Great things are happening here in Jackson County! Blaine Hess announced yesterday that School Digger had released their current 2018-2019 rankings. “Jackson County was ranked 3rd of 55 with a five star rating”, said Hess. Jackson County climbed 7 positions in ranking over the last year. For over 13 years, School Digger has helped evaluate … Read more
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Jackson County still leads the State of West Virginia in employment !!! Jackson County maintained its place in West Virginia’s lowest unemployment rate for August 2019 according to Workforce West Virginia. Jackson County posted a unemployment rate of 3% followed by Jefferson and Berkeley County in the eastern panhandle. Governor James Justice recently reported that … Read more
West Virginia sees lowest unemployment in over a decade!!!! Gov. Jim Justice announced today that job numbers for August 2019 show the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped to 4.6 percent. This figure surpassed the previous record for this decade in West Virginia and stands as the best seasonally adjusted unemployment rate seen in … Read more
Map showing that companies from around the world invest in the US more than into any other country. West Virginia greatly benefits from this trend and has welcomed investors from 28 countries. International investment has created 30,000 jobs in our state. Several businesses in Jackson County does business internationally including: *Constellium *K.S. of W.V. *Star/SDR … Read more
West Virginia’s startup culture is on the cusp of something big. With recent fast-paced, coordinated and opportunistic action, West Virginia is flipping the script on how it will develop its economic opportunity. In order to find sustainable pathways for business growth, entrepreneurs must consider what type of capital best suits each stage of business development. … Read more
Ripley, WV was named the 9th safest city in West Virginia by SafeWise! To identify the 20 safest cities in WV, SafeWise reviewed the most recent FBI crime report statistics from 2017 and compared that to the census population data. Ripley, WV Population 3,243 Median Income $29,181 Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 persons) 0.93 Property … Read more
DID YOU KNOW?? West Virginia has reduced or eliminated taxes such as Business Franchise and Corporate Net Income, ranking as the 19th most competitive tax code in the nation!!!!
Based upon a recent report from West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research director John Deskins, Jackson County and seven other counties are seeing major job growth. Since 2017, Jackson County have experienced large job growth compared to the rest of the state. Along with Jackson County the only other areas of the … Read more
Employment Data in Jackson County While Jackson County is one of the West Virginia leading counties there is room for improvement in both the state and in Jackson County based upon a recent report. The total number employed residents was 11,360 in December 2018 versus 11,200 in December 2017. Employment Trends Highlights of the employment … Read more
Jackson County West Virginia News– Opportunity zones in West Virginia was created as part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, but economic development professionals, potential investors and advisers are still learning how they might best be utilized for their communities. “The idea behind an opportunity zone is to incentivize individuals … Read more