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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Sept. 15, 2023) – Leaders of the West Virginia Hive and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab announced today a new sponsor and the extension of the last call deadline for entries to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in the upcoming Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition, to be held on October 12, on the WVU Tech campus in Beckley, W.Va.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2023
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Sept. 14, 2023) – West Virginia Hive client – For the Love Of Golf — located at 718 Main Street East, Suite A, White Sulphur Springs, announced it is holding a grand opening from 2-6 p.m. Monday, September 18.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 11, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (September 11, 2023) – Tammy Jordan, owner of Fruits of Labor, a social enterprise that serves as a model for the recovery to work program Communities of Healing, is set to share her insights this week at the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) annual conference, entitled Appalachia Rises, in Ashland, Ky.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Sept. 6, 2023) – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) offered its congratulations on the appointment of NRGRDA Board Member Gregory A. Duckworth, to the West Virginia First Foundation, the private foundation created to distribute the state’s more than one billion dollars in opioid settlement funds.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (September 5, 2023) – The basement of the Fruits of Labor building at 313 Neville Street in Beckley is now featuring a new wood-stone Pizzeria, Ice Cream and Coffee Shop. Tammy Jordan, owner of Fruits of Labor, invites the public to join her in cutting the ribbon at the grand opening at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (August 31, 2023) – Hannah Morgan has joined the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and will be leading the Business Capacity Services (BCS) team of the West Virginia Hive.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2023
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Aug. 28, 2023) – West Virginia Hive is hosting a “Coffee Talks” networking session from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at The Schoolhouse Hotel in White Sulphur Springs. The public is encouraged to attend this free event.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 23, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Aug. 23, 2023) – The West Virginia Hive, in partnership with the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab, will host their next Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition on October 12, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the WVU Tech campus in Beckley, W.Va.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2023
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (July 18, 2023) – Mountain Steer Meat Company has received its Federal Grant of Inspection and is now eligible for beef grading by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Graded local beef assists small processing plants by showcasing, on an official level, the quality of regional cattle. Through ultrasound and camera grading, Mountain Steer offers a product that consistently meets the high standards established by their business.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (June 26, 2023) – The West Virginia Hive is hosting a Network and Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historic Black Knight Country Club, 2400 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, on Wednesday, June 28. All small business owners are invited to attend.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (June 19, 2023) – Jeff Webb, owner of Trails Edge Cycles, invites the public to an 11:30 a.m. June 22 grand opening and ribbon cutting of new space at 1302 South Eisenhower Drive in Beckley. Refreshments will be served and a taco bar will be available.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2023
Fayetteville, W.Va. (June 6, 2023) – Trey Swartz, silversmith and owner of Southern Pillar Jeweler, will host a June 8 grand opening and ribbon cutting at his new workspace studio at The Great Googly Moogly, 107 Keller Avenue, Fayetteville. The event begins at 11:30 a.m., and the public is invited to attend and view Swartz’s entire collection of works.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (May 9, 2023) – Hinton Outfitters, a souvenir and gift shop is having its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 12, at its new storefront operation in Hinton at 221 Temple Street, Suite 1. Sisters and co-owners Lee Ann Goins and Kathy (Goins) Mills will cut a celebratory ribbon at 11 a.m. and offer food, beverages, and 10 percent off sales during the special event…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (May 26, 2023) – Candice Meade, owner of Posh Manna Cake Art & Bakery in Shady Spring and a client of the West Virginia Hive, is participating in the May 31-June 1 Investor Convening being held by Opportunity Appalachia, an Appalachian Regional Commission funded project led by Appalachian Community Capital.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (May 9, 2023) – Hinton Outfitters, a souvenir and gift shop is having its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 12, at its new storefront operation in Hinton at 221 Temple Street, Suite 1. Sisters and co-owners Lee Ann Goins and Kathy (Goins) Mills will cut a celebratory ribbon at 11 a.m. and offer food, beverages, and 10 percent off sales during the special event…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (May 9, 2023) – Indie Sparrow Boutique has announced a 1 p.m. Friday, May 12, ribbon cutting to launch its grand reopening of the business, which is returning to its original Beckley location — 610 North Eisenhower Drive — after seven years in Beaver.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (May 8, 2023) –Seed Sower, Inc. has announced a noon May 10 ribbon cutting to launch the opening of an office for The Well, southern West Virginia’s Recovery Community Organization (RCO), on the third floor of the Fruits of Labor Café building, 313 Neville Street in Beckley.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2023
