Archive for 'Business Profiles'

The Lynchburg Insurance Group: Getting Personal & In-Depth with Clients

Issue: July 2011 by .

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It is hard to believe that it is actually Lynchburg portrayed in the black and white pictures hanging on the walls of The Lynchburg Insurance Group in Wyndhurst. Classic cars line the streets in one snapshot of downtown and the landmarks are easily recognizable in others. It is a photographic tribute to early Lynchburg and [...]

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Benchmark Systems: Where Technology Means Business

Issue: July 2011 by .

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There once was a time when books were found at a library through the use of a card catalogue and cassette tapes were rewound to the perfect spot with a pencil eraser. Those days are long gone, along with four-wheeled roller skates and black rotary dial telephones. Technology is ever-evolving and changing the way the [...]

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MaxPlayFit—Supplying the Tools to Get Kids Outdoors

Issue: June 2011 by .

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For someone who loves everything about being outdoors, Pat McNamara is right where he should be—in the playground industry. McNamara owns MaxPlayFit, supplier of playground equipment, site furnishings and anything else he believes can draw people outside and make fitness fun. With an MBA from Lynchburg College, 25 years in the manufacturing business under his [...]

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Consumers/ Dornin-Adams: 150 Years of Getting It Right the First Time

Issue: June 2011 by .

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When a company has been around for 150 years, it is safe to say they know a thing or two about business. Consumers/Dornin-Adams is a collaboration of Dornin-Adams, established in 1861, and Consumers, established in 1946. The two came together around 1960, bringing to the table years of experience in tin ware, metal manufacturing, roofing, [...]

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Catalano’s: New York-Style Italian Deli Opens in Lynchburg

Issue: May 2011 by .

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Food lovers in Lynchburg, rejoice. Downtown supporters, be overjoyed. Partisans of the authentic Italian deli, search no more. Catalano’s Delicatessen has opened its doors at 908 Main Street and is serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stop in for a smoothie and homemade granola or your favorite LavAzza espresso drink on the way to the [...]

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Piedmont Eye Center

Issue: May 2011 by .

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There was once a time when a visit to the doctor’s office was like a scene out of “The Andy Griffith Show.” Patients were smiling, doctors were stress-free and a genuine care and concern for every patient was evident at every visit. Sounds like a breath of fresh air compared to some of the patient [...]

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Sweet Frog Whets Appetites in Central Virginia

Issue: April 2011 by .

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With her husband, Tim, away in New York on business, Joyce Perry and her twin 10-year-old children, Ian and Isabel, were itching for something to do on a weekend evening. Hearing rumors of a new dessert place on Wards Road in Lynchburg, they packed into the family car and headed to Sweet Frog. “From the [...]

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Foster Fuels: A Family Business 90 Years Strong

Issue: April 2011 by .

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Watt Foster, Jr., owner of Foster Fuels, can laugh about it now. He calls it “required fun,” all of those teenage, summer days spent helping his dad, Watt Foster, Sr.―who goes by “Bobby”―install propane tobacco curers in Southside Virginia barns. “He went to work and he made me go with him,” Watt said of his [...]

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VC Design & Build: Building Lynchburg

Issue: March 2011 by .

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“I don’t build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build.” -Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead “I think, to a certain degree, God prepares me for certain things,” Vince Phelps stated after telling the creation story of his business, VC Design and Build. After what seemed like a roller coaster of successful [...]

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From Surfing to Serving: How the doctors of Lynchburg Chiropractic use their skills in our community

Issue: March 2011 by .

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Surfing the waves of San Diego may be a fun way to pass the time, but for one particular chiropractor in Lynchburg, a memorable surfing experience impacted his life. While Dr. Larry McGlothlin was serving in the Navy as an X-ray technician, he decided to take a stab at surfing. One of the first things [...]

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