West Virginia

Land-Grant University Network

  • West Virginia University
    • College of Agriculture and Forestry  www.caf.wvu.edu/

    • Extension Service  www.wvu.edu/~exten
      WVU's extension program maintains a comprehensive, web site with information about WVU Extension Service programs, news, upcoming events, and online versions of many extension publications. Internal site pages are organized by subject in the following broad categories: agriculture, communities, economic development, families, fire service, forestry, 4-H and youth, international, labor, nutrition, and safety and health. Each category leads to more detailed information within the subject area. Internal pages also offer detailed information for 66 individual county extension offices in West Virginia. The site also includes an extensive list of links to external sites. These links are organized by region and also by subject area.

    • Library System  www.libraries.wvu.edu/

    • University Website  www.wvu.edu/

    • West Virginia Links  www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/wvlinks.html
      The West Virginia Links site, owned by West Virginia University, compiles a list of links in areas of state government; federal government; state counties; cities; schools, colleges, and universities; state parks; newspapers (daily and weekly); television stations; radio stations; internet service providers; and organizations. Linked sites are listed only by name; there is no information provided about the sites or the organizations which operate them.

Others

  • Business and Economic Research, West Virginia Bureau of www.be.wvu.edu/serve/bureau/index.htm
    The Bureau of Business and Economic Research operates within the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, and is West Virginia's leading business and economic research center. The Bureau provides economic data, analysis, and forecasts to both public and private-sector clients nationwide. The web site has available economic data and reports in HTML and PDF formats; these are organized by subject. Also available on the web site are the West Virginia Business & Economic Review and Journal of Small Business Management; other publications may be ordered in hard copy using an online order form.

  • Center for Economic Options, Inc.  www.centerforeconoptions.org
    The Center for Economic Options is a private non-profit organization promoting home-based and microbusinesses as a viable aspect of economic development in West Virginia. The Center connects entrepreneurs of related small businesses, provides community-based economic education, works on policy issues, and promotes access to opportunities, information, and resources. The web site includes upcoming events, an online bookstore, resources for communities, and information for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

  • County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia  www.polsci.wvu.edu/ccawv/index.html
    The County Commissioners' Association of West Virginia is a statewide agency with the purpose of promoting the interest and general welfare of local county governments; representing county government before the state legislature, administrative agencies, and federal government; educating the public about the value of and need for county programs and services; and facilitating the exchange of problems, ideas, and solutions among county officials. CCAWV provides educational programs, legislative services, and communications to its members. The web site provides information about association programs, contact information for member counties, county histories, and links to the national association of counties and internal county home pages. The association's newsletter, Commissioners' Corner, is available on the web site. Internal county pages, accessible through a link list or a clickable map, provide contact information, economic profiles, photographic county tours, local sites of interest, and industrial sites.

  • Development Authority, Upshur County   www.wvlink.com/ucda
    The Upshur County Development Authority is a not-for-profit organization marketing Upshur County as a site for businesses focusing on wood furniture, aircraft manufacturing, distribution, retail facilities, wood products, service industries, back office operations, and hotels/motels or recreation. Its web site offers information on the community and listings of business properties in the area, divided into either office or manufacturing properties. The site is linked to the Upshur County home page (www.wvlink.com/Upshur/UpshurCounty.nsf), which includes more general information about the county, including maps.

  • Development Council, Huntington Area  www.hadco.org
    The Huntington Area Development Council is a private, non-profit organization for the purpose of attracting new employers to Cabell and Wayne Counties; retaining existing employers; and helping all employers expand their businesses. The purpose of this mission is to enhance the area business climate; facilitate continued growth of the area; diversify the local economy; expand the tax base; and enhance the employment opportunities for area residents. The Council's web site offers demographic and tax information, a labor survey, and general community information, including information about arts and culture, education, transportation, government, community facilities, major employers, utilities, and weather. The site offers a limited list of links to other sites of relevance.

  • Development Office, Pendleton County www.wvweb.com/www/pendleton/index.html
    The Pendleton County Development Office web site offers general information on the local labor force, the county location, the local industrial park, and economic demographics.

