The Best of the Burg – 10/27/2023

Best of Burg

Mari White is joined by special guest host Megan Lucas from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance on this edition of The Best of the Burg! They talk about LRBA’s recent trip to Ireland, upcoming events and why Lynchburg is such a great place to do business They are also joined by Pamela Smith from the […]

A Deeper Dive – August 27, 2023

Brian Weigand is joined by Megan Lucas from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance to talk about the effort to bring a nuclear energy tech hub to the Lynchburg area. WLNI · A Deeper Dive 08/27/2023

Megan Lucas Talks Working On NITCH Proposal

Megan Lucas from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance joins Mari and Anthony to talk about their proposal process for NITCH, working with the Governor’s office as well as Senator Mark Warner’s office, what would the state getting the tech hub grant mean for Lynchburg and our application, how does all of this fall into Governor […]

Megan Lucas Talks Lynchburg’s Economic Growth

Megan Lucas from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about a recent piece in Carinal News about Lynchburg having the slowest economic growth in the state, Lynchburg’s dependence on manufacturing, these numbers now showing everything, and much more. WLNI · The Morningline: Megan Lucas 06/07/2023

The Best of the Burg – 01/20/2023

Best of Burg

Mari and Anthony are joined by special guest host, Megan Lucas, for this third week of January! We talk Firsts in the Burg and learn about some of the most famous people that have come out of Lynchburg. In the Partnering for Good segment brought to you by Bank of the James, we were serenaded […]

Megan Lucas Talks Economic Breakfast and Lynchburg Numbers

Megan Lucas from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance joins Mari and Brian on The Morningline to talk about an announcement being made by Governor Youngkin in Appomattox today, some of the takeaways from the Economic Breakfast, including Liberty University’s numbers in the statistics, businesses that are leaving the region and why, and more. WLNI · […]

A Deeper Dive – December 4, 2022

Brian Weigand is joined by Megan Lucas from the Lynchburg Region Business Alliance to talk about what the future of the Central Virginia Training Center (CVTC) is. He also chats with Walter Lohman from the Heritage Foundation about China and their relationship with Taiwan. WLNI · A Deeper Dive 12/04/2022

A Deeper Dive – October 9, 2022

Brian Weigand is joined by Megan Lucas, President of the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, to talk about Lynchburg’s economic growth over the next five years. He also talks with Chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Delegate Kathy Byron, about governor Youngkin’s energy plans and want to bring a nuclear energy plant to Virginia. WLNI […]

A Deeper Dive – June 12, 2022

Brian Weigand is joined by Megan Lucas, CEO of the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, to talk about the future of CVTC (Central Virginia Training Center) and also discusses the lessons China will learn about Taiwan after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Walter Lohman from the Heritage Foundation. WLNI · A Deeper Dive 06/12/2022