Lynchburg in the News

August 27th, 2010 Eight Great Historic U.S. Homes That You Can Visit Point of Honor - Lynchburg, Virginia
August 9, 2010 Thomas Johnson Furniture Company and Banker Steel, LLC were notified today they are finalists in the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award from the Darden School. This award goes to successful entrepreneurs in agriculture, manufacturing, retail, service and wholesale sectors who have demonstrated:
  • 5 years of sustained growth
  • Evidence of economic uplift in their local community
  • That they are operating in the economically distressed communities (determined by census tracts)

http://www.darden.virginia.edu/html/standard.aspx?id=20847

The Office of Economic Development nominated several local entrepreneurs for this award.

Feb/Mar, 2010 Seven Historic Districts Fuel a Revival in Lunchburg, The Virginia Sportsman
April 14, 2010 Forbes Ranks Lynchburg 28th as Best Places for Business and Careers
March 23, 2010 Governor Bob McDonnell Cuts Ribbon on B&W's Newest Location
Ramsey Place Office Houses B&W's Modular Nuclear Reactor Design Team
February 2010 RIBBON CUTTING AND GRAND OPENING SET FOR THE RENAISSANCE ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN BUILDING
February 2010 Two Local Business Owners Honored with the Mayor's Award of Excellence
Ralph "Chopper" Wilson, Owner of three local barber shops including the one of a kind "Parlor" on 9th & Main Street (Visit his Website) and Stuart "Danny" Givens, Owner of Givens Books, Lynchburg's Largest & Oldest Locally Owned Bookstore (Visit his Website)
The Mayor's Award of Excellence is given to individuals for their community and civic contributions to the citizens of Lynchburg.

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