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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/21/2020
BECKLEY, WV – Decades of unwavering advocacy led to the recent redesignation of the New River Gorge National River to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, the 63rd national park to be managed by the National Park Service...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/8/2020
BECKLEY, WV – Jina Belcher and Judy Moore of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), are lending their economic development experience to the annual WV POWER Grantee Summit being held virtually from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/2/2020
BECKLEY, WV – Andrew “Andy” Davis has joined the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) as its new Special Projects Coordinator.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/12/2020
BECKLEY, WV – Jina Belcher will become the executive director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) on December 1, as approved by its board of directors...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/04/2020
BECKLEY, WV – In an announcement on Thursday, June 4th, Governor Jim Justice announced Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) funding has been awarded to Raleigh County Memorial Airport...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/04/2020
BECKLEY, WV – In an announcement on Thursday, June 4th, Governor Jim Justice announced West Virginia Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Investment Program Grant funding has been awarded to 12 projects across the state totaling $11.7 Million dollars...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/03/2020
BECKLEY, WV – In a virtual announcement on Wednesday, June 3RD, Governor Jim Justice announced more than $13 Million dollars of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding across the state, including Raleigh County...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/15/2020
CHARLESTON, WV – On April 15, 2020, the WV Association of Regional Councils (WVARC), WV Chamber of Commerce, the WV Development Office and the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority announced a partnership to maximize stimulus funds for West Virginia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 03/04/2020
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) will be hosting a public forum next week, continuing the dialog about the future of the outdoor industry in the New River Gorge region...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/10/2020
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and consulting partner, Emergent Opportunities, Inc., will be hosting a public forum to continue the discussion about the future of the outdoor industry in the New River Gorge region...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/14/2019
The Forbes OZ 20: Top Opportunity Zone Catalysts, a partnership between Forbes and the Sorenson Impact Center, have announced a new list recognizing community organizations and Opportunity Zone (OZ) funds that are committed to achieving economic growth in underserved and overlooked communities throughout the country...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/01/2019
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and consulting partner, Noah Wilson of Emergent Opportunities, Inc., will be hosting a public event to discuss the future of the outdoor industry in the New River Gorge region...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/30/2019
The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority in partnership with Appalachian Power Company, Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Mercer County Economic Development Authority, McDowell County Economic Development Authority, and Wyoming County Economic Development Authority will be holding an event to announce the certification of the region as AEROready™...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/21/2019
The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), in partnership with WVU College of Business and Economics, will be conducting a half-day public event to discuss the forecasted economic climate in the New River Gorge Region...
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