West Virginia has wisely chosen to invest in its public parks and outdoor recreation assets with overwhelmingly positive results – record-breaking numbers of visitors, booked cabins and lodge rooms, and increased revenue flowing to adjacent communities.
After recently celebrating two years in the role of executive director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, I’m proud to reflect on the successes of our work, and the work of our programs – the WV Hive, providing intentional business advising support and technical assistance, and the Country Roads Angel Network, the only accredited angel investment network in the Mountain State.
Chris Adams, owner, (left) and Chris Puckett at work in the Appalachian Furnishings shop. (Photo courtesy of WV Hive) Deadline for More Employers to Join Third Training Cohort is Feb.
A community survey, updates about the process, mapping tools, opportunities to get involved, and more!
The Fayette County comprehensive plan project team is looking for local residents for support!
As we learned in 2020, nothing is predictable. That’s why it’s critical to have healthy habits to turn to when the unexpected happens.
Small businesses are woven into the fabric of our daily lives here in Southern West Virginia.
The West Virginia Agrarian Commons (AC) is raising $258,000 through a nationwide fundraising campaign to acquire the 82 acre Whitlock Farm in Fayetteville…
We need your input! The deadline has been extended for a regional workforce analysis currently underway and needs input from the New River Gorge region.
Over the past few weeks, we have been receiving and compiling data from businesses across the state on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
The census is a count of every person who lives in the United States and its territories…
There are plenty of things to love about life in the New River Gorge region. World-class outdoor recreation, gorgeous scenery…
The NRGRDA’s third Outdoor NRG public forum was held at The Grove in Fayetteville Monday evening…
It has been an exciting and busy year for NRGRDA, and we enter 2020 with a strategic sense of purpose…
The Forbes OZ 20: Top Opportunity Zone Catalysts, a partnership between the Sorenson Impact Center and Forbes, has announced a new list recognizing…
Recognizing West Virginia’s abundant outdoor assets and development potential…
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) Board Member Elizabeth Dix and Frank Dix of Kirkwood Winery and Isaiah Morgan Distillery…
West Virginia has quite a bit to offer tourists! One county that has all of the excitement an Appalachian adventure can offer is Fayette
County!
The businesses that inhabit a town are a huge part of what makes that town stand out.
May 16, 2019, marked our first Outdoor NRG large-group planning session with Noah Wilson and Emergent Opportunities. Recognizing West Virginia’s rich outdoor assets, adequate development potential, and strong existing leadership
We’re thrilled to share with you that the NRGRDA is a recipient of the Beckley Area Foundation 2019-2020 Community Grants.
In 2017, the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority ushered in a new chapter of leadership both in operations as well as board leadership.
This week the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) celebrates the new leadership of its West Virginia HIVE Network initiative.
We are celebrating the integration of two new Business Advisors to the West Virginia HIVE Network initiative started in 2015.
The CEcD designation recognizes qualified and distinguished practitioners in the economic development field.
The window display in this post is a historic feature currently at the John Henry Museum in Hinton, WV.
The NRGRDA is a recipient of the Beckley Area Foundation 2017-2018 Community Grant.
