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  1. June 10, 2013
    Governor Tomblin: West Virginia honored with 2013 Silver Shovel Award

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced Area Development, a leading publication covering site selection and...

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  2. June 6, 2013
    Governor Tomblin honors state’s export businesses

    This year a record 52 businesses recognized CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined the West Virginia Export...

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  3. April 24, 2013
    “Giant Bear” at Coopers Rock State Forest Makes Earth Day Debut; State Animal Celebrated for Sesquicentennial Salute

    BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. – A very big Eco-Bear stands on a rock surveying Coopers Rock State Forest. He was sighted on the forest...

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  4. April 15, 2013
    Commerce names Josh Jarrell as new general counsel

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Commerce announces Joshua L. Jarrell as the Department's new deputy...

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  5. April 11, 2013
    Celebrate State's 150th Birthday with West Virginia Reunion Kits

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Commerce is again offering reunion kits for people coming home to the...

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  6. April 10, 2013
    Art Contest to Celebrate West Virginia's 150th Birthday

    Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia is OLD—older than grandma, grandpa or anyone else you know—but getting better with age. If you...

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  7. April 4, 2013
    Beech Fork State Park debuts online campground reservation service in 2013

    BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. – Beech Fork State Park campground has 275 sites, and many of them may now be reserved online. The online...

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  8. March 6, 2013
    Governor Tomblin announces state sets record export growth for third consecutive year

    Exports reached record high of $11.3 billion last year CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced for the third...

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  9. January 25, 2013
    Delta Sky Magazine to Profile West Virginia in July

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This July, Delta Sky magazine will spotlight West Virginia in a special section that will be on board...

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  10. January 18, 2013
    West Virginia Commerce presents 2013 sponsorship of Outdoor Channel show

    “Fly Rod Chronicles with Curtis Fleming” includes tribute to fallen first responders CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia...

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  11. December 31, 2012
    West Virginia lands trophy promotional opportunity with fishing show sponsorship

    South Charleston, W.Va. – The bounty and variety of West Virginia’s trout fishing is one of the latest tools the state is using...

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  12. October 15, 2012
    Governor Tomblin attends ribbon cutting for Gestamp West Virginia

    Gestamp announced in April its plan to invest at least $100 million and create a minimum of 400 jobs in West Virginia SOUTH...

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  13. August 17, 2012
    Broadband Deployment Council Accepting Grant Applications

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council (WVBDC) is accepting applications for up to $4 million in...

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  14. April 24, 2012
    GOVERNOR TOMBLIN ANNOUNCES HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS COMING TO KANAWHA VALLEY

    Gestamp, $11 billion international company, locating to former South Charleston Stamping and Manufacturing Plant   Audio: Sound...

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  15. January 17, 2012
    WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESS RESOURCES NOW IN EASY-TO-FIND DIRECTORY

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Now West Virginia businesses can turn to one comprehensive source to find economic development resources...

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  16. January 13, 2012
    Two Commerce Agencies Relocate Headquarters

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Headquarters for the West Virginia Division of Forestry (DOF) and the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and...

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  17. December 5, 2011
    West Virginia Commerce wins awards for communications work

    The winners of the 2011 public relations awards were recently announced by the East Central District of the Public Relations...

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  18. December 5, 2011
    Ceremony marks construction milestone on FBI Biometrics Technology Center

    The FBI hosted a “topping off” ceremony in November to celebrate the placement of the final steel beam in the new Biometrics...

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  19. November 22, 2011
    Commerce Promotes West Virginia for Business to 27 Million Air Travelers on CNN

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – While the holidays are upon us, business still moves at the speed of life. West Virginia’s 30-second ad...

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  20. November 17, 2011
    Marion County science tech firm to work with data from next generation weather satellite

    When trillions of bytes of climate data stream from an advanced new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

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  21. November 8, 2011
    Amazon.com celebrates Huntington customer service center expansion; expects to add 200 full-time jobs by 2014

    Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and other dignitaries joined Amazon.com, Inc. on Nov. 4 to mark the opening of the company’s new customer...

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  22. September 21, 2011
    West Virginia’s is one of 13 state parks systems recognized in third edition of parks histories

    . SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Thirteen state park systems, including West Virginia’s, are included in a newly revised edition...

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  23. August 30, 2011
    STATE’S TOP CEOs TALK BUSINESS IN WEST VIRGINIA

    New video to recruit other businesses to state CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia CEOs talk about starting and growing their...

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  24. July 28, 2011
    NEW AD TO SHINE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON WEST VIRGINIA BUSINESSES

    State’s first nationally-televised ad for economic development CHARLESTON, W.Va. —The West Virginia Development Office is...

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  25. June 8, 2011
    WEST VIRGINIA GDP RISES 4 PERCENT IN 2010

    Improvement ranks in nation’s top five CHARLESTON, W. Va. — West Virginia’s growth in real gross domestic product (GDP)...

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  26. June 2, 2011
    NEW STATE PROGRAM ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN ACCELERATING SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) is introducing a new training and business...

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  27. December 15, 2010
    WVScenics.com -- Commerce Offers Scenic Prints from its Archives

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WVScenics.com -- Commerce offers Scenic West Virginia Prints from its Archives Dec. 13, 2010 Contact:...

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  28. November 15, 2010
    THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WINS SIX REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Commerce won five Diamond Awards and one Achievement Award in the Public...

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  29. August 9, 2010
    GENUINE WEST VIRGINIA ART AND VIDEO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

    CHARLESTON, W.VA. – August 6, 2010 – The winners of the Genuine West Virginia Kid’s Art Contest, Cub Reporter Video Contest and...

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  30. August 2, 2010
    GENUINE WEST VIRGINIA KID’S ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The winners of the Genuine West Virginia Kid’s Art Contest, Cub Reporter Contest and Teen Video will be...

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  31. July 26, 2010
    Getting Youth Involved in the Mountain State Through Art

    Charleston, W.Va. – August 3, 2010 - The First Lady of West Virginia, Gayle Manchin, will be announcing the top winners of the...

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  32. April 7, 2010
    “GENUINE WEST VIRGINIA” REUNION KITS

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Last year’s “Come Home to West Virginia” reunion kits were so popular that the Department of Commerce is...

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  33. April 7, 2010
    STUDENT CONTESTS WILL SHOWCASE GENUINE TALENTS AND GENUINE WEST VIRGINIA

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Officials at the West Virginia Department of Commerce want students to show them what makes West Virginia...

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