JCDA Blog

Jefferson County Development Authority to Launch Inaugural Business Pitch Competition
January 10, 2023 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                January 10, 2023 CONTACT: Dennis Jarvis II, Executive Director Jefferson County Development Authority 304.728.3255 djarvis@jcda.net   Jefferson County...

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Jefferson County Ag. Update - Value Added Producer Grants
December 19, 2022 - What is the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)? VAPG is a program of the USDA through its Agency Rural Development. The Value-Added Producer Grant is one of the few grants available to individuals working in production agriculture. This grant program is designed to help producers enter into or expand value-added activities...

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RFP - West Virginia Gig Ready Broadband Program
November 21, 2022 - The Jefferson County Commission has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for GigReady Broadband Implementation. All questions concerning this RFP are due by 5:00 PM EST Decemeber 7th, while proposals are due December 20th, 2022. To read the entire RFP, Click here

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Expanding and Diversifying Your Agribusiness
October 25, 2022 - What makes your business different than everybody else? Why should I shop here versus somewhere else? What sets this product apart? Often, these are the questions every entrepreneur is asked as they are starting out. For most folks, these can be easily answered as well. The path to wide success...

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Jefferson County Ag. Update
October 4, 2022 - Good food. Good music. Good friends. These are the ideas that work together in concert for nearly every Appalachian get-together. From birthday parties, to family reunions, and even funerals, you will be hard pressed to find a function in Appalachia that doesn’t feature those three elements. Those three...

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C.W. Shipley Named Blue Ribbon School
September 30, 2022 - C.W. Shipley Elementary School was recently named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.  As one of 297 schools nation-wide and one of three state-wide awarded this honor, C.W. Shipley Elementary has proven itself as one of the state’s highest performing...

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Photo Contest Results
September 23, 2022 - Thank you to everyone who participated in our Inaugural Photo Contest. After a week of voting online, the results are in and tallied! The top 13 pictures are below, with the winner having the most reactions on Facebook. The remaining 12 are listed in no particular order.          ...

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Welcome to Elite Towing and Recovery
September 21, 2022 - Elite Towing & Recovery finds Home in Burr Industrial Park Kearneysville, W.Va.— The Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA) is pleased to share with the community the welcoming of Elite Towing & Recovery, LLC to Jefferson County’s Burr Industrial Park. After nine years of service, Elite Towing ...

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Jefferson County Agriculture Photo Contest
August 19, 2022 - If you visit our booth at the Jefferson County Fair next week, you may notice something special. We are hosting our first ever Agriculture Photo Contest! Get your cameras or cell phones ready, and submit your best agriculture scenes from Jefferson County. All next week during the fair, use our...

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Agriculture at Home: Jefferson County Ag. Update
August 1, 2022 - A Focus On Local When shopping for food, drinks, craft beverages, and other items, how much of what you buy is local? Often, it is hard to figure out what is local and what is not. Some shops have a standard for local products, others have a radius they follow...

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