Listen to NBAC Director Patrick Kirby Explain the BAD Buildings Program
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 ...
Read MoreMaking BAD Buildings Good Again: West Virginia communities display best efforts to tackle dilapidated building issues
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 ...
Read MoreCommunity Members Meet in Lost Creek to Discuss Rail Trail Project
LOST CREEK — The first in a series of community meetings on the future of Harrison County’s rail trails took place at the Lost Creek Community Building Tuesday evening. ...
Read MoreHarrison Rail Trail to host meetings around the county to discuss completing trail system
CLARKSBURG — Harrison Rail Trails, in cooperation with the Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center, is hosting a series of community meetings around Harrison County to discuss the future ...
Read MoreChester Talks Riverfront’s Future
CHESTER — Now that construction has begun on the Rock Springs Business Park, the city of Chester is getting some outside help with what to do with the rest ...
Read MoreEarly bird registration deadline approaching for 2016 #WV Brownfields Conference
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers are reminding those interested in attending the 2016 #WVBrownfields Conference that early registration is available through August 5, 2016. Kicking ...
Read MoreA 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, ...
Read MoreNBAC 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 ...
Read MoreWest Virginia Brownfields Assistance Centers help secure more than $1.9 million in EPA funding
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than $1.9 million in Brownfields grants to revitalize former industrial sites and promote economic development in West Virginia. With the ...
Read MoreHat’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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