Archive for the ‘Business Retention’ Category
CARES Business Recovery Program Assists Local Small Businesses
Posted By Alisha Meador on September 23, 2020
The City of Lynchburg CARES Business Recovery Grant Program is a fund to offer financial assistance to businesses whose operations were either closed or restricted in response to the novel…
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Governor Northam Announces Flowers Foods to Invest $25 Million, Transform Bakery into Organic Facility in City of Lynchburg
Posted By Anna Bentson on January 09, 2020
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Flowers Foods, one of the nation’s largest producers of packaged baked foods, will invest $25 million to expand and transform its Lynchburg bakery into…
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Celebrating Five Years of CO.STARTERS Graduates
Posted By Emelyn Gwynn on January 06, 2020
This spring will mark Opportunity Lynchburg's fifth year of CO.STARTERS in Lynchburg! CO.STARTERS is a nine-week program that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships and tools needed to turn…
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Framatome opens SPEC 200 manufacturing facility in Lynchburg, Virginia
Posted By Anna Bentson on November 05, 2019
Framatome opened the new SPEC 200 manufacturing facility at its Operational Center of Excellence in Lynchburg, Virginia, completing the move of the factory from China to the U.S. The ribbon-cutting…
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2019 Recognition of Millennials on the Move
Posted By carrot on August 06, 2019
2019 marks five years of recognizing Lynchburg's "Millennials on the Move." Launched in partnership with Lynchburg Business Magazine and the Young Professionals of Central Virginia, a committee of the Lynchburg…
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Annual State of the City Address Scheduled for Monday, April 29th, Academy Center of the Arts
Posted By carrot on April 07, 2019
On Monday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the newly-restored Academy Center of the Arts, 600 Main Street, Mayor Treney Tweedy and Vice Mayor Mary Jane Dolan will deliver the…
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Governor Northam Announces Framatome Inc. to Relocate Corporate Headquarters to City of Lynchburg
Posted By carrot on April 04, 2018
~ Major international player in the nuclear energy market moves from North Carolina to Virginia ~ Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Framatome, a designer and supplier of nuclear steam…
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Governor Northam Announces 34 New Jobs in the City of Lynchburg
Posted By carrot on March 20, 2018
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Tessy Plastics, a premier molder of custom injection molded plastic components, will invest $9.2 million to expand its manufacturing operation to accommodate a new…
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State of the City Address and Mayor’s Awards on February 26
Posted By carrot on February 16, 2018
On Monday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, 900 Church Street, Mayor Joan Foster and Vice Mayor Treney Tweedy will deliver the 2018 State…
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Meet Your Spring CO.STARTERS Facilitators
Posted By carrot on January 10, 2018
CO.STARTERS is a nine-week program that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn business ideas into action and turn a passion into a sustainable and…
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