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Brooke and
Hancock Counties, West Virginia
Brooke Hancock Brownfields
Redevelopment Program
Community Description - Weirton, WV
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General: |
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Centrally located
with an affordable quality of life.
- Skilled
workforce available.
- Abundance of
area colleges, universities, workforce development and technical
training centers.
- Low utility
rates.
- Quality school
systems.
- Multiple nearby
healthcare systems.
- Recreation and
sports.
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Multi-Modal Access: |
Trucking
- overnight trucking distance to more than 60% of US population;
access to I-68, I-70, I-79, I-80, I-81, US-22, US-30, WV-2, and OH-7.
Airports
- Pittsburgh International, Jefferson County, Ohio County
Rail
- Norfolk Southern, Wheeling and Lake Erie RR, Columbus and Ohio River
RR, and Ohio Rail.
Water
- Barge at Columbiana County Inter-modal facility via Ohio River.
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Community Support: |
Business
friendly.
Welcomes
light to heavy industrial users and brownfield redevelopment.
Flexible
zoning.
Major
area employers include: International Steel Group, Wheeling-
Pittsburgh Steel, Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort, Trinity
Health Systems, Homer Laughlin China Company, and Cabela's.
Federal-university
partnership: National Technology Transfer Center and Wheeling Jesuit
University.
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Redevelopment Incentives: |
West
Virginia Capital Company Credit
Small Business Development Loans
Loan Insurance Program
Tax Increment Financing
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Warehouse "Freeport" Tax Exemption
Economic Infrastructure Bond Fund
Direct Loan Program (low interest/15 yr. real estate intensive)
Corporate Headquarters Credit
Sunny Day Fund
Economic Opportunity Credit
"Five-for-Ten" Program
Manufacturing Investment Credit
Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemption
Strategic R&D Credit
Leveraged Technology Loan Insurance Program |
For more
information, please contact BHJ at 740-282-3685.
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