Listen to NBAC Director Patrick Kirby Explain the BAD Buildings Program

Patrick Kirby, director of Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center, explains how WVU helps cities and counties in the state deal with BAD buildings – Blighted, Abandoned and Dilapidated ...

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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 ...

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Community 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. ...

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Harrison 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 ...

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Chester 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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Early bird registration deadline approaching for 2016 #WV Brownfields Conference

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers are reminding those interested in attending the 2016 #WVBrownfields Conference that early registration is available through August 5, 2016. Kicking ...

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A Step Toward Renewal

West Virginia towns take the steps toward renewal by addressing vacant properties “They stopped thinking about it as me and started thinking about it as we.” Two years ago, ...

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NBAC Accepting Applications for BAD Buildings Program Associate

The West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) seeks to hire a Program Associate in the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University. This position performs various ...

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Hat’s off to the City of Kingwood for WVDEP ‘Land Revitalization’ award for ‘robust recycling program’

Last week, the City of Kingwood was given an outstanding honor from the West Virginia Department of Environment Protection. At the 2016 Environmental Awards, which honor the initiatives of ...

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