Beaver, W.Va. (May 2, 2023) – The Raleigh County Memorial Airport, with guidance from the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and Region 1 Planning and Development Council has accepted a $7,729,959.00 bid from A.L.L. Construction, Inc., of Mount Storm, W.Va., to conduct site development for the new 105-acre industrial project at the Raleigh County Memorial Airport…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (May 1, 2023) – West Virginia Hive, a program of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), will continue its county-by-county “Coffee Talks” sessions with an event in Fayette County at Smithers Wellness Place from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 5, 2023…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Apr. 27, 2023) – Beckley resident Amy Showalter has joined the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) as a Project Manager with the WV Hive…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Apr. 25, 2023) – A new pet daycare and boarding business – Paws N Pals Doggy Daycare and Boarding – is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at 16933 Robert C. Byrd Drive in Beckley. Owned by Corey Lacy, the small business is a client of the West Virginia Hive…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2023
Wheeling, W.Va. (Apr. 12, 2023) – Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) will host its bi-annual in person member meeting and investment review starting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, at Oglebay Lodge in Wheeling…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2023
Hinton, W.Va. (Apr. 12, 2023) – West Virginia Hive client — Botany Tropicals — is hosting a grand opening at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15, to celebrate the addition of Camp Botany to its retail store at 321 Third Avenue in Hinton…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Apr. 11, 2023) – The West Virginia Hive recently added Katie Loudin of the West Virginia Community Development Hub and Jen Wood of West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) to its board of directors. The WV Community Development Hub concurrently added Judy Moore, executive director of the WV Hive and deputy director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, to its governing body…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Apr. 3, 2023) – Six regional entrepreneurs and two teams of West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) students shared and enthusiastically promoted their business ideas March 30 with a panel of judges and a live audience at the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition on the WVU Tech campus…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Mar. 28, 2023) – The West Virginia Hive – entrepreneurial arm of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority — is supporting four new small businesses located on Prince Street in Beckley as they celebrate their grand openings on the afternoon of Friday, March 31…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Mar. 21, 2023) – The West Virginia Hive, in partnership with the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab, announced the finalists chosen to present at the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition, to be held from 6-8 p.m. March 30 on the campus of WVU Tech…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Mar. 15, 2023) – Less than one year after launching his business, Cox Telecom is employing 16 full-time employees and creating a local and regional based operation to deploy a turnkey operation of wireless services to all cellular carriers (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, DiSH)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2023
Morgantown, W.Va. (Mar. 14, 2023) – Morgantown surgical device company Endolumik, Inc., closed a $1.5 million investment to commercialize their patented near infrared (NIR) surgical device — Gastric Calibration Tube, thanks in part to a new investment from the Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 02, 2023
Hinton, W.Va. (Mar. 2, 2023) – The West Virginia Coffee Talks and New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) Summers County Business Owners Meeting will both be held at the Hinton Technology Building on March 3.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Feb. 3, 2023) – Communities of Healing (COH), the growing recovery to work initiative in southern West Virginia, is seeking statewide applicants for a new Investment Lab business development program that will be unveiled March 20 at the next Gathering.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Feb. 3, 2023) – West Virginia Hive partner, Seed Sower, Inc., is creating southern West Virginia’s Recovery Community Organization (RCO) and holding the first of three community listening sessions at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 on the third floor of the Fruits of Labor Café, 313 Neville Street. Snacks and beverages will be available.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2023
Beckley, W.Va. (Jan. 24, 2023) – The Tamarack Foundation for the Arts (TFA) is extending the deadline for applicants of the TFA ‘Arts Business Accelerator’ program, a six-month training program set to kick off with a two-day bootcamp at the Beckley Arts Center next month. Local artists and creative entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply by February 1. Those in the cohort will receive at no charge small-business development training, coaching, access to accountants, learning workshops, monetary subsidies to access markets, and networking opportunities from a seasoned professional trainer.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2023
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Jan. 20, 2023) – Mountain Steer Meat Company has invited the community to attend a grand opening and ribbon cutting January 25 at its retail shop at 169 Pocahontas Trail, White Sulphur Springs. The small business, which specializes in the aging of beef, has expanded its operations and added a new processing facility.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 19, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive named top performing Hive client Falcon Mine Service in Midway as its 2022 Small Business of the Year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 19, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive has selected Dr. Marcus Thomas, owner of Fat Bottom Coolers, as its 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 13, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive is working in partnership with the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts (TFA) to support their TFA ‘Arts Business Accelerator’, a six-month training program set to kick off with a two-day bootcamp to be held at the Beckley Arts Center in February 2023.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 9, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive is hosting a holiday “Coffee Talks” networking session from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. Tuesday, December 13, at One Cup: Coffee with a Mission in Oceana.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 2, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive named top performing Hive clients and partners as part of its annual open house this morning at the Beckley Presbyterian Church. For each of the past five years, the entrepreneurial arm of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) has recognized business clients and program partners and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2022
