Making BAD Buildings Good Again: West Virginia communities display best efforts to tackle dilapidated building issues
Though West Virginia is known for its peaceful and serene country scenery, nestled in several of its mountains are communities fighting blighted and dilapidated structures that significantly damage that ...
Read MoreThe Mon River: A Regional Recreational Asset
Years ago the Mon River Valley was dotted with bustling communities filled with the soot and fire of the coal and coke era. Today, the residents of the towns ...
Read MoreSave the date: West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers to host annual conference Sept. 12-14 in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 2017 #WVBrownfields Conference, hosted by the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers, will take place at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, W.Va. on Sept. 12-14. ...
Read MoreShinnston Council moves forward with BAD buildings program
SHINNSTON — The city of Shinnston plans to take down another building on Pike Street as part of their BAD buildings program. The BAD (Brownfields, Abandoned, Dilapidated) buildings is ...
Read MoreCommunity Members Meet in Lost Creek to Discuss Rail Trail Project
LOST CREEK — The first in a series of community meetings on the future of Harrison County’s rail trails took place at the Lost Creek Community Building Tuesday evening. ...
Read MoreHarrison Rail Trail to host meetings around the county to discuss completing trail system
CLARKSBURG — Harrison Rail Trails, in cooperation with the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center, is hosting a series of community meetings around Harrison County to discuss the future ...
Read MoreHuntington, WV, finalist for grant to revitalize abandoned, deteriorated properties
Huntington, WV is competing with four other communities for a technical assistance scholarship from the Center for Community Progress that will help city officials revitalize vacant, abandoned and deteriorated ...
Read MoreMoundsville Brownfield Sites Are Identified
Unlike many cities where blight is concentrated in specific neighborhoods, Moundsville’s vacant and dilapidated buildings are spread throughout town, according to a study by the Northern West Virginia Brownfields ...
Read MoreBDC Purchases Former Follansbee Steel Site for Future Redevelopment
FOLLANSBEE — The former Follansbee Steel location has been shuttered for four years, but it’s about to get a whole new look. The Business Development Corp. of the Northern ...
Read MoreChester Talks Riverfront’s Future
CHESTER — Now that construction has begun on the Rock Springs Business Park, the city of Chester is getting some outside help with what to do with the rest ...
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