  • Development Office, West Virginia  www.wvdo.org
    The West Virginia Development Office is West Virginia's chief economic and community development agency. It is directed by a 15-member council consisting of private-sector leaders. WVDO actively promotes growth of the West Virginia economy through business start-ups, business retention and expansion, and attraction of new industry. The WVDO web site includes information on the organization's work within the areas of business and industrial development, community development, international development, marketing and communications, small business development, and technology. It also includes online databases, and general information on doing business in West Virginia. The site also includes a list of related links organized by subject categories.

  • Economic Development Authority, Four-County  www.4ceda.org
    The Four-County Economic Development Authority is a regional economic development effort formed by county commissions of Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh and Summers counties in an effort to assist with the expansion and diversification of the economic base in their counties. They assist businesses in expansion and location areas. The 4CEDA web site includes information about the area for the use of businesses, including information on transportation, telecommunications, business/technology parks, financing, quality of life, buildings and sites, and other general demographic data. It provides links to a few cities, chambers of commerce, businesses, and local organizations in the area.

  • Economic Development Authority, Lewis County  www.westvirginia.com/lceda
    The Lewis County home page offers information about the county in the areas of labor force, industry mix, demographics, telecommunications, utilities, taxation, real estate, education, healthcare, and transportation. The site includes graphs on county statistics and graphs comparing Lewis County to other counties within the state.

  • Economic Development Authority, Lincoln   www.lincolnwv.org
    The Lincoln Economic Development Authority is a non-profit corporation promoting the economic development of Lincoln county. Its purpose it to promote and advance the business prosperity and economic welfare of Lincoln County, while maintaining environmental standards, recreational areas, and improving housing for its citizens. Programs exist in the areas of business retention and expansion, business recruiting, small business assistance, area development, and community development. The web site includes information about LEDA, the proposed regional airport, a region overview, real estate, area demographics, the local micro loan program, the Hatfield McCoy Trails, the local transit authority, schools, and local archives. The site also offers articles on issues of current interest to the Lincoln County economy.

  • Economic Development Authority, Mercer County http://wvweb.com/mercercoeda/
    The Economic Development Authority of Mercer County maintains this web site. The site offers information on the county location, including transportation information and distances to major cities; business and industry information, including labor statistics, major employers, and industrial parks; and community information on the county in general and its two largest towns, including government and demographic information.

  • Education Alliance, West Virginia  www.educationalliance.org
    The Education Alliance is a statewide private non-profit organization working to promote business and community involvement in public schools throughout the state. Alliance programs include mini-grants for classroom projects, partnerships in education, Read Aloud West Virginia, Day on Campus, the Business Council for Education, the Education Policy Research Institute, and family involvement grants. The web site offers information on some of the programs, a news update, and a link to World School (www.wvaworldschool.com), an alliance program designed to enhance the use of on-line resources, collaborative classroom activities and opportunities for professional growth. The World School site includes an extensive list of links to school systems and educators statewide.

  • Employment Programs, West Virginia Bureau of www.state.wv.us/bep
    The Bureau of Employment Programs is a West Virginia state agency promoting economic security by providing compensation, employment, and training services to jobseekers and unemployed or injured workers. The Bureau's web site includes state and county data on labor, employment, unemployment, and wages; information on job services; and economic summaries. Bureau publications (primarily of interest to jobseekers or unemployed/injured workers) can be accessed through the web site.

  • Global Electronic Village,  Jackson County  www.ripleyonline.biz
    The Jackson County Global Electronic Village is a community web site linking the residences, businesses, schools, government, health care, agriculture, and other sectors of Jackson County. It provides information, intended for the use of both citizens and visitors, in the areas of agriculture, business, churches, civic organizations, demographics, education, government, health care, history, libraries, recreation & tourism and the Main Street Ripley! and Polymer Alliance Zone projects. The site also contains links to local businesses, schools, and organizations; maps; weather information; an events calendar; and a photo gallery.

  • Hardy County  http://wvweb.com/www/hardy_county
    The Hardy County web site offers limited general information on quality of life, education, labor, and industry within the county. The site offers a few links to other sites, and an online request form for information from the Hardy County Rural Development Authority.

