Governor launches "Ascend WV" remote-worker program
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice today announced the launch of the state's premier remote-work program, aimed at recruiting outdoor enthusiast professionals to the Mountain...
WVU webinar series to focus on sustainable rural tourism
Many West Virginia communities are enjoying a marked increase in tourism as well as an influx of new residents propelled by the work-from-home revolution,...
Economy building around new Elk River Trail State Park
Excitement is building around the new Elk River Trail State Park in central West Virginia, especially downstream along the 30-mile corridor between the park...
Starlink providing broadband in remote sections of West Virginia
Satellite-based broadband is allowing telecommuters to settle in even some of the most remote areas in West Virginia. The revolutionary development is changing the...
W.Va. small-farms, FarmHer conferences set for Feb 21-22
The fourteenth annual West Virginia Small Farm Conference begins on February 21 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia.
“West Virginia has over...
Tyler development group looks to Ohio model for success
A group of Tyler County residents is looking to a county in Ohio for an economic solution required to rebuild a similar historical landmark...
$18 million funded for rural West Virginia broadband projects
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has announced the preliminary approval of more than $18 million for broadband infrastructure projects in the...
W.Va. tourism official: new rafting run spectacular (exclusive photos)
A new whitewater run that opens to commercial rafting in 2019 may not be a game changer, but it will certainly enhance the game...
Many Greenbrier, Pocahontas businesses eligible for benefits
Many businesses in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties may be eligible for benefits as a result of their locations in federally designated "Historically Underutilized Business...
Historic nomination could spur economy in former W.Va. mining town
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Efforts to nominate a former coal-mining town in southern West Virginia to the National Register of Historic Places could spur economic...
West Virginia welcomes sponsors for travel writer's convention
Southern West Virginia this spring will showcase its travel and tourism resources for 80 members of the influential Society of American Travel Writers—an unparalleled...
Alliance urges Manchin, Capito to support preservation incentives
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is urging U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to support the availability of historic...
