NRGRDA Encourages Registration for Upcoming WVU Industrial Extension Program Discounted Training Courses in Beckley

Beckley, W.Va. (Feb. 7, 2023) – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) is encouraging business owners, employees, and individuals to register for discounted training courses being offered in February and March by the West Virginia University Industrial Extension Program in partnership with New River Gorge Regional Development Authority.

The low-cost training courses to be held in Beckley for citizens in counties represented by NRGRDA and the WV Hive, including Summers, Nicholas, Fayette, Raleigh, Webster, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Mercer, Wyoming, McDowell, Mingo, and Logan County.

Jenna Grayson, NRGRDA director of business expansion and retention, said the courses are as low as $25-$50 per course, which is heavily discounted and will be a huge support for a variety of businesses and industries.

Event links and course descriptions:

Leadership 101 – February 16
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-101-tickets-489002518697

Lean Manufacturing – March 2 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-manufacturing-101-tickets-486905887617

OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training – March 22/23 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-hour-osha-general-industry-training-event-tickets-487062255317

About New River Gorge Regional Development Authority: The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority’s (NRGRDA) mission is to initiate, facilitate and support the economic and community development efforts within the counties of Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh, and Summers located in this region of southern West Virginia. NRGRDA stimulates the regional economy through business expansion and retention efforts, including an extensive portfolio of financial services; the management of sites for new companies locating to our region; and serving as a point of access for local service providers which offer a variety of technical assistance for business owners.

The West Virginia Hive is the entrepreneurship program of the NRGRDA and the administrator of the Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN). More can be found at https://nrgrda.org/