West Virginia’s prime location, highly productive workforce and pro-business climate are just a few reasons successful companies continue to say #YesWV.
- West Virginia is within a day’s drive of 50% of the U.S. population and a third of the Canadian market.
- West Virginia’s cost of doing business is among the lowest in the country.
- West Virginia’s workforce recorded one of the lowest manufacturing turnover rates in the country and is below the national average of turnover rates in all other workforce categories.
- West Virginia’s cost of living is 14% below the national average, boasting a high quality of life with top-ranked universities, fulfilling careers, award-winning health institutions and ample outdoor recreation activities.
Companies that already call West Virginia home:


















Thriving Industry Spotlight:
Forest Products
The wood industry of West Virginia generates $3.2 billion annually for the state’s economy and provides more than 30,000 jobs within the state with 12 million acres of forestland and 75 billion board feet of timber inventory. West Virginia is the second-leading hardwood state in the U.S. and each of its 55 counties has some segment of the wood industry as an employer. Wood products manufacturing businesses include loggers, sawmills, dry kilns, rustic rail fence producers, veneer plants, furniture parts producers, kitchen cabinets and other wooden furniture.

Meet the Team
West Virginia Department of Economic Development
WV Division of Forestry

Matt Borror
Regional Manager, Business Retention & Expansion
Matthew.k.borror@wv.gov
304-380-2413 (cell)

Jeremy McGill
Jeremy.R.McGill@wv.gov
304-545-0172
Randolph County Development Authority
West Virginia Wood Technology Center
Hardy County Rural Development Authority

Robert L. Morris, Jr.
Executive Director
Jeremy.R.McGill@wv.gov
304-614-3268 (cell)

Mallie J. Combs
304-530-3047
West Virginia Department of Economic Development

Matt Borror
Regional Manager, Business Retention & Expansion
Matthew.k.borror@wv.gov
304-380-2413 (cell)
WV Division of Forestry
Randolph County Development Authority
West Virginia Wood Technology Center
Hardy County Rural Development Authority
Say #YESWV.