Coalfield Development Corporation Archive

To launch a first of its kind climate change resiliency strategy to transform the economy in the coalfields region of West Virginia as part of the national Build Back Better challenge (over four years)

For funding to expand an affordable auto loan program which is assisting West Virginians in need of reliable vehicles to commute to work

For the Private Industry Council AgVets Project to assist local Veterans living in Fayette County in training and employment in skilled agricultural sector jobs

For the University of Charleston Downtown Innovation Hub to provide entrepreneurial and innovation-related programming to develop businesses within a 10-county region

To grow the outdoor recreational tourism market in the tri-state area by providing marketing and coaching support to area planners and businesses to capitalize on new outdoor recreation assets

For the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship to expand services offered under The Building Blocks for Business Capital program, which supports start-up and existing business owners from underserved and distressed communities (over two years)

For the redevelopment of the old Hazelwood Brewery property to house three craft beer brewers which will provide opportunities for entrepreneurship and jobs in the Hazelwood community (over two years)

For organizational and program capacity building to enhance the work of building a recreation and tourism industry along the Coal River

To leverage new U.S. Small Business Administration loan funds and increase technical assistance to businesses

To create a quality childcare center at Pittsburgh International Airport focused on reducing the barriers that exist to women and people of color, in underserved communities, creating better access to thousands of Airport jobs (over two years)