West Virginia Business News

SPX Corporation has purchased Schonstedt Instrument Company in Kearneysville, West Virginia. Schonstedt manufactures and distributes magnetic locator products used for locating underground utilities and other buried objects.

Obsession Performance, an auto repair and performance shop, opened January 1st in the Burr Business Park in Kearneysville. Obsession Performance serves car, jeep, and truck enthusiasts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and surrounding areas specializing in aftermarket and performance products with a state-of-the-art Dyno for performance testing and diagnostics.

Requests for Qualifications - Professional Architectural Services

The Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA), (Owner), is accepting Statements of Qualifications from interested qualified architectural consulting firms detailing the firm's qualifications, technical expertise, management and staffing capabilities, references, and related prior experience with similar projects, for the purpose of selecting a firm to provide architectural and engineering design services for the design of a 40,000-square-foot shell building and related site work in the Burr Business Park in  Jefferson County, West Virginia.

Rockwool North America officially broke ground Tuesday for a new stone wool insulation manufacturing facility in Jefferson County, which will be the company's second plant in the United States.

Jefferson County recently celebrated the conservation of Gap View Farm, one of the county's few remaining pre-revolutionary farms. The 318-acre property is the largest to be accepted into the county's farmland protection program.

Six locations in Jefferson County, West Virginia, including the Burr Business Park,  have qualified as "Opportunity Zones" by the U.S. Department of Treasury and are now eligible for a new tax incentive designed to promote economic development. 

TeMa North America has broken ground for a new facility in Jefferson County, marking the Italian-based company's first manufacturing operation in North America.

The 42,000-square-foot manufacturing plant is being built in the Burr Business Park in Kearneysville. When completed this fall, the $10 million facility will produce insulation and drainage systems for residential, commercial, and industrial uses such as erosion control, soil reinforcement, aqua control, and green roofs. 

Sweeping changes are happening to federal tax laws for businesses in 2018. Join the Eastern Panhandle Entrepreneurs Forum(EPEF) on Feb. 1 and learn how these changes may impact your business.

Looking to move or expand your business into a high-growth, low-tax area with easy highway, rail, and air access to Washington, D.C., and the entire East Coast? Then look no farther than Jefferson County, West Virginia. We have a vibrant business climate, featuring two modern industrial parks, updated infrastructure, an employer-friendly workforce, and a highly rated state university.

WVU Medicine has relocated its home health and central scheduling operations for Jefferson Medical Center and Berkeley Medical Center to the Jefferson Building in BURR Plaza.