Wood County, WV Economic Development

So excited to welcome First Chapter to downtown Parkersburg this morning, if you haven’t already stop by and check out their selection located at 705 Market Street! 📚

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The annual meeting is a wrap! So thankful for Kate, our board, our members and everyone else who makes our job so rewarding! Torie was an amazing speaker and I’m always in awe of her love for her college and her community. #developWoodCountyWV

Last week we hosted Rob & Tonya with InSite Consulting as part of the YesWV program, thank you to all that attended the information session!😀 For those of you who may have missed it we wanted to share a few key takeaways. First a bit of background, the YesWV is the WV Department of Economic Development's new site readiness program in which two Wood County sites are being evaluated by InSite Consulting.📍 The focus of InSite's presentation was the concept of a site being Go or No Go. Essentially a site is tossed or moved to the final 3 based on what is in the dirt long before a site visit is completed. Unfortunately, in today’s world sites are eliminated by a computer for missing information long before a consultant reads them. - No price = tossed, negotiable is out. - INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION IS KEY! As many of you have heard Lindsey say, we need sites BUT we also need information! Overall it was a very productive and informative visit and we will continue to polish the portfolio's of the two sites that are currently in the program and look forward to the opportunity to review more sites in the future. Team work makes the dream work - utility providers, property owners, local and state EDA's working together to prepare Wood County sites! #developWoodCountyWV #econdev

Last night, I was awarded Emerging Business Leader of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley! 🎉 I am still surprised, honored and incredibly grateful. Congratulations to all of the other nominees and winners last night, you all make our region a better place. Special shout out to Lindsey and my amazing colleagues for their constant support, forever grateful for them!❤️ -KM #developWoodCountyWV #EconDev

Friday marked the end of another amazing Leadership West Virginia session, and I still can’t seem to shake that Wheeling Feeling! 💚 The majority of the session took place at Oglebay and focused on the Justice System. We visited the Golden Palace, Independence Hall and several great local Wheeling establishments. We heard from our fellow classmates and several amazing speakers on topics ranging from mental health to criminal justice and more. 👏 I truly cannot believe how quickly this journey has flown by, off to Lewisburg next!📍 #developWoodCountyWV #econdev

Enjoying day two of the West Virginia Economic Development Council’s 2024 Annual Conference in Martinsburg! #developWoodCountyWV

LEADERSHIP WEST VIRGINIA INC Session 4 Recap, last week's session in Morgantown focused on Education, from K-12 to Higher Ed!👩🎓 This session was packed with so many GREAT educational speakers (including two fellow 2024 classmates!), a reception at The Silo in the Square, exploring Morgantown AND lunch at Blaney House with West Virginia University President Gordon Gee! 💛 💙 We concluded the session with an awesome tour of the WVU athletic facilities and Reynolds Hall. Thank you to our hosts, speakers, sponsors and all that played a part in hosting us in Morgantown. Excited to see what adventure awaits for us in Wheeling next month 🎉 - KM #developWoodCountyWV #econdev

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS!!!!📣📣📣 What is the Corporate Transparency Act? The CTA was enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. This legislation included a host of significant updates intended to combat money laundering, tax fraud and the financing of terrorism. It requires certain business entities to disclose information about their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Why You Should Care 🔹Nearly all small and medium sized businesses must file a “Beneficial Ownership Information Report” (BOI Report) in 2024. 🔹As of January 1, 2024, there are approximately 32.6 million entities that are subject to the (BOI) reporting requirement. 🔹The January 1, 2024 “effective date” has come and gone. 🔹Existing companies have until January 1, 2025 to file your first (BOI) report. 🔹Analysis and data collection can be complex and time-sensitive 🔹Penalties are steep! $500/day, up to $10,000 Learn more or file now at https://lnkd.in/g3RW6hT5 #developWoodCountyWV

Kate (Baker) Marlow is a nominee for the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley Emerging Business Leader of the Year award! Kate started working with me in April of 2019 and I say it ALL the time but I don't know what I'd do without her. She's smart, hardworking, forward thinking and SO deserving to be considered for this award. Excited for the Chamber's Annual Gala on September 26th to celebrate all of the nominees across all categories! And GO KATE! #developWoodCountyWV