West Virginia Department of Commerce Region 5 - Western

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Region 5 - Western



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Economic Development Authorities in Region 5
  1. Advantage Valley, Inc.

    Serves these counties: ASHLAND, KY, LAWRENCE, OH, BOONE, CABELL, PUTNAM, KANAWHA, WAYNE

    City: Hurricane

  2. Charleston Area Alliance

    Serves these counties: KANAWHA

    City: Charleston

  3. Chemical Alliance Zone, Inc.

    Serves these counties: CABELL, PUTNAM, KANAWHA, WAYNE

    City: South Charleston

  4. Gilmer County Economic Development Association

    Serves these counties: GILMER

    City: Glenville

  5. Huntington Area Development Council (HADCO)

    Serves these counties: CABELL, WAYNE

    City: Huntington

  6. Jackson County Development Authority

    Serves these counties: JACKSON

    City: Ripley

  7. Little Kanawha Area Development Corporation

    Serves these counties: CALHOUN, WIRT

    City: Elizabeth

  8. Mason County Development Authority

    Serves these counties: MASON

    City: Point Pleasant

  9. Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation

    Serves these counties: WOOD

    City: Parkersburg

  10. Pleasants County Development Authority

    Serves these counties: PLEASANTS

    City: St. Marys

  11. Polymer Alliance Zone

    Serves these counties: JACKSON, MASON, WOOD

    City: Davisville

  12. Putnam County Development Authority

    Serves these counties: PUTNAM

    City: Scott Depot

  13. Ritchie County Economic Development Authority

    Serves these counties: RITCHIE

    City: Harrisville

  14. Roane County Economic Development Authority

    Serves these counties: ROANE

    City: Spencer

  15. Saint Albans Regional Development Authority

    Serves these counties: KANAWHA

    City: St. Albans

  16. South Charleston Economic Development Council

    Serves these counties: KANAWHA

    City: South Charleston

  17. Wayne County Economic Development Authority

    Serves these counties: WAYNE

    City: Wayne

  18. West Virginia Economic Development Council

    Serves these counties: STATEWIDE

    City: Charleston

Business Retention and Expansion Representative
Rolland Phillips
304-957-2058
Rolland.R.Phillips@wv.gov
Business Climate Brochure
Business Climate Brochure

During the last several years, West Virginia has produced a positive business climate for new and expanding companies that want to create good jobs in West Virginia.
Development Assistance Programs

Locating a business in West Virginia makes good business sense. It’s the reason more than $16.8 billion worth of new business investments have been made in the state’s economy since 2005.
West Virginia Business Taxes
West Virginia Business Taxes

West Virginia has removed approximately $109 million of business tax burden in FY 2011 and over $345 million during the past five years.