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New Local Help for “The Sandwich Generation”

Issue: January 2012 by .

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Most of the time, you have it all under control. Like the woman in the 1970s perfume ads, you’re bringing home the bacon, frying it and taking care of everything else: the house, your kids, your husband and, increasingly, your parents. You’re Supermom, and if you had a minute, you’d whip out the sewing machine [...]

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The Woman’s Club of Lynchburg: “Zeal with Knowledge”

Issue: January 2012 by .

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We are a society consumed with busy schedules and frenzied activity. Opportunities to make a difference surround us, but finding the time to engage in these opportunities, though prevalent, is difficult to make and often just not a priority. For the members of The Woman’s Club of Lynchburg however, making a difference has become their [...]

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Same Auld Lang Syne? You’d Better Hope Not.

Issue: January 2012 by .

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It’s 2012. New year. New resolutions. New sales. New strategy. If you want 2012 to be a banner year, make sure you plan on how to get there. In today’s economy, you have to have a strategy in place to get from point A to point B … no exceptions. A simple, solid strategy makes [...]

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Health and Wellness in 2012

Issue: January 2012 by .

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Increased retention, improved productivity and job satisfaction, decreased absenteeism, lower healthcare costs and healthier employees are just a few reasons for organizations to consider an employer-sponsored health and wellness program this year. Research indicates organizations who intentionally strive to support health and wellness among their employees may also positively affect customer satisfaction as well as [...]

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January 2012 LB Leader of the Month: Frances Giles

Issue: January 2012 by .

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Age: 68 Occupation: Community Volunteer Hometown: Gainesville, FL We hear you are “volunteer extraordinaire” around Lynchburg. Tell us about your charitable efforts. The list is a long one! Formerly, I was: Board member, (chair of allocations in 1999-2000), United Way of Central VA Board member, chairman of Board of Directors, Point of Honor Board member, [...]

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Office Gyms: The Benefits, The Legalities

Issue: January 2012 by .

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According to the Center for Disease Control, problems associated with obesity continue to rise in the United States as the number of overweight people also continues to increase. While there are many factors that contribute to this trend, one of the major factors is the move away from an active workforce. Jobs have become more [...]

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Smart Ways Solutions

Issue: January 2012 by .

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By the age of eight, Crystal Swinton knew she wanted to be a business owner. Swinton grew up in Lynchburg in a single parent home. As a child, her mother would take her to a laundromat owned by an African-American woman. Swinton remembers thinking, “I wanna be like her. I wanna own my own stuff [...]

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Randolph College Knee Deep in Renovations to Student Center

Issue: December 2011 by .

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Combining a functional, modern designed student center with a cherished, historic building is what Randolph College is aiming to do as one of the largest renovation projects in the school’s history gets well underway. “This building that will be the new student center was the first building we had on campus,” John E. Klein, president [...]

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Human Resources Management Tips for the New Year

Issue: December 2011 by .

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As we prepare to move into 2012, businesses in Central Virginia are reviewing their current business practices and identifying how to best utilize their workers as they move forward. Questions being asked include: How will we attract and retain high-performing employees? What can you do from an HR perspective to prepare your organizations to sustain [...]

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Shopping with Penelope: 23 Years and Still Growing

Issue: December 2011 by .

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It is common knowledge that women love to shop. However, many encounter the problem of low quality items at the mall or too highly priced items at boutiques. They want quality items for a reasonable price. Penelope Searcy had this problem and decided to do something about it. On March 1, 1988, she opened her [...]

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