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Site Selection: Finding the Perfect Spot for Your Business

Choosing the right location for your business can be a significant task. You want your site to be able to accommodate your current status/number of employees as well as allow the opportunity to grow. Some factors to evaluate when selecting a new site include:

  • Size
  • Type of space (industrial, retail, office, etc.)
  • Utilities available
  • Access to transportation
  • Proximity to competing businesses
  • Municipal/community support and need


It’s a lot to consider, but the good news is, we’re here to help! We want to help you find the right fit for your business to succeed.

The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority’s mission is to initiate, facilitate and support the community and economic development efforts within Fayette, Nicholas, Raleigh and Summers counties in West Virginia. To achieve this mission, we make attracting new businesses and assisting with the relocation of operating businesses a primary focus.

That is why we have created the Site Selection tool on our website, where you can conveniently browse all of the details of the available properties in our region in one place. Currently, there are more than 180 properties listed!

Please feel free to contact us at any time with questions or to start the site selection process.

In addition, if you have a site you’d like to submit for consideration, you may do so by filling out our Property Submission form.