Detective David Varner of the Abilene Police Department wants people to think about making their workplace more secure to prevent violent crime, such as a shooting.
“We want to make people have more prepared responses if something happens,” Varner said during a two-hour presentation on Tuesday at the Reporter-News.
“Think about workplace preparedness, and have a plan in place,” he said. “It’s better to have a plan and not need it than not have one.”
Varner said the first thing a person should do if confronted with aggression at their workplace is to call 911 and stay on the line. It’s also good practice to not have any common sharp objects, such as scissors, on desks because they can be used as weapons, he said.
But most important, he said, remain calm. Upon police arrival, callers should have their hands up and not make quick movements, Varner said.
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Your website strategy boils down to figuring out what your current and potential customers want online and then meeting that desire. As more small businesses continue to launch or upgrade their Web presence, we’ll have to learn a few things in order to maximize that digital migration.
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Oriol Health Care has hired two firms to design and construct a three-story medical office building at its Boyden Road campus in Holden, according to Boston-based Margulies Perruzzi Architects, one of the two firms.
The 36,000-square-foot building will house a family medical practice and other providers, according to Margulies, which is working with Worcester-based Cutler Associates on the project.
The estimated $5.5 million office building will be part of an ongoing renovation to Oriol’s Holden campus, where ground has recently been broken on a $16.6 million rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility, according to Debby Westerback, director of community relations for Oriol.
Patients will be moved from the Wachusett Extended Care Facility (formerly Holden Hospital) to the nursing facility once it is completed. Westerback said Oriol is still trying to figure out what to do with the circa-1920s Wachusett facility once it is vacated.
Oriol also hopes to build an assisted living facility on the campus later.
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The owner of an Asian market and a Vietnamese restaurant is bringing a taste of her culture to downtown Roanoke.
Shilin Bui plans to open QQ Bubble Tea at the Roanoke City Market Building this month.
The business will be in a storefront accessible from Market Street, close to Habana Cafe.
In addition to bubble tea, a tea-based drink mixed with milk and fruit flavoring that contains tapioca balls, the store will sell coffee, smoothies, ice cream and milkshakes, Bui said.
Bui also owns the Fresh Oriental Market at the corner of Williamson and Liberty roads and the Pho Viet Nam restaurant on Orange Avenue.