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West Virginia Offers Business Tax Breaks, Low Living Costs
By Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Apr/May 08)
According to Kelley Goes, secretary of the West Virginia Department of Commerce (WVDC), the state’s average unemployment rate last year was 4.6 percent, the lowest unemployment average in the state’s history; the number of West Virginians working last year averaged 778,269, the highest number ever recorded; in addition, the cost of living was 4 percent below the national average. More
A Conversation With… Mark Julian, Director of Business and Industrial Development Division, West Virginia Development Office
By Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Oct/Nov 07)
“In the first six months of 2007, U.S. exports grew 10 percent, but West Virginia exports grew by 17 percent, surpassing the national average. In order of size, West Virginia’s top international export markets are the European Union, Canada, Japan and China. The state hosts more than 100 international manufacturing facilities.” More State Contacts
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Putnam Cty. Dev. Auth. - www.pcda.org
Putnam County means quality – workers, access to transportation, lifestyle, schools, industrial sites, and much more!Gary Walton, Exec. Dir.
Putnam Cty. Dev. Auth.
P.O. Box 167
Scott Depot, WV 25560
304-757-0318
Fax: 304-757-7748
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