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Today is Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Federal and local funds will aid in the redevelopment of a manufacturing plant in Putnam County, bringing jobs and opportunities to #YesWV… Mountaintop Beverage teams up with WV EDA to bring more jobs to the Morgantown area … and tune in to What Makes You Wonderful to get the scoop on the vibrant arts and history scene in Almost Heaven…on today’s daily304.

#1 – From WV PUBLIC –  Newly granted federal and local funds will allow an economic development nonprofit to redevelop a manufacturing plant in the Kanawha Valley.

Advantage Valley has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the United States Economic Development Administration to redevelop the former Vossloh Track Building and Union Boiler Plant near Poca. These funds were matched by $857,750 in local funds.

The project aims to create new jobs and investment opportunities in the region.

Read more:

https://wvpublic.org/nonprofit-to-redevelop-putnam-county-manufacturing-plant/

#2 – From WV COMMERCE – According to their CEO, the huge, state-of-the-art Mountaintop Beverage facility would not exist in Morgantown without the West Virginia Economic Development Authority. Now, they’re creating hundreds of local jobs and proudly introducing the biggest international brands to North Central West Virginia.

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=abhwxQk7pyNjT3BR&v=hKSOKBDs69w&feature=youtu.be

#3 – From WMYW –  In the latest episode of the What Makes You Wonderful podcast, we chat with Randall Reid-Smith, Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. We get the scoop on all the museums, special tours, and the state’s vibrant arts and history scene that creates its identity. 

An adventure in the Mountain State’s history and culture is waiting just around the corner for you. Find out more here: www.wvculture.org.

Listen now:

https://daily304.libsyn.com/wmyw-and-the-arts-history-and-culture-of-wv

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That’s all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.