The West Virginia Development Office offers many incentive packages. We would like to highlight the following state and local efforts:

Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives

The State of West Virginia offers a variety of financial incentive programs and tax incentives to encourage the location of business and industry. The West Virginia Economic Development Authority administrates these state programs. Also available are local incentives based on the number of new jobs created.

Employee Training

The State offers several programs to assist new and expanding businesses in their training needs. A combination of customized training for a company's specific need and statewide vocational training systems provide trained workers.

Development Staff

Upshur County has a full time development staff to recruit, encourage and assist new businesses to locate in our county. Also, the development office has an aggressive retention and expansion program to assist existing businesses.

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) In 2002, Amendment One to the West Virginia Constitution was ratified allowing the use of tax increment financing (TIF) by property taxes to fund economic development and job creation in the state. This amendment was implemented by the West Virginia Tax Increment Financing Act passed by the West Virginia State Legislature during the 2002 legislative session and revised by the 2004 West Virginia Legislature.