Help Wanted? | Weekly Report for November 12, 2021
The first job I ever had was at Brookville Drug Store. I worked for $3.35 per hour delivering prescriptions. I was 16 and it was 1984. At first, I rode a…
The World Changed | Weekly Report for September 17, 2021
On January 30, 2020, 593 days ago, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus a.k.a. COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. As we rapidly approach the second anniversary of that fateful date, I find myself reflecting on…
Seek and Ye Shall Find | Weekly Report for July 23, 2021
It’s a VERY tough labor market. Less than two-thirds of Americans are participating in the labor force. The unemployment rate is low (Virginia’s is currently 4.3%) and new jobs are created every…
On The Rocks or In A Tall Glass? | Weekly Report for July 16, 2021
We walked into a restaurant in downtown LakePlacid last week. It looked about half full — a few small parties were scattered throughout the place, numbering 30 at the most. My friends…
A Note To Recent Grads | Weekly Report for June 25, 2021
This week’s guest writer for the Weekly Report is Client Services Manager Katie Rossberg, a 2016 graduate of Randolph-Macon College. So, you’ve woken up the day after your college graduation, still buzzing…