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West Virginia Deploys Full $5 Million for Site Readiness Program, Assessing 100 Industrial Sites Statewide
West Virginia has deployed $5 million in site readiness funding through the YesWV Ready Sites Program, strengthening the state’s ability to compete for new economic development projects. Administered by the West Virginia Department of Commerce, Division of Economic Development, the initiative was designed to help communities identify and address the infrastructure, engineering and due-diligence requirements
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#YesWV gets largest share of recent Toyota expansion – surpassing $2.8 billion in investment
The turning point came in 1996, when Toyota announced it would build a new facility in Putnam County, what we now know as Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia. That single decision set off a wave of investment. Others soon followed Toyota’s lead and planted roots here: Gestamp’s automotive stamping plant in South Charleston in 2012;
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Ziegenfelder: A Sweet Success Story in West Virginia
When it comes to combining hometown roots with national reach, few companies capture that spirit better than The Ziegenfelder Company. Based in Wheeling, West Virginia, Ziegenfelder has grown from a 19th-century candy maker into one of America’s largest producers of ice pops, and through it all, West Virginia has remained at the heart of their
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33 West Virginia Companies Honored for Expanding Global Reach at 2025 Export Awards
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Thirty-three West Virginia companies were recognized for expanding into new international markets at the annual Governor’s Export Awards ceremony held on July 31. Seven of the honored businesses were first-time recipients of the award. View event photos here: EXPORT AWARDS 2025 SELECTS The Governor’s Export Award is presented to companies that made
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GATC Health: Advancing Medicine with AI in #YesWV
GATC Health is on the cutting edge of biotechnology, using artificial intelligence to revolutionize how we understand, predict, and treat disease. Their proprietary Multiomics Advanced Technology™ (MAT) platform harnesses AI and machine learning to simulate human biochemistry, dramatically accelerating drug discovery and development. With a lab in Morgantown, West Virginia, GATC Health is proving that
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