The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), and its entrepreneurial program the WV Hive, recently issued its inaugural 2024 Regional Impact Report showcasing its substantial accomplishments throughout the New River Gorge Region and Southern WV.

Beckley, W.Va. (June 5, 2025) –Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), hailed the state’s enactment of a bill that land reuse agencies say

The West Virginia Hive has officially moved its Business Hub to a new, expanded location in the United Bank Building at 129 Main Street, Beckley, marking an exciting step forward for the region’s premier business support and innovation center.

Establishing The Creative Network: WV’s Arts Entrepreneur Ecosystem Project Beckley, W.Va. (April 24, 2025) – The West Virginia Hive Network is proud to announce they are working in partnership with

Beckley, W.Va. (April 21, 2025) – Dr. John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business & Economic Research at West Virginia University, will be offering the Southern West Virginia Economic Outlook on Wednesday,

Housing, Downtown Development, Small Business Growth and Economic Outlook Beckley, W.Va. (March 24, 2025) – The Future Forward Summit and Expo to be held April 22-23 at the Beckley Raleigh

Southern West Virginia is undergoing an economic transformation, and at the heart of this resurgence is the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and the WV Hive Network, its

In communities throughout the New River Gorge and across West Virginia, economic development is often framed as a competition between large corporations and small, locally owned businesses. But the reality

Beckley, W.Va. (February 24, 2025) – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) announced the hiring of Josephine “Jozy” Moore, former reporter at The Register Herald newspaper in Beckley,

In Princeton on Thursday, February 20, Featuring Owners of E.B. Fungi Princeton, W.Va. (February 17, 2025) – The West Virginia Hive Network is hosting its first “Coffee Talks” networking session

Beckley, W.Va. (February 12, 2025) – Mountain State native Taylor Carnell, the new PATTERN Operations Manager for the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, is coming home and bringing valuable

Beckley, W.Va. (February 4, 2025) – Andy Davis, Director of Strategic Redevelopment at the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), recently joined the board of directors of the New

Beckley, W.Va. (January 27, 2025) – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) announced 10 awardees of its NRG Working Group Technical Assistance Fund totaling more than $490,000. Jina

Photo courtesy of WV HiveThe West Virginia Hive held its annual Open House and Awards Ceremony Dec. 13 at the Historic Black Knight Conference Center in Beckley. Pictured from left

Bill Woodrum of Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to Offer Keynote Remarks Beckley, W.Va. (December 11, 2024) – The West Virginia Hive Network invites the community to attend its Annual Open

Summersville, W.Va. (December 3, 2024) – Bonny Ball Copenhaver, Ed.D., President of New River Community and Technical College, will be the keynote speaker at the New River Gorge Regional Development

Ideal Locations and Demand for Commercial Kitchen Space Being Sought Fayetteville, W.Va. (November 21, 2024) – Leaders of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and its entrepreneurial program

Beckley, W.Va. (November 19, 2024) – Leading local non-profit organizations — Forward Southern West Virginia and New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) — are donating $10,000 each to help

The West Virginia Hive capped another successful Southern West Virginia Business Idea Pitch Competition on November 14 on the campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Winners, judges and

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito offered high praise today for the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority’s (NRGRDA) new textile training and manufacturing facility set to become the future home of PATTERN, located at 412 City Avenue in Beckley.

re Capito will help leaders of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) cut the ribbon at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

Beckley, W.Va. (September 9, 2024) – The West Virginia Hive announced today the Fall 2024 Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition, with more than $5,000 in prizes awarded to the

Beckley, W.Va. (September 6, 2024) – In collaboration with the West Virginia Association of Regional Councils, and supported by the WV Economic Development Council, the New River Gorge Regional Development

Adam Ashley, a recent graduate of UVA with a degree in Government and American Politics, has been spending his summer internship researching key policy and project priorities of the NRGRDA and West Virginia Hive.

Beckley has recently garnered national attention, being cited by MarketBeat.com as one of the top 100 U.S. cities for business startups due to its robust support environment.

Judy Moore, Deputy Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and Executive Director of the WV Hive, was named a 2024 “Sharp Shooter” in the annual recognition by the West Virginia Executive (WVE) magazine.

The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and West Virginia Hive announced Leah Hurley as its new Grants Compliance Coordinator.

In the latest legislative session, despite the introduction of 13 childcare bills, none passed. This stark statistic speaks volumes about our priorities—or lack thereof—when it comes to the backbone of our workforce and economic development: childcare.

Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), is slated to address stakeholders and citizens attending the 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 30 “A State Without Child Care” Town Hall Series at Lively Family Amphitheater on Main Street in Oak Hill, W.Va.

In early April, the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce hosted a phenomenal inaugural “Future Forward” event that brought together key decision makers, potential leadership, and community members to discuss and strategize about critical needs for economic opportunities in Southern West Virginia.

Please gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in celebration of the newly constructed public-access paved bicycle pump track at Fayetteville Town Park.

The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and its entrepreneurial arm – the West Virginia Hive – are major sponsors of the Woman of the Year reception and Women’s Expo being held March 21-23 at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.

In December 2020, Congress designated the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve as the nation’s newest national park. It was cause for considerable celebration and remains one of our most valuable assets in our region.

The West Virginia Hive, the entrepreneurship program of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), announced today a regional initiative to improve customer service among frontline businesses, which will kick off March 25-26 with a customized and personalized training workshop at the Tamarack Conference Center.

By Jina Belcher – Throughout West Virginia, our communities and leaders stand at a crossroads, faced with both challenges and opportunities.

Mountaineer Media is excited to welcome Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), as the second panelist for the 2024 Almost Heaven Classic (AHC) networking event in Fayette County, West Virginia.

The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) announced Sam Spencer has joined the organization as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator.

The City of Beckley is close to ratifying a change in municipal government led by a City Manager, and as both a citizen of Beckley and Executive Director of New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, serving Beckley-Raleigh County, I strongly support this transition.