FDI Directory · SelectUSA snapshot, February 2025
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Economic Development
- Priority sectors
- 8
- Incentive programmes
- 5
- Shovel-ready sites
- 0
- Incubators
- 2
- Countries courted
- 10
Sectors it is courting
Investment it is seeking from
Supply-chain projects it is looking for
Critical Minerals and Materials, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Packaging
Incentive programmes
Grant
Customized approach based on project details.
Tax Credit
Economic Opportunity Tax Credit, Manufacturing Investment Credit, Research & Development Sales Tax Exemption, High-Tech Manufacturing Credit, Five-For-Ten Program, Freeport Amendment, and many others.
Tax Exemption
Customized based on the project details.
Loan/Loan Participation
Land & Building: up to 45% state financing with the option of additional 45% though local banks and 10% from the company. Equipment: up to 35% state financing with the option of additional 35% through local banks and 30% through the company.
Other
Each project is different and customized assistance is based on each company's needs.
Incubators and accelerators
Vantage Ventures
Partnering with fearless and relentless problem-solvers to build high impact, scalable companies, they are on a mission to redefine what’s possible (when you don’t live in Silicon Valley). Vantage Ventures is in the business of scaling up, going bigger, and going bolder—to radically disrupt and redefine the norm. Vantage Ventures has what it takes to ensure economic opportunity for every West Virginian—to benefit their own as well as people across the nation and the globe—and Vantage Ventures won’t stop until they get there. Vantage Ventures provides access to and builds connection between raw talent, industry and investors. Vantage Ventures supports entrepreneurs working in FinTech, food security, facial recognition, and everything in between.
Innovating for Impact Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Education (iCenter)
Born out of the Intuit Design for Delight Innovating for Impact Challenge, the Innovating for Impact Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Education (iCenter) was founded in 2018 to promote innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the state of West Virginia and the Appalachian Region.
University and workforce programmes
Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center
Various services to manufacturing including shared manufacturing, prototyping and workforce training programs.
Additional services
Site selection assistance, identifying suitable buildings, permitting process assistance, finding a qualified workforce, financing assistance, tax incentive negotiations, housing, school enrollment, and visa applications.
Who to contact
- Angela MasciaGeneral Manager, EuropeAngela.Mascia@wv.gov
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305
What West Virginia did not submit
These headings exist in the federal questionnaire and this jurisdiction left them blank. Blank means unanswered, not zero — it is not evidence that there is nothing there.
- Site-selection services
- Shovel-ready sites
- Regional partner organisations
- Technology startup programmes
- Clean-energy programmes
Source: SelectUSA FDI Database — U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. All profile text above is West Virginia Department of Economic Development's own submission, carried verbatim. Snapshot: February 2025. Programmes close, budgets change and people move on; confirm with the organisation before acting on anything here.