Main Street Morgantown dedicated to making downtown a destination

September 6, 2022

BY EVA MAYS After moving to the Morgantown area in 2017, I spent many of my lunch hours walking in the downtown area. Though the rail-trail (which is lovely) was convenient to my place of work, I liked to stroll down High Street and up Spruce. This allowed me to window shop and marvel at the variety of businesses offering goods and services, from bridal shops to tattoo parlors and everything in between. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the world grew quiet, I, and doubtless many other residents, feared for the small businesses that give Downtown Morgantown its unique ...

Morgantown Area Partnership announces two new hires

September 6, 2022

The Morgantown Area Partnership recently hired two new staff members: Jacob Coots and Matt Porter. Coots is the new Membership and Public Affairs manager for the Partnership. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in political science from West Virginia University in 2020, Coots continued his education and received a master’s degree in public administration, also from WVU. As a fifth generation West Virginian, he said he is proud to have the opportunity to serve the Morgantown community. Coots interned for Terri Cutright at Terri Reed Cutright & Associates LLC in ...

A tour of the former Mylan plant, and the vision of the WVU Innovation Corp. for its future

September 3, 2022

MORGANTOWN – The empty, quiet labyrinth of what was the Mylan plant is a reminder of the homegrown business that packed up and moved a year ago, putting 1,500 people out of work. But those halls are still lit, and gleaming. And an occasional klink or clunk off in the distance, a person ...

Starport arcade and bar reopens on Walnut Street

September 3, 2022

BY EVA MAYS Games are Chris Meyers’ business. For over 20 years he has built a vending route of indie games, jukeboxes, dartboards, pool tables — anything that takes coins — across six states. In 2010, he approached the owners of All Saints Brewing Co. in Greensburg, Pa., and ...

State chamber summit: Economic Development Department leaders describe work, success of their new department

September 2, 2022

MORGANTOWN – The day after Gov. Jim Justice announced a $141.8 million August budget surplus and recapped a year of economic accomplishments, the leaders of his new Economic Development Department spoke to state chamber members about what the state has been doing to achieve ...

Legislative, business leaders promote tax-cut Amendment 2 during state chamber summit

September 2, 2022

MORGANTOWN – While the House and Senate remain at loggerheads over tax-cut legislation, the speaker and president sat in cordial agreement Friday on the importance of passing Amendment 2 in November. They were part of a panel supporting the measure held during the last day of the West ...