OUTLET: The Health Journal
By Susan Smigielski Acker
The death of a spouse is painful. For the surviving spouse, life goes on and, in time, this may include dating.
Sadie Shefe, Ph.D, LSW and board-certified clinical sexologist with DQS Communications Healthcare Group in Hampton, says most widows and widowers date after the death of a spouse for companionship and fulfillment.
Shefe says there is no specific time to grieve before dating again. (more…)
Ben and Jeannie Landis, owners of the new Fitlab in Virginia Beach, approached us in hopes of capturing positive PR and media coverage for the upstart business. We’re proud to have helped the couple with FitLab’s official grand opening and important media coverage in Hampton Roads.
Not once, not twice…but three times RCG helped Payday Payroll gain valuable exposure in two of the leading newspapers in Hampton Roads.
Outlet: Southside Daily
Ben Landis spent 15 years in “corporate America” as a business analyst. But away from work, fitness held a special place in his heart, especially after meeting his wife, Jeannie, though it.
One day, a thought struck him as he walked down the stairs of a fitness center. He saw all those people on cardio machines. (more…)
They share more than a first name.
Within the past year, Dan Luhring, 25, and Danny Kline, 35, took over the businesses their fathers founded – IssueTrak and Payday Payroll – at an age when most people haven’t climbed above middle management.
They operate on different turfs: IssueTrak, run by Luhring, is a software development company based in Town Center, with 41 employees and annual revenue topping $6 million. Payday Payroll, located in College Park Square, handles payroll processing or human resources for 1,400 clients and has a staff of 23. (more…)
Outlet: The Virginian Pilot
By Phil Walzer
For nearly a decade, the brothers have worked together – and separately – at the business their father built.
Eric Kline joined Payday Payroll, which provides payroll processing and human resources services, in 2002. He started in sales. For the past four years he’s been director of business development, cultivating clients locally and beyond.
His younger brother Danny came on in 2006 as a payroll processor. He rose to become president last year, taking over Payday from their father, Andy.
Eric and Danny Kline will part ways – amicably – next year. (more…)
A subsidiary of Suffolk-based TowneBank has acquired three insurance agencies, expanding the company’s footprint in central Virginia.
Towne Insurance has added Chesterfield-based Invincia Insurance Solutions, Midlothian-based Total Insurance Planning and B.H. Baird Insurance, based in Warsaw, to its portfolio, the company said. The agencies will not change their names, leadership or locations. (more…)
Outlet: The Virginian-Pilot
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WHEN SUFFOLK wins a new business, Virginia Beach benefits. And vice versa.
That premise underlies the principle of regional cooperation, on economic development or anything else. All the leaders of all the cities of Hampton Roads pledge at least notional allegiance to that cause.
Their practice, however, is a different matter. (more…)
OUTLET: Virginian Pilot
He’s gotten crafty on Chopped. He’s gotten competitive on Cutthroat Kitchen. He’s put his reputation on the line on Iron Chef America. Now he’s cooking in Virginia Beach.
The Food Network’s Jet Tila will be the celebrity chef at the second annual Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstration and Dinner at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay. (more…)
OUTLET: WTVR Channel 6
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – All children want to run and play, but that is hard do when you’re battling cancer. That’s why some local angels spent the day creating a fun zone in a Midlothian child’s backyard. Three-year-old Claire Drennan is undergoing cancer treatments as she battles acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, but the volunteers gave her a reason to smile today.
They surprised her with something she can play with for years to come, but the gift will also help with her rehabilitation as she fights for life.
On this Thursday morning a group of about 30 volunteers got together for the special cause to surprise Claire with a new playset. (more…)
