Create West Virginia

The third Create WV Conference came to a close on Tuesday with over 420 people experiencing the power of an emerging creative community - Huntington, WV. Special thanks to othe local Create Huntington team who put in countless hours and contributed valuable leadership and ideas...

Think creative community building principles are just neat ideas but lack tangible impact? Listen to these stories of West Virginia communities creating a more prosperous future for themselves:  Glenville, WV  read more

Create WV's mantra is to "build creative communities for the new economy" in West Virginia. However, it is equally important that our creative communities enjoy the presence of "creative companies." read more

The fourth pre-conference workshop at Create West Virginia is focused on how to build a business plan with the goal of attracting investors in mind. These investors could be private investors, institutional investors, or even foundation or government grant investors...

A guest post by Duke Jordan, Charleston Police Sergeant and Entrepreneur read more

The Charleston Gazette reports that West Virginians' poor health is tied to lower education levels, citing a study that showed correlation between self-reported health levels and their educational attainment....

There is a lot of buzz this week about young professionals and young people in general in West Virginia...

Congratulations to Jeanne Mozier & team in Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, WV! read more

When Create WV was formed approximately two years ago, a clear strategy was adopted to empower local communities to understand and adopt "creative community" principles that would lead to new economy growth. This couldn't be another state-mandated, top down strategy....

Few regions of the country have experienced as much economic pounding as McDowell County, WV. Once a booming coal county with close to 100,000 people in the mid-20th century, it has been pummeled by coal industry job losses and flooding through the years. The latest 2007 census estimate was 22,000...

For two years, Create WV has gathered leaders and interested citizens from business, education, government, non-profit and arts/cultural worlds together to talk about this thing called the "new economy." To our surprise and delight, the response has been overwhelming, with 254 attendees at the f...

There were some important bills before the State Legislature this 2009 Spring Session relating to creative communities and new economy growth. However, there didn't seem to be a sense of urgency to get things done in important areas such as education and health...

One of the most fun aspects of participating in Create WV is to find wonderful creative talent like Alexis Cunningham of Huntington, WV. Enjoy her original music on YouTube or Myspace....