West Virginia Resources
Recent Project Announcements
Google Plans Putnam County, West Virginia, Data Center Operations
Alcon Expands Lesage, West Virginia, Production Operations
Frontieras North America Plans Mason County, West Virginia, Operations
Premium Guard Plans Weirton, West Virginia, Distribution Operations
Nucor Corporation Expands Mason County, West Virginia, Operations
Babcock & Wilcox Plans Mason County, West Virginia, Operations
HandCraft Services Plans Berkeley County, West Virginia, Production Operations
Prime 6 Plans Buckhannon, West Virginia, Manufacturing Operations
Cleveland-Cliffs Plans Weirton, West Virginia, Operations
Japan-Based SOMAR Plans Wood County, West Virginia, Manufacturing Operations
Treplar Plans Berkeley County, West Virginia, Food Packaging Complex
Fidelis New Energy Plans Mason County, West Virginia, Hydrogen Production Plant
Niterra North America Expands Sissonville, West Virginia, Campus
Clear Vision Establishes Quincy, West Virginia, Manufacturing Plant
Recent Features
Leading Metro Locations 2025: Smaller Markets, Stronger Momentum
Smaller and mid-sized U.S. metros are outpacing big cities, leveraging workforce agility, affordability, and livability to redefine competitiveness and attract investment in 2025.
EV and Semiconductor Projects Stand Out in States Receiving Area Development’s 18th Annual Shovel Awards
With concerns about climate change now supplanting pandemic fears, projects to produce EVs — and the semiconductors used by vehicles and other high-tech goods — come to the forefront in this year’s Shovel Awards report.
Shifting Dynamics in a Post-Pandemic World
Your business may benefit from economic developers’ new targeted approaches that support new norms in the workplace, promote inclusive economic recovery, and place ESG at the center of their value proposition.
Gubernatorial Shift: New Economic Development Policies
New governors of eight states reveal their ideas for strengthening their states’ economies and growing their business bases.
Regional Report: South Atlantic Region Ranks High for Business Investment
With its well-established infrastructure, leading workforce-development programs, and right-to-work states, the South Atlantic region continues to attract advanced technology companies.
Location Notebook: West Virginia’s Economic Diversification Helping the State to Meet Challenges
The P&G win was an important one for the state, providing validation that West Virginia can be a competitive place to do business.
West Virginia Basic Business Taxes
Corporation Net Income Tax, Business Franchise Tax, Business and Occupation Tax, Consumers’ Sales and Service Tax and Use Tax, Business Registration Tax, Severance Taxes, Personal Income Tax, Property Taxes
West Virginia Direct Financial Incentives
West Virginia's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment.
Regional Report: Diverse Industries Reflect Economic Gains in the South-Atlantic
A region that gets its pro-business message across, the South Atlantic’s growth in manufacturing, Information technology, and life sciences has moved beyond big cities to its smaller metro areas as well.
Regional Report: Economy Sizzling in the South Atlantic States
With numerous new and expanded facilities being announced in 2013 and 2014, the South Atlantic region’s string of success stories is continuing.
