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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NBAC Graduate Assistant is Recipient of New Rockefeller Scholarship
West Virginia University students studying within the new John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics now have the opportunity to earn a scholarship also bearing the former ...
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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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NBAC’s Carrie Staton nominated for WVU’s Climb Higher award
Morgantown, W.Va. – Congratulations to Carrie Staton who was recognized by West Virginia University‘s “Climb Higher” campaign this month (March 2016). Carrie has worked for the Northern West Virginia ...
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A Guide to Renewal Strategies
Visionaries, designers, planners, policymakers, and project managers abound. Strategists are rare. As a result, regenerative efforts most often fail due to 1) bad strategy, and 2) no strategy. Let’s ...
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EPA Recognizes Local Revitalization Group
The work being done by the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission is being recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency. A video featuring the revitalization of local sites was played in ...
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NBAC Director Testifies on BUILD Act Before U.S. Senate Committee
On March 2, Patrick Kirby, director of the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University, provided testimony on the BUILD Act before the U.S. Senate Committee ...
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West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers To Host Annual Conference September 7 in Charleston
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Reclaim, Restore, Revitalize West Virginia. That’s the theme for the 11th annual West Virginia Brownfields Conference. The event, hosted by the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers, ...
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