West Virginia is on the Rise: Powered by Innovation, Energy, and Industrial Momentum
December 17, 2025
West Virginia is undergoing one of the most compelling economic evolutions in the country. Once defined primarily by coal and traditional manufacturing, the Mountain State is now reshaping its identity around advanced manufacturing, energy innovation, aerospace, polymers, metals, and logistics-driven growth. With a business-friendly climate, strategic East Coast location, workforce strength, and renewed infrastructure investment, West Virginia is fast becoming a high-performance environment for modern industry.
State leadership, private-sector pa...
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Yes, West Virginia – The Land of Business Opportunity
December 6, 2022
By Mitch Carmichael, Secretary, WV Department of Economic Development There’s no better place to build and grow a business in the Eastern United S...
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BHE Renewables Announce $500M Investment in West Virginia
September 14, 2022
BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy business, has entered into an agreement with the State of West Virginia to purchase more than 2,000 acres ...
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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.75 Million to Expand Raleigh County Business Park in Beaver, West Virginia
February 5, 2021
Beaver, WV — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.75 million grant to Raleigh C...
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Governor Justice announces West Virginia Methanol Inc. to build $350 million methanol plant
November 16, 2020
~ Bringing high-paying jobs to Pleasants County ~ Charleston, WV — Governor Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia Methanol Inc. has sel...
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Advancing the Tools of the Trade
November 30, 2017
Industry, education and government team up to put advanced manufacturing technology to work in West Virginia Advanced manufacturing technology is a co...
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West Virginia’s Rock Creek Development Park Offers Flat Land in the Mountains
November 23, 2016
Southern West Virginia has a lot to offer companies looking for large-scale industrial sites. Situated in the heart of the eastern United States, the ...
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