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With over 3,300 businesses ranging from traditional mom-and-pops to high-growth small businesses, to headquarters of global corporations, the Lynchburg Region enjoys a diverse economy including nuclear technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education, manufacturing and material handling. The area has a skilled labor force, a low unemployment rate and a below average cost of living. A diversity of small businesses within the Lynchburg Region has helped maintain a stable economy and minimized the downturns of the national economy.

Tessy Plastics

With a proven track record of consistent growth, the Lynchburg Region is highly attractive to new and expanding businesses. In fact, the Region was ranked among the nation’s “Leading Locations for Business” by Area Development magazine.

Earlier this year, Tessy Plastics, a premier molder of custom injection molded plastic components, announced a $9.2 million expansion of its manufacturing operation in Lynchburg, which will create 34 new jobs. The state of Virginia successfully competed against New York for the project.

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Innovairre Communications LLC, a global manufacturer of direct mail fundraising campaign materials for nonprofits, will create at least 12 new jobs in Bedford County and invest $4.85 million in Bedford County. Based in Cherry Hill, N. J., the company will occupy a facility on Elkton Farm Road in Forest. We’re thrilled that Innovairre selected Bedford County for this expansion,” said Mickey Johnson, chairman of the Bedford County Economic Development Authority. “The company has had a presence in Forest for 28 years, and we are proud to support its growth here.”

Standard Insurance Company has located in Altavista, and Pacific Life Insurance has headquartered its east coast operations in Lynchburg. In Bedford, Beale’s Brewery & Barbecue has opened in a historic building that once served as a woolen mill.

Lynchburg was re-designated as a Virginia Enterprise Zone (VEZ) in 2016. The VEZ program provides state and local incentives, attracting new business to the Region and bolstering existing ones. Businesses in enterprise zones can earn up to $200,000 in incentives during a five-year period in real property investment grants.

Water plays an important role in the Region’s ability to attract new business and retain existing ones. The Pedlar Reservoir and James River make the Region an optimal location for the food, beverage, and other industries. These sources provide more than 15 million gallons per day in excess water capacity, and drinking water meets or exceeds all state and federal regulations.

Simplimatic Automation provides conveyor systems, robotics, and custom factory automation.
A tool being used in the mockup at the Technical Training Center
CommScope is innovating the network infrasturcture
of the future.
Beale’s Beer is one of several new start-ups in Bedford.
T.R.U.Ball Archery is located in Amherst County.

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Businesses that support Lynchburg Life

ABC 13 WSET-TV
American National Bank and Trust Company - Graves Mill
Boxley
Brockman, Drinkard & Pennington, P.C.
Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P.
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Campbell County
Campbell County Public Schools
CENTRA
Central Virginia Community College
Central Virginia FCU - Your Community Credit Union - Timberlake
Central Virginia Orthodontics
Century 21 ALL-SERVICE - Forest
Coleman-Adams Construction, Inc.

Thank You!

Conner Produce Co., Inc.
Economic Development Office - City of Lynchburg
Essex Bank
First National Bank
Foster Fuels Inc.
Framatome
I. H. McBride Sign Co., Inc.
Jamerson Family YMCA
L. G. Flint General Contractors
Liberty University
Long & Foster Real Estate
Lynchburg City Schools
Lynchburg Dental Center
Lynchburg Public Warehouse

Thank You!

Lynchburg Ready Mix Concrete Co., Inc.
Lynchburg Regional Airport
Lynchburg Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau
Member One FCU
OrthoVirginia
Periodontal Health Associates
Progress Printing Plus
Region 2000 Workforce Development Board
Rose Computers & Networks
State Farm Insurance - Chip Harvey
Thomas Road Baptist Church
Tomlin & Associates, LLC
Westminster Canterbury

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