WTRF 7 News Sports Weather – Wheeling Steubenville
Community leaders throughout Brooke and Hancock Counties all have one thing in common: they want something done about the amount of abandoned and dilapidated buildings that are saturating their towns.
As a first step in combating this problem, leaders attended a summit at Mountaineer Casino and Racetrack.
Every town up and down the Ohio River has a problem with homes that are either sitting vacant or are in a state of disrepair.
Something needs to be done, so they’re reaching out to the Bad Buildings Program to provide them with technical assistance and site analysis tools to develop and enhance these properties.
Read the entire article on the WTRF website.
Center at Marshall Seeks Economic Development Specialist and Research Associate
Read More
BAD Buildings Program Provides Momentum for Eight W.Va. Communities
The Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University has awarded eight West Virginia communities with technical assistance grants. The grants, valued at $10,000 each, are made ...
Read MoreParkersburg issues marble park survey
PARKERSBURG – City officials are seeking public input on the future of Agate Marble Park. The city is studying the 8-acre Vitro-Agate Marble Factory site off East Street near ...
Read More