Newsroom #BAD Buildings Program

Nicole Dias, a project associate with WVU BAD Buildings and the WV Brownfields Assistance Center (BAC) at WVU, was recently selected as part of the prestigious Generation West Virginia (GWV) Fellowship Class of 2023.

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 ...

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 ...

SHINNSTON — The city of Shinnston plans to take down another building on Pike Street as part of their BAD buildings program. The BAD (Brownfields, Abandoned, Dilapidated) buildings is ...

Unlike many cities where blight is concentrated in specific neighborhoods, Moundsville’s vacant and dilapidated buildings are spread throughout town, according to a study by the Northern West Virginia Brownfields ...

FOLLANSBEE — The former Follansbee Steel location has been shuttered for four years, but it’s about to get a whole new look. The Business Development Corp. of the Northern ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

FAIRMONT — As Fairmont continues its quest to improve the Friendly City and revitalize the community, it has partnered with a group of students from West Virginia University’s College ...