Communities uniting to revitalize the UKV

Officials and concerned residents from three Fayette County communities turned out Thursday afternoon for a meeting to discuss revitalization efforts for the Upper Kanawha Valley. Representatives from Smithers, Montgomery ...

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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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Ground Broken for New Business Park in Chester, WV

Construction officially began June 23 on a 30,000 square foot industrial building to anchor the new Rock Springs Business Park in Chester, WV. Federal, state and local leaders gathered ...

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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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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RECEIVES MULTIPLE EPA BROWNFIELD GRANTS

BDC Board Chairman Announces $600,000 USEPA Coalition Grant Award to Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson countiesand two clean-up grant awards ($158,500) in Weirton The Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC) has ...

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Business Park Planned for Chester

CHESTER, W.Va. — Job opportunities are on the horizon in Hancock County. The Business Development Corporation (BDC) has a new contractor for a project that’s been in the works ...

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New Cumberland Eyesores Being Redeveloped

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — New Cumberland city officials are presenting a redevelopment plan that would affect the entire city. If you’ve been to downtown New Cumberland, you’ve probably noticed ...

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Rewriting McDowell

Once classes ended and the school bell rang, scores of bouncy children flooded into the cafeteria for dinner at Southside K-8 School, one of seven elementary schools in McDowell ...

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