Site Success May Spur Aid
Local leaders have parlayed redevelopment of the Taylor, Smith and Taylor pottery property into an opportunity to do something similar at another northern Hancock County site, this time with ...
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Brownfields Renewal: West Virginia Conference Pulls in Bright Minds of Tomorrow
The West Virginia Brownfields Conference was held in Morgantown in mid-September for a legitimate reason: proximity to higher learning. The conference moves to different areas of the state each ...
Read MoreMarshall announces hydroelectric demonstration, education project
HUNTINGTON – A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. Marshall University’s Center for Environmental, Geotechnical ...
Read MoreWellsburg pursues development plan
WELLSBURG – Wellsburg officials want to replace unused former industrial sites with new businesses and remove dilapidated structures that create a hazard or eyesore. And their first step in ...
Read MoreMicrobrewery among redevelopment ideas for 19th century stone building in Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, W.Va.— A microbrewery was among the most popular redevelopment ideas pitched Friday for the Matthews Foundry, a dilapidated 19th century stone building located in Martinsburg’s historic industrial core. Built ...
Read MoreMoundsville’s Fostoria Glass Site Ready for Redevelopment
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — A former glass factory site in the Northern Panhandle is ready for redevelopment following a cleanup of lead and other contaminants. GAB Enterprises recently received approval ...
Read More2013 West Virginia Brownfields Conference Featured on WBOY Channel 12
WBOY.com: Clarksburg, Morgantown: News, Sports, Weather MORGANTOWN – Brownfields include residential, commercial, and industrial properties where redevelopment may be complicated by the potential presence of a hazardous substance. The ...
Read MoreWellsburg aims to breathe new life into old properties
WELLSBURG – The boarded up windows at the old Brooke Glass property in the south end of town don’t begin to tell the story of what’s happening in ...
Read MoreAdamston’s Former Flat Glass Site Celebrates Shop-N-Save Opening
The former redevelopment of the Adamston Flat Glass site near Clarksburg, WV has created many jobs, saved a neighborhood’s livelihood, and created a positive reuse of the abandoned glass ...
Read MoreRanson/ Charles Town Receive Phoenix Award at Brownfields 2013
On May 16, the Ranson & Charles Town Commerce Corridor Project was honored to receive one of only ten prestigious brownfields 2012 Phoenix Awards at the National Brownfields Conference ...
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