  • Jefferson County  www.intrepid.net/jcda
    The Jefferson County web site lists recent announcements, and offers information on business development sites, maps, demographic and economic characteristics, a general community profile, quality of life information, business incentive programs, and information on the Burr Industrial Park. The site also has links to other Jefferson County sites, West Virginia sites, and federal government sites.

  • Kanawha County  www.kancocom.com
    The official Kanawha County web site offers information on the county commission and county agencies; county facts; attractions; information on the civic center; news links; weather information; information on commission meetings; a page for local businesses to bid on county projects; a page on West Virginia missing children; and a survey.

  • Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council www.movrc.org
    The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council is a government planning agency representing eight counties in West Virginia. It operates programs in community and economic development, transportation planning, social services, job training, and federal contracting assistance. The MOVRC web site has information about the council, its member governments, programs, projects, and links for legislative information, and to other sites about community and economic development.

  • Online Outreach, West Virginia  http://wvnvm.wvnet.edu/~equalnet/index.html
    West Virginia Online Outreach provides an online database of small business resources, including information, training materials, and seminars. The goals of West Virginia Online Outreach are to increase small business growth and improve community access to and training on new technologies. The project is a partnership among educational institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, local communities, and the private sector. The web site provides links to small business development centers in West Virginia and nationwide.

  • Regional Contracting Assistance Center   www.rcacwv.com/
    A non-profit that provides assistance to West Virginia companies seeking to do business with Federal, State, or local government agencies.

  • Rails-to-Trails Council, West Virginia  www.wvrtc.org
    The West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council is a statewide non-profit charity to promote and help create rail-trails in West Virginia in order to provide recreational opportunity and increase tourism. Programs include public education and information; local project support and statewide advocacy; and volunteer support for rail-trail development and maintenance. The web site includes announcements, maps, trailside services guides, trailhead directions, trail-rating table, and WVRTC newsletters online. It also maintains a comprehensive list of links to other relevant sites, organized by subject.

  • Rural Development Council, West Virginia  www.state.wv.us/wvrdc
    The West Virginia Rural Development Council works to help rural communities by facilitating collaboration among state, local, and federal governments and the private and non-profit sectors; sharing successful development strategies; and supporting local initiatives. The site offers information about the council, its members, governing board, action areas, and accomplishment. A calendar of events is also available, as are links to other rural resources.

  • Rural Water Association, West Virginia  www.wvrwa.org
    The West Virginia Rural Water Association is an association of small public water/wastewater systems from throughout the state, including public services and municipalities and private companies. It provides technical assistance and training to small water systems. Its monthly publication, Drips and Drops: NWRA Technical Advisories, Progressive Water Systems Newsletter, and Infrastructure Job Development Council News are available on the web site.

  • Taylor County  www.taylorcounty.com
    The official web site of Taylor County offers limited information on community, tourism, economic development, and history. The site is useful primarily for finding addresses and phone numbers for relevant agencies within the county.

  • Technology Consortium Foundation, West Virginia High  www.wvhtf.org
    Created in 1990 to assist businesses in operating in a high-technology environment, the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation has 170 affiliate member companies. The Foundation offers its affiliates educational, promotional, and technical assistance. The organization serves as a catalyst for economic diversification by partnering with government, business, and academia to work for education of a quality workforce, research technologies, and develop a high-technology infrastructure. The WVHTCF web site provides information about research, development, and education; affiliate benefits; current business opportunities; and news. It also includes an online weekly magazine, Technology in the Mountains.

  • Tyler County  www.tcfrn.com
    The Tyler County home page offers information about local communities, economic development, and tourism. It also provides a community calendar, statistical information, and an extensive resource directory. The resource directory is organized by subject, and includes contact information for resources within each subject, with web site links where available. The site also includes other links for information in areas such as current weather, Tyler County genealogy, and communities within the county.

  • West Virginia Home Page  www.state.wv.us
    West Virginia's official state home page provides general information about state government, attractions, business, education, health and human services, communities and counties, and arts and culture. The site provides links to a comprehensive list of state and local agencies, elected officials, and individual county and community web sites, as well as information and links for West Virginia citizens.
Penn State Mark Link to the Pennsylvania State University

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.

USDA-CSREES logo Link to Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension System

The Center receives core funds from USDA-CSREES and the Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors.