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.

 West Virginia Stimulus Information Available On New State Web Site 

4/20/2009 

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today announced the launch of a new Web page comprising West Virginia Recovery Act (Stimulus) Information at www.recovery.wv.gov

This Web site will provide constituents with up-to-date information about the stimulus dollars that the State of West Virginia is and will be receiving from the federal government through the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

“It is important to be as transparent as possible, because West Virginians deserve to know where these Recovery Act dollars are going,” Gov. Joe Manchin said. “I wanted this Web site to be easy to navigate and to contain as much overall program and county-specific information as possible so our residents could see what types of projects are being funded. I thank West Virginia Interactive for helping us to build this user-friendly site, and encourage all West Virginians to visit the site often, because it will be updated frequently.”

Among many other components, the site contains a search feature and allows individuals to view information by topic or by county. The site will be continually updated as additional stimulus information and local county information is finalized and made available.  Visitors will also be able to sign up to receive updates via email, RSS feeds or Twitter to stay apprised of all the latest developments. 

“In the coming days and weeks, this site will develop into a vital resource for individuals who are interested in following how West Virginia spends its ARRA funds,” the governor added. 

The recovery Web site was developed through an innovative public-private partnership between the State of West Virginia and West Virginia Interactive, which was established in 2007 to assist state government agencies to build and manage interactive online services. West Virginia Interactive, which also developed the State’s main Web site, WV.gov, is a subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC, a company managing more eGovernment services than any provider in the world, including 2,900 state and local agencies that serve more than 69 million people in the United States.                              

Contact Information

Sara  Payne Scarbro 
304-558-3848