April 13, 2016
VOLUME 12    *    ISSUE 1

Corridor Events
FEATURED STORY
Meet 2016 Top Female Executive Awards Winner Andi Jennings
Andrea "Andi" Jennings, President and CEO of  Lucas Group, was the recipient of the  2016 Top Female Executive Awards. The awards recognize female executives who are prominent in their fields and role models in their communities.

We got the chance to catch up with Andi and talk a little bit more about her life growing up in Saint Croix, working for Lucas Group and what makes her strive for excellence.

Andi grew up in Saint Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her family moved there until she was about age 14, when she moved back to the States to Richfield, Connecticut. There she finished high school, attended the University of Connecticut and ended up moving to Atlanta. She has been married for 18 years, though she shared that when she got promoted to CEO her husband ended up reporting to her. But she laughed a little bit about it, saying, "We've made it work; we kid around that I'm probably harder on him than any other of my 400 employees." Her husband, an Air Force Academy graduate, runs the company's military transition division, which is actually the division that Lucas Group was founded on. .. .Read More
BUSINESS
MillionAir Dallas Appoints a New President
Addison-based luxury flight company, MillionAir Dallas, recently announced that they have named a new president. Richard Rogers, owner of MillionAir Dallas, appointed Vice President and Director of Operations Bob Schmidt as the new president of MillionAir Dallas

Schmidt is taking over the position that Jack Hopkins, previous President of MillionAir Dallas, left behind. .. Read More
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

 
Courtney Ehinger, Taylor Farmer and Matt Ehinger at North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Networking Event at Bitter Sisters Brewery
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
WaterTower Theatre Announces Ensemble Workshop
WaterTower Theatre has announced that they will host an Ensemble Building Workshop series later this month. It is being lead by WaterTower's Artistic Associate Kelsey Leigh Ervi.

"The workshop is meant to break the traditional rehearsal mode that we, as actors, find ourselves in,"... Read More
 
CORRIDOR LIVING
The Town of Addison and Texas A&M to Host Grow Your Own Vegetables Seminar
There is nothing better than the sweet, fresh taste of vegetables that were grown in your very own vegetable garden. If you don't have a natural green thumb, it can be hard to know where to start. If this sounds like you, don't worry. There are a few simple tips and tricks you can learn to get you started, and the Town of Addison and the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas.... Read More  
BEAUTY/IMAGE
Strengthening Your Core
What we wouldn't give to have rock hard abs. In fact, the abdominals may just be one of the most glorified areas of an athletic physique. So, what can we do to strengthen our core? Plenty! We've listed a few wonderful ways to get started.

Before we jump into the exercises, let's talk about why strengthening your core... Read More    



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