West Virginia Department of Economic Development
State of West Virginia
West Virginia’s lead agency for business location, expansion, exports, and workforce, coordinating incentives and financing statewide.
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Programs & Incentives
Credit offsetting business taxes for companies creating a threshold number of new jobs.
Income-tax credit for creating at least ten high-paying jobs with health benefits.
Credit against business taxes for qualified capital investment in manufacturing.
Direct loans and financial assistance from the West Virginia Economic Development Authority.
Program detailsStatewide workforce recruitment, training support, and labor-market services for employers.
Economic Briefings
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West Virginia WatchEnabling infrastructure
Valley North’s proposed transmission line has sparked a familiar debate over land, resources, power
The proposed Valley North Project would span approximately 260 miles, carrying new 765-kilovolt transmission lines from the coal-fired John E. Amos Power Plant in Putnam County, West Virginia, to Frederick County, Maryland — a colossal…
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