Our City Speaks

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  Jaylin Randolph / H.i.L.i.F.
  "There's no glitz and glam when it comes to this course - it’s the actual and factual. The best part about CO.STARTERS is that you learn in a personal, realistic setting and you are surrounded by people who have succeeded and failed in business. It’s eye-opening." ~ Jaylin Randolph, CO.STARTERS graduateJaylin is the owner and…
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  Rex D. Geveden / BWX Technologies, Inc.
  Only Pittsburgh has more people working in this sector. This area is blooming literally and figuratively. The work we do is very labor intensive, and there is a lot of craft labor in this market. There is a vibe of creativity at our company now, and it's due to the people who live and work…
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  Carroll Moon / Cloudfit Sofware, Inc.
  "The people I want to work with are here. I call it blue-collar brilliance. They have a tremendous work ethic. Those who do move away want to come back home. There is something about this area that calls people home."- Carroll MoonCarroll Moon is the CFO of Cloudfit Software, Inc., founded in Lynchburg, Virginia in…
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  Wes Fugate / Randolph College
  The Random Act of Culture was a wonderful way to surprise our faculty and staff and bring cheer on a summer day. Our faculty and staff are still talking about the outstanding performances days later! It was a wonderful reminder of just how fortunate we are to live and work in Lynchburg.-Wes Fugate, Vice President…
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  Ryan Ford / Seven Hills Food
  “Starting a new business in Lynchburg as a non-resident has been as smooth a process as I could have hoped.  Working with Marjette Upshur and the Office of Economic Development has been a pleasure. I’ve often felt like I have my own ambassador.” - Ryan Ford, Seven Hills Food  New business Seven Hills Food purchased…
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  Geoffrey Kershner / Endstation Theatre Company
  Working with Lynchburg’s Economic Development Authority has been one of the most important partnerships our organization has engaged in. We moved Endstation to the city of Lynchburg largely because of our positive and meaningful partnerships with the EDA. This has been one of the most important relationships our organization has engaged in. The EDA has…
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  Thomas Herndon / Lynchburg City Schools
  We love living and working in Lynchburg and the underwriting of the move by the HIPE program made the transition much more attractive. This is a wonderful program and it really helps us to commit to the move knowing that the bulk of the moving costs are being covered by this incentive.   - Thomas Herndon, Chemistry and…
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