Cover Story Human Resources Inside The Magazine
Region 2000 Career Center: Your One-Stop-Shop for Success
Issue August 2010 by Carrie Williams.
With the long, hot days of summer often comes the overwhelming desire to kick your feet up and relax. Unfortunately, not all of us will have that opportunity just yet. If you are one of the hundreds of people looking for work in Lynchburg, it’s time to kick things into high gear instead. First things [...]
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Inside The Magazine Real Estate
Warm Weather Home Sales: Up or Down?
Issue August 2010 by Suzanne Ramsey.
Homebuyers with their eyes on bigger digs or a different zip code traditionally look to warm weather as the perfect time to buy and sell. That was the case in the Lynchburg area this year, although local real estate agents will tell you that homebuyer tax credits and low interest rates had more to do [...]
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Education Inside The Magazine
Preparing for School: How to Get Your Kids Ready to Go Back
Issue August 2010 by Daniel T. Richardson.
“Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken.” ~Bill Dodds The summer sun hangs high in the sky from early morning to the muggy fall of night. Cicadas chirp and fireflies flash secret [...]
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Business Profiles Inside The Magazine
An “Old Gem” Is Polished Up – New ownership for Carol’s Place
Issue August 2010 by Jennifer Schmidt.
Carol’s Place Restaurant opened under new management on July 5 and in the weeks following, new owner, Rusty Goodwin, has been pleased with the results. “It’s been great,” he said. “Carol’s already has a lot of loyal . . . and active customers; word gets out when you’ve lived in the area so long like [...]
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Business Profiles Inside The Magazine
Stand Up, Inc.
Issue August 2010 by Camille Smith.
During the cold days of January 2010, the country faced an unemployment rate of 9.7 percent, an optimistic number for some who knew it was receding from the record high of 10 percent in December 2009. It was one of the coldest winters Lynchburg residents had ever faced, and optimism was not a shared sentiment, [...]
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Cover Story Inside The Magazine Retail
The Shoe Industry: A Perfect Fit for Lynchburg
Issue July 2010 by Megan Norcross.
When you think of shoe capitals, certain places come to mind—New York City, Milan, Paris and even Holland with their wooden shoes. A city that likely doesn’t come to mind, however, is Lynchburg. That’s right: Our fair city has a history steeped in the world of shoes. In the early 1900s, Craddock Terry Shoe Company [...]
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Inside The Magazine Marketing & Sales
SYNQ Marketing
Issue July 2010 by Mitchell Malcheff.
If there are two keys to marketing, they are this: How inexpensively can you do the job, and who do you know? A collaboration of four Lynchburg area companies is hoping that their one-stop shop approach will help the SYNQ Marketing Group lower costs for clients by capitalizing on their combined relationships. SYNQ is comprised [...]
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Inside The Magazine Legal
Drug Testing: How Far Can Employers Go?
Issue July 2010 by Joshua Dalrymple, Esq..
Substance abuse has reached epidemic proportions in this country, and the effect on employers is significant. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that in 1997, 73 percent of then-current drug users ages 18 and older were employed. This includes 6.7 million full-time workers and 1.6 million part-time workers. Unfortunately, these substance abuse [...]
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Financial Inside The Magazine
Answering Five Questions Can Help You Pursue Your Goals
Issue July 2010 by Jeff Boyer, Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
As you strive to achieve your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement, you may at times, feel frustrated over events you can’t influence, such as the up-and-down movements of the financial markets. Yet, there is much you can control once you determine the answers to just five key questions. 1) Where am I today? [...]
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Healthcare Inside The Magazine
Know Your Hat! Creating Healthy Relationships at Work
Issue July 2010 by Lynchburg Business.
We all wear several hats in our lives simultaneously. Within each role, there are differing expectations and codes of conduct. Sometimes we may find ourselves in a “dual relationship,” one in which we have two or more roles with the same individual, such as personal friend and co-worker. Given that most people spend eight hours [...]