Chamber News

After years of discussion from West Virginia legislators regarding the repeal of the business personal property tax on machinery, equipment and inventory, state officials are weighing in on the positive impacts and potential implications that come with the removal of the tax.

The average number of workers in West Virginia for the 2019 calendar year was the highest employment the state has seen in more than a decade. According to a news release from the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the seasonally adjusted average of employment for 2019 was 759,000.

Nearly every aspect of business and commerce in today’s interconnected, always-online world depends upon some form of technology. Technology — with its ability to connect small business owners to global markets and make communication nearly instantaneous — continues to progress and change at a rapid pace that shows no signs of stopping.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice expressed his gratitude Monday for employment numbers returning to pre-Great Recession levels.

For some areas of the Mountain State, such as the greater Beckley area and the New River Gorge, the words ‘Wild and Wonderful’ aren’t just a catchphrase, but rather a potential engine for economic revitalization.

The state has added 19,000 jobs from October 2018 to October 2019, and Steve Roberts, the president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce believes policy changes have something to do with it.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce recently earned four first-place awards from the Association of State Chamber Professionals. The association gave six awards to state chambers of commerce for six achievement categories. Of those, the West Virginia Chamber earned first place for:

Charleston, W.Va. (WVVA) – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce has been recognized as a leading state chamber of commerce by the Association of State Chamber Professionals (ASCP). During its annual awards ceremony, ASCP awarded the West Virginia Chamber 1st place in four of the six categories for which awards were given:

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — From auto parts manufacturing to the Marcellus Shale, international and foreign-owned companies have played a crucial role in boosting West Virginia’s economy — a trend that doesn’t show signs of slowing down.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — There was no shortage of topics to discuss at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 83rd Annual Business Meeting & Summit, but one such talk veered away from strictly businesses and into the realm of civility in politics.