News
- 04/24/2012
Governor aids TS&T fund - 04/24/2012
TS&T ready for wrecking ball - 03/02/2012
Brand New Cultural and Culinary Heritage Application Webinar Hosted by The Collaborative for the 21st Century Appalachia - 02/29/2012
Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant Available - 02/15/2012
Shinnston Brownfields Project to Build Activity Park - 02/07/2012
Recreation complex named brownfields site
Events
- 2012 West Virginia Brownfields Conference
September 5-6, 2012 - 2012 West Virginia Water Research Conference
October 30-31, 2012 - 2013 National Brownfields Conference
May 15-17, 2013
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FOCUS in the Media
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The stats on StaatsDecember 7, 2011CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Call it the ultimate fixer-upper: 47,000 square feet, more or less, on four floors -- not counting the morgue in the basement. That's the former Staats Hospital, the plum of the Elk City Historic District. Larry Kopelman and... |
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WVU providing grants for 8 brownfields projectsDecember 7, 2011MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University is doling out $5,000 grants apiece for eight projects aimed at redeveloping abandoned and dilapidated former industrial sites. Grants from WVU's Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center will... |
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TS&T cleanup grant awaiting approvalNovember 28, 2011CHESTER - The grant application from the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle for cleanup of the former Taylor Smith and Taylor pottery site is one of the strongest applications the staff of the Northern West Virginia Brownfields... |
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Clean-up Continues at TS&T SiteNovember 17, 2011CHESTER - The former Taylor Smith & Taylor pottery site and other locations in Hancock and Brooke counties are attracting the attention of developers nationwide, said Marvin Six, assistant director of the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC). |
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Jefferson County Gets $400K for Cleanup JobsJune 8, 2011SHEPHERDSTOWN - This week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced $467,000 in grants - $400,000 of which is heading to Jefferson County - that would help clean up abandoned properties in West Virginia towns. |
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Task Force Plans Community MeetingApril 28, 2011CHESTER - The community task force working to identify future uses for the former TS&T pottery site is planning a community meeting for the fall to explain the work done to that point and gather information from Chester citizens. |
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Rahall Announces Federal Funding for Southern West Virginia Scenic Byway EnhancementsApril 28, 2011BECKLEY - The Coal Heritage Trail will receive $270,000 for the development of the Coal Heritage Trail Discovery Center, an orientation facility for byway travelers located along the Coal Heritage Trail on State Route 211 within the City of Mt. Hope. |
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Mount Hope Recieves $5,000 GrantFebruary 18, 2011MOUNT HOPE - An ambitious plan received its first grant when the FOCUS West Virginia Brownfields Program presented a $5,000 check to Mount Hope Heritage & Hope, Inc. on Thursday afternoon. |
Fairmont Re-Developing Vacant, Historic BuildingsFebruary 9, 2011FAIRMONT - The city of Fairmont is in the early stages of redeveloping portions of downtown Fairmont, specifically the vacant buildings. |
Brownfields Grant Provides Momentum for Latham House ProjectJanuary 31, 2011BUCKHANNON - The Upshur County Development Authority and Create Buckhannon on Thursday received a $5,000 grant through the 2011 Foundation for Overcoming Challenges and Utilizing Strengths West Virginia Brownfields Program. |
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FOCUS Aims to Help Southern W.Va. CommunitiesJanuary 31, 2011BECKLEY - Old abandoned buildings in Fayette and Wyoming Counties could have new life breathed into them thanks to a WVU-sponsored program. |
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Officials Hope to Rejuvenate Old BuildingsJanuary 31, 2011FAIRMONT - Fairmont city officials are studying ways to return two old dilapidated properties to the thriving community centers the once were, thanks to a funding from the 2011 FOCUS WVBrownfields program. Read More [.pdf 948 kb] |
W.Va. Brownfields Assistance Center Awards $30,000 in FOCUS GrantsJanuary 25, 2011MORGANTOWN - Seven more communities have the chance to re-purpose their blighted areas thanks to the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center. One project could re-vamp an old factory in the Morgantown Industrial Park. |
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