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Beginning January 2, 2019, the Lynchburg Visitors Center at 12th and Church Streets will undergo an interior renovation. We anticipate that the Center will be closed for approximately 8 weeks. During the renovation, Visitors Center staff will locate in the Courthouse Museum at Monument Terrace. Hours are 10-4 Monday through Saturday and 12-4 on Sunday.

View full story in The News & Advance. Hugh Freeze’s swift ascension through the college football coaching ranks to a head coaching position in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference is credited to his innovative offensive schemes and ability to produce record-breaking numbers on that side of the ball. Liberty’s new football coach doesn’t plan on changing anything on offense after being named ...read more

View full story in The News & Advance. Liberty University athletic director Ian McCaw made good on his promise to swiftly fill the vacant football head coaching position by agreeing to terms with former University of Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze on Friday morning to become the Flames’ next coach. Contract details were not immediately made available. The hiring is a big win for Liberty. ...read more

View full story in The News & Advance. Dodson Pest Control, established in Lynchburg, announced Wednesday it has acquired Slagle Pest Control of Bristol, Tennessee. According to a news release Slagle Pest Control has been in business since 1951 and owners Diane and Bob Slagle have decided to retire.

View full story in The News & Advance. Walking through the mirror-paneled doors into the heart of the newly restored Academy of Music Theatre is like taking a step back in time. After crossing over black and white tiles that mimic the old marble floors, across plush purple carpet in between the orchestra rows, audiences will see it: a bold red curtain, so iconic from theaters of old, bracketed ...read more

View full story in The News & Advance. Two reporters for The News & Advance have won a Virginia Farm Bureau Federation award for agricultural coverage. Staff writers Rachael Smith and Carrie Dungan won the daily newspaper category in the farm bureau federation’s annual Journalism Awards for their coverage of Appomattox students learning farming skills, a therapeutic horse farm, a local ...read more

Timberlake Family Pharmacy hosts “Pix with Santa” a Pay-It-Forward Initiative”Friday – December 7th, 2018  Timberlake Family Pharmacy hosts Pix with Santa, December 7th, 3PM-7PM, at 20276 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502. Join us as we share in the spirit of Christmas by supporting a local non-profit that serves our neighbors that is near and dear to us. “Pix with Santa” is our annual food ...read more

View full story in The News & Advance. Lynchburg City Schools Superintendent Crystal Edwards said creating a better learning environment for students in Lynchburg can happen through conversations with people in the community. “We can go to the school board or a meeting at a school and have PowerPoint presentations and all the statistics you want,” Edwards during the Lynchburg NAACP’s monthly ...read more

View full story in The News & Advance. The Lynchburg Humane Society Board of Directors has named Elizabeth Mars of Naperville, Illinois, as its new executive director, according to a news release Monday. She will begin her new position in mid-December. Mars succeeds Makena Yarbrough, who resigned in August to accept a position with Best Friends Animal Society, a national organization ...read more

On Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. in the College’s library, Randolph will formally announce a new partnership with The Listening to open a Freedom School. The program is the first of its kind in Lynchburg, and only the second Freedom School in the state of Virginia. The announcement will include a formal signing of the agreement.  An initiative of the Children’s Defense Fund, Freedom Schools offer a ...read more

SWEET BRIAR, Va. (Oct. 18, 2018) — The Center for Innovative Technology will be at The Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center at Sweet Briar College from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, for a special entrepreneurship session. Featuring various speakers, a Female Investment Panel and a Pitch & Polish Workshop, the event — “Entrepreneurial Support in the Greater Lynchburg Region” — is part of a ...read more

View story in The News & Advance.......The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance has created a new Hall of Fame to recognize the dynamic and distinguished men and women who have impacted Lynchburg and the surrounding region with their business and civic engagement. The inaugural class will be inducted this Saturday. “The concept came from wanting to preserve the roles that individuals, businesses ...read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, has appointed Megan Lucas, IOM, CCE, CEcD, CEO and Chief Economic Development Officer of the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, Chair of the National Board of Trustees. Christine Kennedy, IOM, CPC, ELI-MP, COO and Vice President of the Lynchburg Regional ...read more

Over 100 regional business leaders, HR professionals and educators gathered at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance on October 5 for the 2018 Regional Workforce Summit.  This event brings together community stakeholders for conversations and presentations aimed at ensuring that employers in our region can fill their job demand. “It’s all about filling the talent pipeline and that conversation ...read more

The Virginia Small Business Development Center which serves the City of Lynchburg and Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties has relocated from the campus of CVCC to a new host organization, the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance.  The SBDC – Lynchburg Region is a free, confidential business advising service open to all small businesses in the region. Committed to providing small ...read more

Alliance welcomes Chris Faraldi as the Director of Public Policy and Special Programming who comes to us after serving U.S. Senator Charles Grassley. Chris was the director of correspondence and led a team of seven legislative correspondents, along with three interns to ensure incoming and outgoing correspondence was managed efficiently.   He also provided administrative and technical support ...read more

The Alliance is excited about our new Inside Lynchburg Region magazine that showcases the Lynchburg Region. A BIG thank you to our advertising partners that made the publication happen. Copies are available at the Alliance. The new digital magazine is featured online and the website will be ready soon. Contact Ruth Martineau if you are interested in an online ad.View here for debut of magazine.

The Economic Vibe breakfast scheduled from 7:30 - 9 a.m., April 26 at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance will feature guest speaker Ron Starner, Executive Vice President of Conway Inc. He serves as editor of the TrustBelt Report and is lead organizer of the annual TrustBelt Conference. He also writes extensively for Site Selection and Conway’s Custom Content Publishing Division. Mr. Starner ...read more

The Alliance is here for the Lynchburg Regional Business Community. If a business was impacted from Sunday’s storms and are without power or WIFI this week we have extra offices, large conference space with tables and chairs for businesses. Our doors are open and your business is our business and we have the resources to help your keep your business up and running. The Alliance has coffee and a ...read more

View story in The News & Advance...Just a few months after visiting Lynchburg to answer questions about politics, education and the economy ahead of the General Assembly, Virginia legislators returned to the Hill City to give their thoughts on the most recent session. Sen. Steve Newman, R-Bedford County; Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg; Del. Scott Garrett, R-Lynchburg; and Del. Ben Cline, ...read more

View full story in The News & Advance....Members of the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance met Wednesday morning for its annual meeting to discuss the past year’s achievements and what is to come in the upcoming year. Alliance CEO Megan Lucas said the organization serves as a catalyst for major change but only through synergy and regional partnerships. “There can be no doubt that the alliance ...read more

The award winning Leadership Lynchburg program seeks candidates who want to expand their influence, develop their skills and lead in their personal and professional lives. Leadership Lynchburg provides in-class instruction, interaction with community leaders and rewarding community projects. Alumni role models and coaches support the journey. The ideal candidate is open to learning about how they ...read more

The United States is projected to grow 2.7 percent in 2018 as tax cuts promote job and income growth. As the old saying goes, “a rising tide lifts all ships” and our region is poised for positive growth as we implement our economic development recruitment strategy for 2018 and beyond. We continue to see increased requests for information for the Lynchburg Region, in addition to seeing expansions ...read more

View full story here. About 100 business leaders met Thursday at the newly renovated Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance on Lucado Place to hear how November’s election results could affect local economic decisions. Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science and international affairs and director of the Center for Leadership & Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, was ...read more