Why Choose WV?

West Virginia is the ideal place to live, work, play, and raise a family. Here are just a few reasons why.

• Lowest turnover rate for manufacturing.¹
• 4th in GDP growth in the U.S. for the 4th quarter of 2022.²
• West Virginia is an 'all-of-the-above' energy state, and ranks 5th in total energy production.³
• West Virginia's employement grew 3.8% in 2021 and ranks in the top 15 in the nation.
• Within a day's drive of 50% of the U.S. population. (and 1/3 of the Canadian market!)
• 2nd lowest workers' compensation rates.⁴
• $398 million saved through 14 rate reductions since the fund was privatized in 2006.
• 10th best business climate in the U.S.⁵
• 21.25% cut to personal income tax rate for 2023, with triggers to drop even lower in the future. (Plus refundable tax credits for personal property tax paid on vehicles, homestead tax credits for disabled veterans, and relief for small businesses for corporate net income or taxes paid on equipment, machinery, and inventory.)
• 78.2% of West Virginians own their homes, which is the highest homeownership rate in the nation. (That's 13% higher than the national average. Did we mention the cost of living here is 12% lower than the national average, too?)
• One of the nation's most robust Rainy Day Funds based on General Revenue. our State retirees have pension systems that rank among the best in the United States. West Virginia has gone more than 20 years without any new business taxes.
• Workplace Freedom: West Virginia has been a right-to-work state since 2016.
• There's time to play! The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has been named Best Family Trip for 2023 in the U.S. by Outdoor Magazine. 2,500+ miles of dedicated trails. 32,000+ miles of rivers.

Yes to West Virginia: The Next Generation.

More than $10 Billion of economic investment has come to the Mountain State during the previous few years. These companies, and the next-generation jobs that they bring, have decided to make a home and a future in Almost Heaven - and we're just getting started.

• Weirton: Bidell Gas Compression, Form Energy, Pietro Fiorentini.
• Natrium: Blueracer Midstream, Thirumalai Chemicals LTD.
• Morgantown: Leidos, LG, Owens & Minor™, UNDBIO
• Mineral Wells: Hino Trucks™
• Willow Island: Solvay
• West Union: Markwest Energy Partners, L.P.
• Clarksburg: Stockmeier Urethanes
• Bridgeport: MHIRJ Pratt & Whitney
• Fairmont: Sparksoft
• Keyser: Northrop Grumman
• Aquabanq
• Tabler's Station: The Clorox Company, P&G
• Martinsburg: CMC Commercial Metals, Macy's
• Kearneysville: Randox, Rockwool©, TeMa North America
• Ravenswood: BHE Renewables, ONE Our Next Energy, PCC Precision Castparts Corp.
• Elkins: Armstrong Flooring™
• Moorefiled: Pilgrims©
• Fidelis H2™
• Apple Grove: Nucor
• Buffalo: Toyota
• Huntington: Core 10, LG
• Institute: US Methanol™
• Sissonville: Niterra
• Prichard: Solgefi Group
• South Charleston: Gestamp, Green Power Motor Company, N3
• Charleston: Infor™
• Quincy: Clean Vision Corp.
• Mount Hope: Carbon Activated Corp.
• White Sulphur Springs: Great Barrel Company
• Welch: Truston©
• Bluefield: Air Dynamics industries, Intuit©
• Princeton: Elgin Equipment and Service Solutions

1. BLS Industry Report, 2020
2. BEA Quarterly Report, March 2022
3. WV State Energy Profile and Energy Estimates, 2020
4. Oregon Consumer and Business Service, 2022
5. Business Facilities State Rankings Report, 2021