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Affordable Energy Concepts aims to turn sunshine into savings

Issue: April 2013 by .

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There’s an old Blondie strip where Dagwood’s boss asks him if he remembers the time Dagwood advised him to not invest in bottled water or cellular technology because they were only gimmicks, passing fads. The final frame shows a city full of people drinking bottled water and talking on their cell phones, and an emphatic [...]

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

Issue: February 2013 by .

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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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Relief power: Local Company Fuels Hurricane Sandy Clean-up Efforts

Issue: January 2013 by .

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When the unthinkable happens, we see all kinds of people rally together to bring much-needed aid to an affected area—like with Superstorm Sandy. Even two months after the fact, you still can see commercials and news stories that keep everyone up to speed on what still needs to be done to help people in New [...]

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Risoldi’s Jersey Deli Opens Amidst 5th Street Construction

Issue: December 2012 by .

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On almost any night of the week, you can find Daniel Messarge sitting by himself behind the counter of Risoldi’s Jersey Deli, donning ear buds. The restaurant, located in a former bus station at 512 5th Street, is dark save the kitchen lights and whatever of the streetlights happens to bleed in through the tall [...]

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New London Technology Shares Secrets to Success in an “Obsolete” Industry

Issue: December 2012 by .

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New London Technology, located on 23 Turkey Foot Road in Forest, finds itself in a unique position. After being in business for almost 25 years and in a communications culture dominated by the internet and cellular technology, NLT deals primarily with two-way, land mobile radios—tools that many might consider obsolete. Despite this shift in communication [...]

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Money Talks: Arts and Culture Grants Generate $350,000

Issue: November 2012 by .

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Hill City residents have heard it so many times that it’s nearly a mantra: “There’s nothing to do in Lynchburg.” Some would disagree, however, specifically the James River Council for the Arts and Humanities and the Lynchburg Office of Economic Development. The two organizations, in collaboration with the Lynchburg City Council, were recently awarded about [...]

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Drunk Behind the Wheel: City government receives grant, seeks to reduce drunk driving incidents

Issue: October 2012 by .

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There is a joke that starts off by saying 70 percent of people are driving drunk during the late evening hours on any given Friday and into early Saturday morning. The punch line? The other 30 percent are at home sleeping. There is no question that drunk driving is a problem in many cities. People [...]

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Hill City Entrepreneur Hopes to Extend His Success in the Southside

Issue: September 2012 by .

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Dave Poole, self-described manager, owner, maintenance mechanic and sometimes busboy at Lynchburg’s successful riverfront restaurant, The Depot Grille, believes that what most people do not understand about starting a business is that it has to be a “win-win” scenario. Any undertaking of the sort should benefit both the business and the location it’s in. For [...]

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English Construction Company Holds the Keys to Recession Success

Issue: August 2012 by .

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Countless businesses have felt the bitter and continuous sting of the current economic recession, but local contractor English Construction Company has found a way to fortify itself against financial ruin. Founded in 1909 by William Benjamin “W.B.” English, English Construction has sustained itself as an industry juggernaut by maintaining a commitment to its core values [...]

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Falling Acorn Construction: Carpentry, Artistry, Sustainability

Issue: July 2012 by .

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Lynchburg’s Kyle Murphy rarely depends on power tools. His unconventional construction company, Falling Acorn, is currently working on two different mill restoration projects and an installation in a brand new home for a retired professional athlete on 65 acres in Forest, Virginia. Murphy, 26, uses modern and classic technologies to practice timber framing, a minimalistic [...]

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