Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 179) WEST VIRGINIA Governor Joe Manchin III WEST VIRGINIA Fast Facts Population (2006): 1,818,470 Largest Cities (2006): Charleston, 50,846; Huntington, 49,007; Parkersburg, 31,755; Wheeling, 29,330; Morgantown, 28,654 Targeted Industries: Plastics, composites and advanced materials, aerospace, biomedical technology, energy Key Incentives: Five-for-Ten Program, Tourism Development Incentive, Economic Opportunity Credit, Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit, Strategic Research and Development Credit AL – CO WEST VIRGINIA GDP by Industry (Total = $55.7 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 11.0% - Manufacturing CT – ID 21.1% - Services & Healthcare 16.4% - Trade & Transportation 7.4% - Agriculture & Mining 13.3% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate IL – LA 17.0% - Government 13.8% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 Putnam County Development Authority Gary S. Walton, CEcD Executive Director P.O. Box 167 Scott Depot, WV 25560 304-757-0318 fax: 304-757-7748 pcda@pcda.org www.pcda.org Webster County Economic Development Authority Geary Weir Executive Director 139 Baker Street Webster Springs, WV 26288 304-847-2145 www.websterwv.com Wood County Development Authority & Parkersburg/Wood County Area Development Corporation Keith Burdette President P.O. Box 1683 Parkersburg, WV 26101 304-422-5650 www.developwoodcounty.com ME – MS Wouldn’t your company like to be STATE CONTACTS West Virginia Development Office Mark Julian Director of Business and Industrial Dev. Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 504 Charleston, WV 25305 800-982-3386 www.wvopenforbusiness.com Toyota Motor Manufacturing, WV is ranked #1 in productivity AGAIN Putnam County, West Virginia In the heart of the I-64 Automotive Corridor #1? 33 MO – NJ NM – OK 35 OHIO GALLIA JACKSON 33 CITY CONTACTS CHARLESTON Charleston Area Alliance Matthew Ballard, President 1116 Smith Street Charleston, WV 25301-1314 304-340-4253 www.charlestonareaalliance.org BOYD LAWRENCE 52 MASON 35 77 119 ROANE PUTNAM COUNTY, WV CABELL REGIONAL CONTACTS Huntington Area Development Council Gerald McDonald, President 916 Fifth Avenue, Suite 400 Huntington, WV 25701 304-525-1161 79 64 Huntington 60 119 64 Charleston 52 NTUCKY KANAWHA OR – TN COUNTY CONTACTS Berkeley County Development Authority Robert T. Crawford Executive Director P.O. Box 2448 Martinsburg, WV 25402 304-267-4144 www.developmentauthority.com Putnam Business Park • 205 acres • All Utilities • Only minutes from I-64 • Incentives N 60 WEST VIRGINIA 77 WHEELING Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Terry Sterling, President 1310 Market Street Wheeling, WV 26003-3352 304-233-2575 www.wheelingchamber.com TX – WY Putnam County Development Authority, Inc. P.O. Box 167 • Scott Depot, WV 25560 Phone: 304-757-0318 • Fax: 304-757-7748 Email: pcda@pcda.org www.pcda.org #1201 at www.BusinessFacilities.com BUSINESS FACILITIES | 2008 SITE SEEKERS’ GUIDE 179 http://www.websterwv.com http://www.pcda.org http://www.developwoodcounty.com http://www.wvopenforbusiness.com http://www.charlestonareaalliance.org http://www.pcda.org http://www.wheelingchamber.com http://www.developmentauthority.com http://www.pcda.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com
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