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Time for Assisted Living? How To Make the Right Decision for Your Loved One
Issue: August 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
No matter how many signs may be present or years you’ve had to prepare, making the decision to place a parent or loved one into assisted living is almost always a heart-wrenching one. Despite the numerous, excellent local facilities that exist for this purpose, the choice of putting a parent in such a home can [...]
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Economic Study shows regional economy trending towards high growth industries
Issue: August 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
The economic and employment future is looking bright for Region 2000, especially when it comes to growing and attracting existing and new high-growth, high-paying jobs, according to two new reports. The first is a study by Richmond-based Mangum Economic Consulting, LLC. It concluded, among other positive growth indicators, that from 2001 to 2009, the region [...]
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Upgrading Altavista: A Local Couple’s Quest for Small Town Revitalization
Issue: July 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
Dale Moore is no stranger to revitalizing old buildings and homes. As the founder of Moore’s Electrical and Mechanical Construction, Inc., and Moore’s at Home in Altavista, VA, his companies have been specializing in HVAC, piping, electrical, plumbing and residential service and repairs since 1985. But when Dale and his wife, Lisa, decided to take [...]
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July Movers & Shakers
Issue: July 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
Mark W. Maslow, President of Southern Landscape Group, Inc., has been appointed to the Virginia Tech Horticulture Department Advisory Board. Maslow, who is a graduate of the department, continues to support the department and students by returning to campus to speak with students as an industry professional and the opportunities that are available. While in [...]
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CAER and Lynchburg City Schools Team Up for the Future of Technology
Issue: July 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
“One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one’s own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.” -Albert Einstein One of [...]
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Following the Master Plan: What’s Next for Jefferson Street
Issue: June 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
Rain gardens, high-end condos and a multipurpose stage probably aren’t among the first things most people envision when they think of downtown Lynchburg. But city officials and investors alike are hoping that the changes being made to Jefferson Street and the riverfront area, both now and in the near future, will also help to change [...]
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CogniCheck: At-Home Memory Screenings Fill a Need
Issue: May 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
How well do you remember faces? What if you were asked to put a series of numbers in order seconds after they were played back-to-back in two second intervals? Could you recall and write out a group of words shown in the same time frame? If you’ve ever worried that you or a loved one [...]
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Broadband Expansion: A Vital Connection to Our Area’s Growth
Issue: April 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
Catherine Brown was sick of her commute. Prior to 2008, the Concord native was driving two hours a day each way to her job in Richmond, Virginia, where she often had to stay a couple of nights a week, leaving her two teenagers at home without her. All the while, she knew that if she [...]
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Up in Smoke: New Cigar Businesses Light Up Around Town
Issue: March 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
You’ve got to hand it to ol’ Christopher Columbus—the man knew a good thing when he saw it. Besides America, Columbus is also lesser known for “discovering” cigars. A quick history lesson: During his 1492 voyage to the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas, two of Columbus’ crewmen were given strongly scented dry leaves [...]
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The Babcock & Wilcox Company Meets a Critical Need to Save Lives
Issue: February 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
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 [...]