Media Advisory (Dec. 1, 2022) – Media are invited to cover the continuing progress of the Communities of Healing (COH) recovery to work model being administered throughout southern West Virginia. The COH Winter Gathering will be held next Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fruits of Labor, 313 Neville Street, Beckley, W.Va. Cohort business participants (past and current), grant partners, community supporters, and existing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Nov. 29, 2022) – Beth Epperson is joining the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) as Contracts and Procurement Specialist for its West Virginia Hive entrepreneurial arm. She will also be responsible for the administration of the NRGRDA’s loan portfolio. Earlier in her career, Epperson worked at the 4-C Economic Development Authority for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Nov. 28, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive will honor top performing Hive clients and supporters as part of its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, December 2 at its offices at 205 South Kanawha Street in Beckley. For the past five years, the entrepreneurial arm of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) has opened its doors…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2022
Fayetteville, W.Va. (Oct. 15, 2022) – A new Mister Bee potato chip bag design celebrating the New River Gorge Region was unveiled before a crowd of attendees at today’s Bridge Day, reflecting a collaboration between the snack company, New River Gorge Regional Development Authority’s business and entrepreneurship support program, the WV Hive…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2022
Glen Jean, W.Va. (Oct. 13, 2022) – The New River Gorge region, national park and preserve, and southern West Virginia are being featured on a new five-ounce chip bag that will be unveiled Saturday by West Virginia’s only potato chip manufacturer — Mister Bee Potato Chips based…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/28/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Sept. 28, 2022) –The West Virginia Hive is hosting a “Coffee Talks” networking session at 8:30 a.m. Friday, September 30, at Seneca Health Services in Summersville. The event is being sponsored by United Bank…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/14/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Sept. 14, 2022) – After several impressive presentations, three Southern West Virginia entrepreneurs offered winning pitches of their business plans for start-up or expansion and were rewarded with cash prizes and the knowledge their ideas may be worthy to implement…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/07/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Sept. 7, 2022) –West Virginia Hive receives $2.4 million for entrepreneurship support in the Community and Business Resilience Project to help communities, small businesses, and entrepreneurs get ready for new green jobs…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/02/2022
WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced on Friday, September 2 that the federal government has chosen the Appalachian Climate Technologies Coalition (“ACT Now Coalition”) of West Virginia for a package of grant awards totaling $62.8 million, leveraged with another $30 million in matching funds from philanthropic foundations, local governments, and the private sector.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/01/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (September 1) –Organizers of the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition, to be held from 6-8 p.m. September 13 on the campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), announced the six best pitch ideas chosen to present and invited attendees to vote for their favorites.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/01/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (September 1) – Country Roads Angel Network (“CRAN”) announced its investment of $80,000 in Parthian Battery Solutions (“Parthian”) of Morgantown today. Led by founder and CEO Auggie Chico, a West Virginia University finance graduate, Parthian Battery Solutions recertifies and repurposes electric vehicle batteries into low-cost eco-friendly residential and commercial solar energy storage systems…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/25/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (July 25) – The West Virginia Hive, in partnership with the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab, will host a Pitch Southern West Virginia business idea competition on September 13, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at the WVU Tech campus in Beckley, W.Va..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/14/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (July 14) – Southern West Virginia native Peyton Ballard has been named Director of Entrepreneurship Initiatives at the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), effective July 1. The elevated position offers Ballard more responsibility as Managing Director of the Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) and assuming additional responsibilities at the West Virginia Hive.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/11/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (July 11) – Nicholas County resident Judy Moore has elevated her leadership position in the New River Gorge region. Moore was named Deputy Director of Operations of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), effective July 1, adding to her roles overseeing the West Virginia Hive and Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/26/2022
