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Lanier Tech student advances in competition
GOAL program honors academics, leadership
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Lanier Technical College Vice President Dr. Linda Barrow, left, announces Laura James as the winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership during the award ceremony.
After being laid off from her corporate job of 30 years, Laura James knew it was time to do something different with her life. “I was just tired of being in an office,” James said. “I wanted to be my own boss.“ She always enjoyed working outdoors, so she started a landscaping business in Lumpkin County called Going Green Lawn Service.