Editing Lynchburg, Virginia (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Bank of the James, Lynchburg, VA IMG 4104.JPG|thumb|right|Bank of the James in Lynchburg]]
[[File:Allied Arts Building.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Allied Arts Building]] in Downtown Lynchburg, completed in 1931]]

Of Virginia's larger metro areas, ''Forbes'' Magazine ranked Lynchburg the fifth best place in Virginia for business in 2006, with Virginia being the best state in the country for business.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/1/VA_Rank_1.html |title=Best Places For Business – Forbes.com |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=December 19, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192919/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/1/VA_Rank_1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the same survey, Lynchburg achieved the rank of 109th in the nation.

Industries within the Lynchburg MSA include nuclear technology, pharmaceuticals, and material handling. A diversity of small businesses with the region has helped maintain a stable economy and has minimized the impacts of nation-wide economic downturns.<ref>City Quietly Growing [http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0907/459115.html ABC 13 – WSET-TV in Lynchburg, Virginia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121185313/http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0907/459115.html |date=November 21, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmetro/ |title=Bureau of Economic Analysis |publisher=US Department of Commerce, BEA, Bureau of Economic Analysis |access-date=December 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523173232/https://www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmetro/ |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>