JCDA Blog
Auto Repair and Performance Shop Opens in Burr Business Park
July 13, 2018 - Obsession Performance, an auto repair and performance shop, opened January 1st in the Burr Business Park in Kearneysville. Obsession Performance serves car, jeep, and truck enthusiasts in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and surrounding areas specializing in aftermarket and performance products with a state-of-the-art Dyno for performance testing and...
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JCDA Seeks Architectural Services for Shell Building in Burr Business Park
July 9, 2018 - " Requests for Qualifications - Professional Architectural Services The Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA), (Owner), is accepting Statements of Qualifications from interested qualified architectural consulting firms detailing the firm's qualifications, technical expertise, management and staffing capabilities, references, and related prior experience with similar projects, for the purpose of selecting...
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Rockwool Breaks Ground for Manufacturing Facility in Jefferson County, West Virginia
June 28, 2018 - " Rockwool North America officially broke ground Tuesday for a new stone wool insulation manufacturing facility in Jefferson County, which will be the company's second plant in the United States. More than 120 people including Rockwool executives, government officials, and community leaders ...
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Jefferson County Celebrates Conservation of Gap View Farm
May 30, 2018 - " Jefferson County recently celebrated the conservation of Gap View Farm, one of the county's few remaining pre-revolutionary farms. The 318-acre property is the largest to be accepted into the county's farmland protection program. Gap View Farm, near Charles Town, West Virginia, is a historic farm property established in 1774....
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Jefferson County Offers Opportunity Zones for Economic Development
May 24, 2018 - " Six locations in Jefferson County, West Virginia, including the Burr Business Park, have qualified as ""Opportunity Zones"" by the U.S. Department of Treasury and are now eligible for a new tax incentive designed to promote economic development. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and U.S....
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TeMa North America Breaks Ground for Manufacturing Plant in Jefferson County, West Virginia
April 30, 2018 - " TeMa North America has broken ground for a new facility in Jefferson County, marking the Italian-based company's first manufacturing operation in North America. The 42,000-square-foot manufacturing plant is being built in the Burr Business Park in Kearneysville. When completed this fall, the $10 million facility...
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How Will the New Tax Laws Impact Your Business?
January 26, 2018 - Sweeping changes are happening to federal tax laws for businesses in 2018. Join the Eastern Panhandle Entrepreneurs Forum(EPEF) on Feb. 1 and learn how these changes may impact your business. The EPEF will present the program "Federal Tax Reform - How Will the New Tax Laws Impact Your Business?" Learn...
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Jefferson County, WV Offers Business Opportunity & Quality of Life
November 8, 2017 - Looking to move or expand your business into a high-growth, low-tax area with easy highway, rail, and air access to Washington, D.C., and the entire East Coast? Then look no farther than Jefferson County, West Virginia. We have a vibrant business climate, featuring two modern industrial parks, updated infrastructure,...
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Burr Plaza Welcomes WVU Medicine
October 2, 2017 - WVU Medicine has relocated its home health and central scheduling operations for Jefferson Medical Center and Berkeley Medical Center to the Jefferson Building in BURR Plaza.Located in Kearneysville, the Jefferson Building has 12,000-square-feet of space designed for office/call center applications. "The new location is more spacious and...
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Roxul Rebrands to Rockwool
September 7, 2017 - ROXUL Inc., the North American division of the ROCKWOOL Group, the world's largest stone wool manufacturer, announces it will commence a full rebrand to ROCKWOOL. The ROCKWOOL brand has been marketed proudly and internationally for 80 years and now will be adopted in North America.* The rebrand takes...
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