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Liberty University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine

The Lynchburg Region is an excellent place to work or own a business, according to Forbes 2017 rankings. The region took 80th spot among the 200 Best Small Places for Businesses and Careers list and stands out for its well-educated work force, low unemployment, and low cost of doing business.

Approximately 87 percent of the region’s population are high school graduates, while 27 percent hold bachelor’s degrees, and 10 percent have graduate degrees.

Lynchburg is a TechHire Community, a national initiative that provides a path to expand training opportunities that prepare under-skilled workers for careers in middle and high skill jobs. The Lynchburg Office of Economic Development has partnered with 15 employers to offer paid training and apprenticeships to TechHire participants. Lynchburg has an abundance of job opportunities in information technology, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare technology.

The nonprofit Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER) creates partnerships between engineering, high-tech industries, university researchers, and research and development centers. The CAER navigates tech start-ups through the entrepreneur process.

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Business Sponsors

ABC 13 WSET-TV
Academy Center of the Arts
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 FCU
Central Virginia Orthodontics

Business Sponsors

Century 21 ALL-SERVICE - Forest
Coleman-Adams Construction, Inc.
Conner Produce Co., Inc.
CRI Digital Impressions
Economic Development Office - City of Lynchburg
Downtown YMCA
First National Bank
Fleet Laboratories
Framatome
Greif Paper Packaging
I. H. McBride Sign Co., Inc.

Business Sponsors

L. G. Flint General Contractors
Liberty University
Lynchburg Public Warehouse
Lynchburg Ready Mix Concrete Co., Inc.
Lynchburg Regional Airport
Member One FCU
Periodontal Health Associates
Progress Printing Plus
Small Business Development Center Lynchburg Region
State Farm Insurance - Chip Harvey
Shentel
Virginia Technical Institute
Westminster Canterbury

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