Economic Development

The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that would bump two high-profile jobs in state government to cabinet-level positions. Lawmakers in the lower chamber voted Wednesday to approve House Bill 2019.

The Raleigh County Memorial Airport is getting a facelift, and along with that may come hundreds of new jobs in the area.

Former West Virginia Senate president Mitch Carmichael, who was defeated in the Republican primary last year will become the state economic development director.

A Republican lawmaker in West Virginia who resigned after posting an anti-gay slur is set to elude political consequences now that he has won back his seat in the Statehouse.

In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’re revisiting some of the stories we have reported about economic development. We’ll hear how these projects are doing today, and how the pandemic has impacted these efforts.

Millions of federal monies have been given to West Virginia to create a revolving loan fund for small businesses.

Coalfield Development, a non-profit organization in southern West Virginia that works toward economic revitalization through new job training…

A new grant program is taking applications for economic development projects in coal-impacted areas of Appalachia. Opportunity Appalachia is a…

By branding southern West Virginia “Hatfield & McCoy” country, are we re-affirming negative stereotypes in Appalachia?In this week’s episode of Inside…

The founder of a West Virginia job-training organization called Coalfield Development has been awarded $250,000 from the Heinz Family Foundation. Brandon…