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When the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994, the world looked a little bit different than it does today. You were considered on the cutting edge if you listened to music on CDs, made calls on a flip phone and owned a car with a GPS navigation system. What was luxury technologies then are commonplace today and is now contained along with so much more tech in your smartphone.  Over the last 26 years, a lot changed…

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Finding an international market to sell a product or service can sometimes feel like looking for a light switch in the middle of a dark room. If you aren’t sure where to go, you just end up fumbling around looking for a path forward. But what if you had something that could guide you? Let…

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Economic development is essential to creating and keeping jobs in West Virginia. Although for now, offices may be empty and meetings conducted remotely to comply with public health measures, the state’s vital economic development work goes on. What economic development does for us “Economic development” refers to what we do — our policies, plans and…

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Data expected to position state for future stimulus funds CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On April 15, the West Virginia Division of Economic Development, West Virginia Association of Regional Councils (WVARC), New River Gorge Regional Development Authority and West Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced a partnership to measure the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s…

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The Coronavirus has forced us to change the way we approach our day-to-day activities, reassess the definition of “essential” and be more creative in conducting business domestically and internationally. As we navigate these uncertain times, everyone here at the West Virginia Development Office wants you to know that we’re in this together. We’re here for…

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