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Contributors

Martin Romjue

Martin Romjue joined LCT Magazine as editor on Jan. 2, 2008. He most recently worked as a business editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, and previously reported at newspapers in Virginia, Florida, and California. Read more

Jim Luff

Jim Luff is an operator from Bakersfield, CA who wears a few different hats. Jim began his career in the industry as a private chauffeur in 1990. In 1993 he found a permanent home at The Limousine Scene as the general manager, later becoming a partner. Read more

Tim Crowley

Tim Crowley joined LCT Magazine as a senior editor on April 22nd, 2013. He is a graduate of UCLA with an English degree, and is an experienced video production coordinator. He will be helping LCT further develop its digital media content. Read more

Denis Wilson

Denis Wilson is LCT’s East Coast Editor. His previous writing has been published by The New York Times, FastCompany.com, Fortune.com and RollingStone.com. Denis was born and raised in Upstate New York and currently resides in Philadelphia. Read more

October 2010 Entries

JIM LUFF: Employees and Child Care Issues

It seems like every week someone has to be off because of an issue involving one of their children. That is the risk we take when hiring people with children.

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JIM LUFF: What If California Legalizes Pot?

Passage of Proposition 19 would mean that there is legal risk in firiing an employee who has a “medical card” for legal use of marijuana. What will be the fallout for drug-free workplaces?

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SEND YOUR OOY AWARDS ENTRIES NOW!

DEADLINE FRIDAY, OCT. 15: We're waiting. . . . for last-minute entries to LCT's 2011 OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS, LCT MARKETING AWARDS, and ASSOCIATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. FORMS HERE. DETAILS HERE.


JIM LUFF: My Biggest Event Was Perfect

WELL, ALMOST PERFECT: Client service was delivered flawlessly. Behind the scenes issues were handled swiftly and the highlight of my day was meeting Goldie Hawn. See my photo gallery below. . .

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TECH @ LCT.COM

OCTOBER LCT:

By now, you should have your copies of the October issue of LCT Magazine and realize we've devoted pages of ink and paper to the latest technology trends, products, and services. Of course, we can get away with that since we've also featured several articles on LCTMAG.COM, with more to come later this month.

The first round of FEATURED ARTICLES include:

A TECH PRODUCT SAMPLER; why GPS IS FOR EVERYONE; the TOP 5 TECH MISTAKES that operators make; and how to SAFELY GO ZOOM.

The relevance of technology was brought home during the LCT Leadership Summit last week where I hosted a technology panel with experts from Event Ground Global, ZoomSafer, EnterpriseGPS, and the ever-present LIMOS.COM. The point being that technology has become so cheap and accessible, you can't do without it if you want to survive and get out ahead.

We've also posted a new WEB POLL QUESTION, and are expecting a last minute wave of OPERATOR OF THE YEAR submissions, due Oct. 15. And it's never to early to get ready for the global industry extravaganza of the year: the 2011 INTERNATIONAL LCT SHOW.

-- Martin Romjue, LCT editor 


JIM LUFF: Working @ Maximum Capacity

BIZ + BUSY = BIZZY. My hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. always keeps me on the run, this time with a world-class business conference.

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