill saves region $8.3 million

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“We want to be a good neighbor, the best neighbor [we] can be,” Clarke Gibson, director of the Region 2000 Services Authority, said. From where he sits in his Livestock Road office, just off the Rustburg section of Wards Road, Gibson is a stone’s throw from dozens of private residences. The challenge for Gibson, however, [...]

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“Art with a Heart” Brings Warmth to the Homeless

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It’s a place where art meets heart. WarmStreets, an organization and art gallery in downtown Lynchburg specifically dedicated to caring for the homeless, is local nonprofit director Rick Hughes’ way of connecting citizens to the less fortunate around the area—those who are often forgotten on the streets. The concept arose when Hughes, founder and director [...]

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Health Insurance Exchange: A new insurance marketplace

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Who remembers what shopping for an airline ticket used to involve? Price shopping was done by calling individual airlines or a travel agent. Finding the best deal was frustrating and time-consuming. Then online discount airfare companies changed this process forever. The White House is hoping to drive a similar change in the way people purchase [...]

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Everything Comes Full Circle: Lessons from my time with “The Band”

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My senior year of high school, I played in the jazz band. I played piano, which is why I never opted for the marching band (lugging a piano around a football field is just impractical). I don’t mention this so you’ll know how cool I was back then. I bring it up because there’s one [...]

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