Beckley, W.Va. – Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) announced its investment of $100,000 in Cox Telecom, LLC of Oak Hill today. Owner Dan Cox, a new resident to West Virginia, with lifelong family roots in the region, is committed to making a significant difference in the development of broadband upgrades and access in the Mountain State.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/15/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Feb. 15, 2022) – Hinton resident Diana Woods is the new director of the Beckley LaunchLab at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) in collaboration with the WV Hive.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/07/2022
Huntington, W.Va. (Feb. 07, 2022) – The Appalachian Climate Technologies Coalition (“ACT Now Coalition”) launched on Monday, February 7 at Coalfield Development Corporation’s West Edge Factory in Huntington, WV.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/02/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Feb. 02, 2022) – Two employers participating in the Communities of Healing (COH) recovery to work program – Appalachian Furnishings in Rock View and Pinheads in Oak Hill – have found a rich pool of hard-working, passionate employees who are creating a win-win scenario for their growing enterprises.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/26/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Jan. 26, 2022) – The West Virginia Hive Network is hosting its inaugural “Coffee Talks” networking event at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Hilltop Coffee Company in Crab Orchard and is sponsored by United Bank.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/13/2022
Beckley, W.Va. (Jan. 11, 2022) – Oak Hill resident Olivia Morris recently joined the West Virginia Hive Network and Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) as a program coordinator.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/06/2022
Morgantown, W.Va. (Jan. 06, 2022) – Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) investors have awarded $40,000 in new capital to Endolumik, Inc., a surgical device company with a new bariatric surgery innovation.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/04/2022
The economic landscape in West Virginia is vastly improving for the 1.8 million residents who currently occupy these mountains. Looking at things closely, I’ve also noticed a changing tide.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/16/2021
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 16, 2021) – The West Virginia Hive Network recognized area businesses and supporters for their high-level achievements and notable contributions at its annual open house.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/14/2021
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 14, 2021) – The West Virginia Hive will honor area businesses and supporters as part of its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, December 16 at its offices at 205 South Kanawha Street in Beckley.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/02/2021
Beckley, W.Va. (Dec. 2, 2021) – The West Virginia Hive is encouraging the business community to participate in the next 10-session CO.STARTERS Core training program, set to begin in January, and is hosting a Monday, Dec. 13 kick-off gathering at its offices to allow for networking and information sharing about the program.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/18/2021
Beckley, W.Va. (Nov. 18, 2021) – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) hosted a comprehensive review and forward-looking snapshot of community and economic development potential in Raleigh, Summers, Fayette, and Nicholas counties at its New River Gorge Economic Outlook Summit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/08/2021
Glen Jean, W.Va. (Nov. 8, 2021) – Investors, entrepreneurs and supporters of the state’s only certified angel investment network gathered at Summit Bechtel Reserve on Friday to celebrate the successes of the Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) and plan strategies for future business investments and job creation.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/25/2021
White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (Oct. 25, 2021) – A small business specializing in the aging of beef will be able to expand operations with a new processing facility thanks to a $100,000 investment made possible by the Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/7/2021
Beckley, W.Va. (Oct. 7, 2021) – Stephanie Sanders has joined the West Virginia Hive Network as a regional business advisor, assisting entrepreneurs and business leaders in the organization’s 12-county region.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/17/2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded another $50,000 grant to the West Virginia Hive Network under the agency’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) program.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/21/2021
Senior staff at the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) are being promoted to new positions within the organization to respond to increased local and regional business, community, and economic outdoor industry needs.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/24/2021
Jay Phillips, Seed Sower Inc. Executive Director, joins current Communities of Healing Participants, Chris Adams and Adam Hodges on Hoppy Kercheval’s Talkline. Jay explains the backbones of the program.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/22/2021
The Communities of Healing recovery-to-work program has announced registration is open for a Fall 2021 cohort for small business and social enterprise leaders who are interested in providing employment to local citizens recovering from addiction. The goal is to recruit 10 businesses.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/18/2021
Jina Belcher, executive director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), has been recognized by the state business journal as one of its 2021 Generation Next ’40 Under 40’ recipients.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/31/2021
Country Roads Angel Network is accepting applications from entrepreneurs looking to help start a business and diversify the economy across the state.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/6/2021
The West Virginia Hive and its parent, the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), celebrated on Oct. 16, 2020, the opening of its new offices, business hub and co-working space in downtown Beckley with remarks of appreciation, ribbon cutting, awards presentations, a Facebook Live session and tours of the new space.
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