West Virginia - Wild and Wonderful

About West Virginia

West Virginia is noted for its mountains and diverse topography, its historically significant logging and coal mining industries, and its political and labor history. It is one of the most densely karstic areas in the world, making it a choice area for recreational caving and scientific research.

Business

West Virginia is full of opportunity for any business with a growing economy and a highly dedicated workforce. Whether you are running an existing business or thinking of starting a new business you can find all of the information you need throughout this business section.

Education

West Virginia is fortunate to have a tremendous education system with a high standard of excellence. Please use the information provided here to learn more about the wealth of educational opportunities in our great state.

Employment

West Virginia is home to one of the finest workforces in the country based on our hard work and commitment to quality. Whether you are looking for new job opportunities, enhancing your job skills or researching future employment trends you can find all of the information you need throughout this employment section.

Family

West Virginia offers the perfect balance of a rural and urban setting that suits a variety of lifestyles. This is a state where you can go whitewater rafting in the morning, go to an art exhibit in the afternoon and attend a concert in the evening. Whether you just moved to the Mountain State or your family has been here since it was founded, you are part of our community.

Health

Maintaining proper health is vital to ensuring the highest quality of life possible. West Virginia strives to provide one of the best health care systems in the country that is affordable and available to all residents of the state. This section contains numerous resources to assist you in accessing the health care services provided in the state.

Tourism

Exhilarate in the lasting beauty and natural wonder scattered throughout West Virginia. From unmatched outdoor recreation to world-class resorts, breathtaking scenery and a variety of cultural and historic attractions, West Virginia is an ideal spot to plan your next adventure. Discover for yourself what makes West Virginia wild and wonderful.

 Free workshops offered to help businesses go green 

6/25/2008 

CHARLESTON - State businesses and organizations can learn about "going green," how to improve their environmental performance and reduce the size of their environmental footprint by attending one of three upcoming Environmental Management System workshops sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable.

There will be three, two-day workshops in two different locations. Each will be directed and instructed by Greg Adolfson, Sustainability Officer for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Jeffrey Burke, Executive Director of the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, both of whom are certified EMS Lead Auditors.  The EMS workshops also will include guest presenters from West Virginia industries that are going green and have also adopted EMS concepts and principles as their guide.  The representatives will share their EMS experiences and case studies to better educate workshop participants. 

Three identical two-day EMS workshops are being offered as follows:

July 8-9, 2008 (Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008)
Charleston, West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Headquarters
601 57th Street, South East
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0440

July 10-11, 2008 (Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008)
Charleston, West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Headquarters
601 57th Street, South East
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0440

September 9-10, 2008 (Registration Deadline: August 20, 2008)
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Holiday Inn
301 Foxcroft Avenue
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304) 267-5500

To register, go to: www.wvdep.org/registration.

For more information about the EMS workshops or registration, contact Adolfson at (304) 926-0499, Ext. 1332 or gadolfson@wvdep.org.

Contact Information

Kathy Cosco 
304-926-0440